Photo of the final game of 1958 LLWS. Monterrey defeated Kankakee, Illinois before a jammed ball park.
Hector "La Malita" Torres.. was the first Mexican player signed by the Astros in 1968. He played nine years in the majors with a variety of teams.
The Astros traded him to the Chicago Cubs in 1970.
Torres was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. At the age of 12 (in 1958), Hector pitched a one-hitter to lead the Monterrey little leaguers to win their second world title.
Angel Macias, pitched a perfect game the previous year to give the Monterrey boys their first world title.
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family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Marroquin.
Héctor Epitacio Torres Marroquin (born September 16, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Nicknamed "La Malita" in his native Mexico, he played all or part of nine seasons in the majors, between 1968 and 1977, for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.
Houston Astros (1968–1970)
Torres was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants on March 25, 1962. On April 6, 1966, Torres was traded by the Giants to the California Angels for Dave Marshall. On November 27, 1967, the Angels sent Torres to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal in which Houston sent Jim Weaver to California for future considerations.
Torres made his Major League Baseball debut on April 10, 1968 as the Houston Astros opening day shortstop, going 0 for 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. On April 11, Torres recorded his first career hit, an RBI single off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Larry Jackson. Torres hit his first career home run on August 13 against Jeff James of the Philadelphia Phillies. Overall, Torres appeared in 128 games, batting .223 with 1 HR and 24 RBI.
Torres struggled and saw very little playing time with Houston in 1969, hitting .159 with 1 HR and 8 RBI in 34 games with the Astros.
In 1970, Torres played in 31 games with Houston, hitting .246 with 0 HR and 5 RBI. On October 2, the Astros traded Torres to the Chicago Cubs for Roger Metzger.
From wikipedia.org
Thanks for info...
IMHO the LLWS is one of the best run, greatest example of talent, sportsmanship, and team play of any sporting event.
Can't wait for next year.
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