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Rafael Batista
Rafael Batista
	First baseman
	Born: November 12, 1945; San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
	Died: October 25, 2008 (aged 62); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	June 17, 1973, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
	April 27, 1975, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.280
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
	Houston Astros (1973, 1975); Lotte Orions (1975);

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Rafael Batista Sánchez (November 12, 1945 – October 25, 2008) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

Batista was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and drafted by the Houston Astros from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 minor league draft (November 28, 1967). He played for the Astros in 1973 and 1975.

During his two short stints with Houston, he got into a total of 22 games, mostly as a pinch hitter. He batted .280 (7–for–25) and was excellent in the field. In eight appearances at first base he recorded twenty-six putouts, one assist, no errors, and participated in one double play. In his one big league start (July 2, 1973 at the Astrodome) he went 0–for–4 against San Diego Padres starter and winner Clay Kirby. He later was acquired by the Cafeteros de Córdoba of the Mexican League before the 1976 season, and never again played in the Major Leagues.

Batista died in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at the age of 62.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or AlMomento.net

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-{{Infobox MLB retired
+{{for|the Puerto Rican Olympic shooter|Rafael Batista (sport shooter)}}
+{{family name hatnote|Batista|Sánchez|lang=Spanish}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
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 |position=[[First baseman]]
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+|birth_date={{Birth date|1945|11|12}}
-|birthdate={{birth date and age|1947|10|20}}<br>[[San Pedro de Macorís]], [[Dominican Republic]]
+|birth_place=[[San Pedro de Macorís]], [[Dominican Republic]]
-|debutdate=[[June 17]]
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+|death_place=[[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]]
+|debutleague = MLB
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+|debutyear={{Baseball year|1973}}
 |debutteam=[[Houston Astros]]
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-|finaldate=[[April 27]]
+|finaldate=April 27
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+|finalyear={{Baseball year|1975}}
 |finalteam=[[Houston Astros]]
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 |stat3value=2
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+|teams=
-*[[Houston Astros]] (1973, 1975)
+*[[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|1973}}, {{mlby|1975}})
-*[[Chiba Lotte Marines|Lotte Orions]] (1975)
+*[[Lotte Orions]] ({{mlby|1975}})
 }}
+'''Rafael Batista Sánchez''' (November 12, 1945 – October 25, 2008) was a [[first baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He was born in [[San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic]].
-'''Rafael (Sanchez) Batista''' (born [[October 20]], [[1947]] in [[San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]].  He was signed by the [[Milwaukee Braves]] as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and drafted by the [[Houston Astros]] from the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the 1967 minor league draft (November 28, 1967).  He played for the Astros in {{by|1973}} and {{by|1975}}.
+Batista was signed by the [[Milwaukee Braves]] as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and drafted by the [[Houston Astros]] from the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the 1967 minor league draft (November 28, 1967). He played for the Astros in {{Baseball year|1973}} and {{Baseball year|1975}}.
-During his two short stints with Houston he got into a total of 22 games, mostly as a [[pinch hitter]].  He batted .280 (7-for-25) and was excellent in the field.  In eight appearances at [[first base]] he recorded twenty-six [[putouts]], one [[assist (baseball)|assist]], no [[error (baseball)|errors]], and participated in one [[double play]].  In his one big league start (July 2, 1973 at the [[Astrodome]]) he went 0-for-4 against [[San Diego Padres]] starter and winner [[Clay Kirby]].
+During his two short stints with Houston, he got into a total of 22 games, mostly as a [[pinch hitter]]. He batted .280 (7–for–25) and was excellent in the field. In eight appearances at [[first base]] he recorded twenty-six [[putouts]], one [[assist (baseball)|assist]], no [[error (baseball)|errors]], and participated in one [[double play]]. In his one big league start (July 2, 1973 at the [[Astrodome]]) he went 0–for–4 against [[San Diego Padres]] starter and winner [[Clay Kirby]]. He later was acquired by the [[Cafeteros de Córdoba]] of the [[Mexican League]] before the {{Baseball year|1976}} season, and never again played in the Major Leagues.
-Batista was acquired by the Cafeteros de Cordoba (Cordoba Coffee Dealers) of the [[Mexican League]] before the {{by|1976}} season, and never again played in the Major Leagues.
+Batista died in [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]], at the age of 62.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{Baseballstats|br=b/batisra01 |fangraphs=1000667|brm=batist001raf}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbatir101.htm Retrosheet], or [https://web.archive.org/web/20081029214046/http://www.almomento.net/news/128/ARTICLE/19775/2008-10-26.html AlMomento.net]
-{{Baseballstats | br=b/batisra01 | fangraphs=1000667 | cube=B/Rafael-Batista-1}}
-*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbatir101.htm Retrosheet]
-{{Lifetime|1947||Batista, Rafael}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Batista, Rafael}}
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