Elio Chacon

Full Name: Elio (Rodriguez) Chacon	Primary Position: SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/160	First Game: April 20, 1960
Birthdate: October 26, 1936	Final Game: September 30, 1962
Birthplace: Caracas, Distrito Federal (Venezuela)	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: April 24, 1992
Deathplace: Caracas, Distrito Federal (Venezuela)
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
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- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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[edit] Biography

Elio Chacon (Elio (Rodriguez) Chacon) was born on October 26, 1936 in Caracas, Distrito Federal (Venezuela). He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1960 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .265 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI. Chacon played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets over the course of his 3 year career.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1960	CIN	N	49	116	14	21	0	7	.181	.271	.190	1	0	14	23	1	2	7	1	0
1961	CIN	N	61	132	26	35	2	5	.265	.374	.371	4	2	21	22	2	3	1	0	0
1962	NY	N	118	368	49	87	2	27	.236	.368	.296	10	3	76	64	1	3	12	3	13
Total			228	616	89	143	4	39	.232	.351	.292	15	5	111	109	4	8	20	4	13

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1960	CIN	N	OF	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CIN	N	2B	43	32	310.2	98	95	4	25	0	.980
1960	CIN	N	RF	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	CIN	N	RF	5	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1961	CIN	N	2B	41	34	303.2	84	104	2	22	0	.989
1961	CIN	N	LF	3	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	CIN	N	OF	8	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	NY	N	2B	2	1	8	2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1962	NY	N	3B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	NY	N	SS	110	106	914.1	204	332	22	64	1	.961
Total			2B	86	67	622.1	184	200	6	47	0	.985
Total			OF	10	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	7	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	3	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	110	106	914.1	204	332	22	64	1	.961

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1956).
Selected by New York Mets from Cincinnati Reds in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
Traded by New York Mets with Tracy Stallard to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Johnny Lewis and Gordie Richardson (December 7, 1964).