Hector Torres Biography
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- Born Sept. 16, 1945
Torres played in the 1958 Little League World Series as a member of the championship team, Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.\n', '
Torres was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants on March 25, 1962. On April 6, 1966, Torres was traded by the Giants to the California Angels for Dave Marshall. On November 27, 1967, the Angels sent Torres to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal in which Houston sent Jim Weaver to California for future considerations.\n', '
Torres made his Major League Baseball debut on April 10, 1968 as the Houston Astros opening day shortstop, going 0 for 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. On April 11, Torres recorded his first career hit, an RBI single off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Larry Jackson. Torres hit his first career home run on August 13 against Jeff James of the Philadelphia Phillies. Overall, Torres appeared in 128 games, batting .223 with 1 HR and 24 RBI.\n', '
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