Andy Etchebarren

Who is Andy Etchebarren?

Andrew Auguste Etchebarren is an American former Major League Baseball catcher of Basque descent who played for a total of 15 seasons. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers.

Etchebarren was born in Whittier, California. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1961. He was the last man to ever bat against Sandy Koufax, when he hit into a double play during the sixth inning of Game 2 of the 1966 World Series. He helped the Orioles to win the 1966 and 1970 World Series, 1969 and 1971 AL Pennants and 1973 and 1974 AL Eastern Division.

He was named to the 1966 and 1967 AL All-Star Teams. He finished 17th in voting for the 1966 AL MVP for playing in 121 games, having 412 at Bats, 49 runs, 91 hits, 14 doubles, 6 triples, 11 home runs, 50 RBI, 38 walks, .221 batting average, .293 on-base percentage, .364 slugging percentage, 150 total bases, 3 sacrifice flies and 12 intentional walks.