Batting eighth and playing shortstop: Jackie Hernandez
Luke Walker got the win, his seventh of the season, after pitching the final six innings of the game. Bucky Brandon took the loss for the Phillies. Six Pirates batters had two hits apiece, but it was Manny Sanguillen’s two-run home run during the second frame, just his sixth of the season, that put the Pirates ahead for good in this rollicking game.
Batting eighth and playing shortstop: Jacinto "Jackie" Hernandez Zulueta. Shortstop with the Kansas City Royals in 1969-1970 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971-1973. 308 hits and 12 home runs in 9 MLB seasons. 1971 World Series champion. He debuted with the California Angels in 1965-1966. His most productive season was 1969 with the Royals as he posted a .278 OBP with 54 runs scored and 17 stolen bases in 550 plate appearances. In 1971 with the Pirates, was part of the first MLB starting line-up comprised entirely of players of color.
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