Luis_Meléndez_(baseball)

Luis Meléndez (baseball)

Luis Meléndez (baseball)

Puerto Rican baseball player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Luis Antonio Meléndez Santana (born August 11, 1949) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 until 1977, for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres, primarily as an outfielder. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Padres for Bill Greif on May 19, 1976.[1]

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Following his playing career, Meléndez was a minor league manager and coach in the Cardinals and Phillies systems, winning the South Atlantic League championship with the Savannah Cardinals in 1994. He has also managed in the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He was most recently a coach for the Gulf Coast Phillies from 2006 to 2009.

References

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    "Pro Transactions," The New York Times, Thursday, May 20, 1976. Retrieved November 17, 2022.


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