Description: AURELIO RODRIGUEZ INDEX CARD SIGNED 1967-83 TIGERS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1947-2000Aurelio Rodríguez Ituarte, Jr. (December 28, 1947 – September 23, 2000), was a 3RD BASE in MLB who played for the ANGELS (1967–70), SENATORS(1970), TIGERS(1971–79), PADRES (1980), YANKEES (1980–81), WHITE SOX (1982, 1983) and ORIOLES (1983). He batted and threw right-handed.Rodríguez was a model of consistency at third base for the Tigers during the 1970s. Though a below-average hitter, he was sure-handed and blessed with a strong, accurate arm. In 1976, he earned GOLD GLOVE honors, becoming the first AL third baseman since 1959 to beat out BROOKS ROBINSON. He also led all A.L. third basemen in FIELDING % in 1976 and 1978. Playing for the Yankees in the 1981 WS, he hit .417 (5-for-12). His big-league career with seven teams ended in 1983.Rodríguez was a .237 hitter with 124 HR and 648 RBI in 2,017 GAMES. His most productive season was 1970, when he posted career highs in home runs (19), RBI (83), RUNS (70) and SB (15).He played in the MEXICAN LEAGUE as late as 1987, and COACHED IN THE MINORS for Cleveland. He returned to the Mexican League as MANAGER in 1995.§DeathOn September 23, 2000, Rodriguez was visiting Detroit from his home in Mexico. While he was walking with an unidentified woman on Detroit's southwest side at 2:00 p.m., a car jumped the curb and ran over him. The woman driver of the car was driving with a suspended license and had been ordered not to drive due to a prior brain aneurysm; she was charged with felony manslaughter but received only probation. Rodriguez, who had to be pulled from under the car, was 52 at the time of his death. Thousands attended his funeral in Mexico, including the president of that country, Ernesto Zedillo.His tomb is located in the stadium Emilio Ibarra Almada, and his cross stands atop that stadium.
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