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Downs had another excellent season, with a 3. In he was back in a setup man spot the Jays signed Kevin Gregg before the season. Scott had a 2. After the season, he signed with the Angels. In all, he played for 13 seasons, pitched in games, 50 starts.
He had a 3. He was with the Jays for six seasons, games, and had a 3. Downs was affectionately nicknamed Snakeface. And former Blue Jay great Danny Ainge turns 61 today. After three seasons and a. He was a far better basketball player than baseball. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Cito Gaston turns 77 today. I like that. Scott Downs turns 45 today. He thought Gaston resembled a Mexican wrestler whose stage name was Cito.
Gaston grew up in both San Antonio and Corpus Christi. At Solomon-Coles, he was a pitcher. In the young man joined the Cardona Welders baseball team in San Antonio. Local businessman Johnny Cardona Sr. He went up there and hit the ball all the way out there in deep center field. I bought him his first pair of spikes, and the rest is history. Gaston worked for the San Antonio sanitation department in The Milwaukee Braves signed Gaston as an amateur free agent on March 22, First thing he did was to chase a ball in deep center field, so I knew he could catch.
Then he fired a strike so I knew he could throw. Then he beat out a groundball, so I knew he could run. And then he hit a home run, so I knew he had power. He was still bothered by a cracked shinbone that had gone undiagnosed during the season. On August 28 Gaston smacked a solo homer over the right-field wall to break a tie with Amarillo.
That earned him a cup of coffee with the Atlanta Braves in September. In nine games, he went 3 for After that performance Gaston headed south to play with Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League in the season. Perhaps he had difficulty adjusting to the city of Barquisimeto, or was homesick, or the league was beyond his capabilities. He played in just 31 games, with a modest batting line of. The Cardenales released him. In the mids, Gaston returned to the Cardenales as a batting instructor.
After 21 games. Then general manager of another Venezuelan team, Navegantes del Magallanes, Mauriello offered Gaston a contract. Mauriello told him not to worry about that because he now had one more year of experience.
With Magallanes Gaston led the league in hitting. Cito won an exciting inning game with a homer to the center-field bleachers. He then won it in the 11th with a single to center.
The duo of Gaston and Kelly had special significance in Venezuela. Gaston was taken by the San Diego Padres from Atlanta in the expansion draft, their last of 30 picks. However, in at-bats, he hit just. The rookie was a very free swinger, especially for that era, striking out times.
Gaston returned to Venezuela in October to play with Magallanes in the winter of , but had to leave the team on December 20 because of a knee injury. However, he had enough at-bats in 43 games to win his second Venezuelan batting title, with an average of. His 8 doubles, 3 triples, and 7 home runs made him the leader in slugging at.
In Gaston enjoyed easily his best big-league season with the Padres. In games, he hit 29 homers, drove in 93 runs, and batted. In addition to Hank Aaron, Gaston credited several men for his emergence. Richie Allen provided moral support, Billy Williams advised him to switch to a lighter bat, and San Diego batting coach Bob Skinner bolstered his confidence and adjusted his swing. Gaston returned to play 35 games with Magallanes in the winter of , but did not approach his former peaks.
Then he did not sustain his fine form with the Padres in He played in games, but slumped badly to.
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