Francisco Alcaraz (umpire), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Empalme, Sonora, Mexico
About Francisco Alcaraz (umpire)
- Francisco Alcaraz (26 October 1920 - 1 May 1996) was a Mexican League baseball player and umpire.
- In 1941, he went 5-4 with a 4.36 Earned run average; the Mexican League at that time was dominated by Negro League and Cuban players and few Mexicans held down a regular roster spot.
- In 1942, Francisco fell to 7-9, 6.10 with 76 walks in 125 1/3 IP for the Algodoneros de TorreĂłn.
- During 1943, he had a 7-9, 4.11 record; it would be his last season pitching regularly in Mexico's top circuit. Returning to the amateur ranks, Alcaraz became a star in Mexico's leagues, winning awards.
- He went 3-0 for Mexico in the 1944 Amateur World Series to help them win a Silver Medal, better than a Cuban team with five future major leaguers in the rotation.
- Alcaraz led the Series in wins. Alcaraz resurfaced in 1949 as a pro, hitting .233 and slugging .308 for the Indios de Ciudad Juárez.
- He was in the Mexican League in 1950, now as a first baseman with San Luis PotosĂ, hitting .268/~.376/.280.
- In 1951, he batted .293/~.414/.379 in 20 games for the Sultanes de Monterrey.
- He also hit .348 for the Potros de Tijuana in 17 games in the Southwest International League.
- He finished up with Tijuana and the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo in 1952, hitting .170 for the former club and .227/~.433/.273 for the latter.
- He also pitched 7 games for Nuevo Laredo, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. Overall, Alcaraz hit .252/~.347/.280 in 507 AB in the Mexican League (including his lower stats from his pitching days) and had a record of 20-22, 4.82 in 87 games. His playing career over, Alcaraz umpired in the Arizona–Mexico League in 1957–1958, then was an umpire in the Mexican League from 1959–1968.
- From 1967–1971 and 1974-?, he umpired in the Mexican Pacific League.
- He also worked in the Venezuelan League in 1972–1973, and from 1977–1982, in a minor Mexican circuit. In 2007, Alcaraz was inducted into the Salón de la Fama as an umpire.
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