Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós Isasi (January 30, 1930 – June 27, 1992) was a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Amorós was born in Havana. He both batted and threw left-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg). Dodgers scout Al Campanis signed him in 1951, struck by the small man\'s speed. Sandy played for the New York Cubans of the Negro Leagues in 1950.\n', '

Amorós, nicknamed for his resemblance to boxing champ Sandy Saddler, had a brief but hugely underrated period of his Major League career. From 1954-1957, his value to the Brooklyn Dodgers as a hitter was remarkable. This was not understood at the time partly because Amoros was overshadowed by Dodgers outfield stars like Duke Snider, partly because of Amoros\'s skin color, personality and nation of origin. But mostly he was underrated because the concept of On Base Percentage (OBP) was not yet a part of player evaluations. Amoros\'s batting averages were mediocre but, because he drew a large number of walks, his on base percentages between 1954 and 1957 were .353, .347, .385 and .399. Anything over .350 is outstanding.\n', '

The defining moment for Sandy Amoros with the Brooklyn Dodgers was one of the memorable events in World Series history. It was the sixth inning of the decisive Game 7 of the 1955 World Series. The Dodgers had never won a World Series and were now trying to hold a 2–0 lead against their perennial rivals, the New York Yankees. The left-handed Amorós came into the game that inning as a defensive replacement, as the right-handed throwing Jim Gilliam moved from left field to second base in place of Don Zimmer. The first two batters in the inning reached base and Yogi Berra came to the plate. Berra, notorious for swinging at pitches outside the strike zone, hit an opposite-field shot toward the left field corner that looked to be a sure double, as the Brooklyn outfield had just shifted to the right. Amorós seemingly came out of nowhere, extended his gloved right hand to catch the ball and immediately skidded to a halt to avoid crashing into the fence near Yankee Stadium\'s 301 distance marker in the left field corner. He then threw to the relay man, shortstop Pee Wee Reese, who in turn threw to first baseman Gil Hodges, doubling Gil McDougald off first; Hank Bauer grounded out to end the inning.\n', '

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