What record took Valenzuela Avila 40 years ago?
On July 16, 1985, Fernando Valenzuela removed Roberto Ávila’s record with more MLB stars games played for a player born in Mexico
Roberto “Beto” Ávila It was the player born in Mexico who for 30 years kept the record of More MLB Star Games Playedbut on July 16, but 1985, Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela He took the throne when he appeared for the fourth time on the mound in a half -season classic.
40 years of age of left -handed etohuaquilamade its appearance as a relay in the Mineapolis metrodome, before 54,960 people in a victory of the National League 6-1 over the American League.
Valenzuela relieved a Nolan Ryan In the lower part of the seventh entry in what was his fourth game of stars, to leave behind the brand of three established by Ávila when playing in 1952, 1954 and 1955.
The “bull” of Ethuaquila He reached the brand after being the starter as a rookie in 1981 and relieves in 1982, 1984 and 1985 -in 1983, he was also selected, but did not launch and in 1986 extended the brand to five participations when appearing in another relay.
In its relay 40 years ago, Valenzuela launched an entrance without admitting hit, with a ball base, a punch and a Wild Pitch -the only one that the pitchers born in Mexico in stars games have committed.
In total he faced four batters and began his work walking Jim Ricewho advanced to Second for the Wild Pitch. He left the problem, dominating Gary Ward With first baseline, he forced to raise the central meadow to the central meadow to Don Mattingly who put Rice in third and struck out Paul Molitor To end the entrance.
In his rookie season, on August 9, 1981 he had to open the Star set In Cleveland Stadium, compared to 72,086 fans, and launched a white entry admitting even hits. The first two batters, Rod Carew and Willie Randolph They gave him hits, but the first was put out in the attempt to rob and then dominated George Brett With rola to your hands already Dave Winfield With third base rola.
The following year he entered as a relief on July 13 at the Olympic Stadium, in Montreal, which registered an entrance of 59,057 fans. He had its shortest outing when launching two thirds of entry, giving pair of bases for balls to four batters he faced.
Entered the eighth entrance by Mario Soto. Winfield gave the third, he walked to Eddie Murraydominated a rola to Third to Robin Yount and passed to Hal McRAe To leave the hill to Greg Mintonwho kept him zero when Lance Parrish He gave the short stops to the third out.
After not playing in 1983, on July 10, 1984, he makes his third appearance at the Candlestick Park, of San Francisco, with 57,756 fans in the stands and for the first time he launches more than one entrance, by removing two with a couple of hits and three strikeouts, facing seven batters.
He launched the third and fourth tickets. Admitted hits a Andre Thornton and Lou Whitakerbut he did not tolerate a career, and in the fourth striker three future members of the Hall of Fame, Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson and George Brettleaving the last of them with the carbine on the shoulder.
Ávila debuted in 1952 in an All Star as headline in the second base and played the full game-received five tickets by the rain after 56 minutes of delay-and hit 2-1, with a race produced.
In 1954, the year he was batting champion of the American Leaguehe also started and hit 3-3, with a scored race and two towed. In 1955 he was substitute and left 1-0, with a ball base, a punch and a touch of sacrifice.
