Luis Sanchez Trades and Transactions

The Luis Sanchez trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Luis Sanchez has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"After six years in the minors, two years in Mexico, and two years out of organized baseball altogether, (Luis) Sanchez made his ML debut with the Angels in 1981. The skinny Venezuelan won 10 games in relief for California in 1983 and saved 11 in 1984." - Sports Editor Shepard C. Long on BaseballLibrary.com

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Luis Sanchez

Luis Sanchez Autograph on a 1983 Fleer (#100)

Luis Sanchez Autograph on a 1983 Fleer (#100)
 

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Birth Name:   Luis Mercedes Escoba (Sanchez)
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-24-1953  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cariaco, Sucre, Venezuela
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-04-2005
Place of Death Data Died In:   La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-10-1981 (Age 27)
Last Game:   10-06-1985
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Luis Sanchez

Trades & Transactions

09-01-1971: Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Astros.
12-12-1975: Traded by Houston Astros to Cincinnati Reds for Joaquin Andujar.
07-28-1976: Released by Cincinnati Reds.
02-10-1981: Sold by Veracruz (Mexican) to California Angels.
12-27-1985: Traded by California Angels to Montreal Expos for Gary Lucas.
02-14-1986: Sold by Montreal Expos to Yomiura Giants (Japan Central).


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Luis Sanchez trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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