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Csar GutirrezCsar Dario Gutirrez goo-te-ER-rez (January 26, 1943 - January 22, 2005), also nicknamed "Cocoa", was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played with the San Francisco Giants (1967, 1969) and Detroit Tigers (1969-71). He was born in Coro, Falcn State, Venezuela. Career Nominally a "good field-no hit" shortstop, Gutirrez never represented a danger for any pitcher. He was a career .235 hitter with 26 RBI and no home runs in 223 games. Gutirrez's most productive season came in 1970, his only season as a regular, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.243), RBI (22), runs (40), hits (101), doubles (11), triples (6), stolen bases (4) and games played (135). Also in that season, the modest shortstop saved himself from major league anonymity. On June 21st, in the second game of a doubleheader between Detroit and the Cleveland Indians, Gutirrez hit a perfect 7-for-7 including a triple, to set an American League mark (and tie a major league record) for hits in a game without making an out. The Tigers won 9-8 in twelve innings. Notably, Gutirrez started the game hitting .218 and had gone hitless in his previous 18 at-bats. In 1971 Gutirrez played only 40 games as an infield backup, retiring at the end of the season. Later, he served as a coach and scout with several teams. Gutirrez died in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, four days short of his 62nd birthday. 7-for-7 games chronology - June 21, 1970: Tigers shortstop Csar Gutirrez became the first player to go 7-for-7 in modern era (since 1900).
Note - Robinson and Stennett accomplished their feats during the course of a nine-inning game. Gutirrez did it in a 12-inning game. Curiously, Stennett didn't complete his record game. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh sent in a pinch runner for him after Stennett's seventh hit.
See also External links Gutierrez, Cesar Gutierrez, Cesar Gutierrez, Cesar Gutierrez, Cesar Gutierrez, Cesar Gutierrez, Cesar
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