About Ossie Chavarria Memorabilia & Collectibles
Osvaldo Quijano Chavarria or also known as Ossie Chavarria was raised in Colon, Panama and was born on August 5, 1937. He is considered to be one of the Major League Baseball’s inspiring icons of all times. He is also seen as the 13th baseball player who came from Panama for the major match-up. During his course of career, he was able to do 2 home runs, 14 runs batted in as well as a .208 batting average.
Ossie Chavarria had his start in the Major League Baseball as an infielder in the
Kansas City Athletics team with which he had his debut on April 14, 1966. By being chosen by the said group, he was then tagged as the 13th among baseball players who originated from Panama to make it to the MLB. Though he began his major league job in 1966, he had already been participating in a number of minor league engagements six years prior to that time. He was absorbed by the
Chicago Cubs as a free agent and had his first appearance in a game against the Minnesota Twins which was held at Metropolitan Stadium.
Before the 1970 season started, Ossie Chavarria was transferred to another exceptional team, the
New York Yankees where he was exchanged for
Al Downing, an amazing pitcher from New Jersey as well as Frank Fernandez, the one who carried the title with most number of home runs.
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About Ossie Chavarria:
Ossie Chavarria (full name: Osvaldo (Quijano) Chavarria; no nicknames) played second baseman, leftfielder and shortstop from 1966 until 1967 for the Kansas City Athletics. He played for the Athletics from 1966 - 1967. Over 2 seasons, he played 124 games, hit 2 home runs, drove in 28 runs, and stole 4 bases. Born on August 5, 1940 in Colon, Panama, Chavarria stands 5' 11" and weighs 155 lb. He attended Abel Bravo (Colon, PA) high school. His debut was on April 14, 1966 and he played his final game on August 2, 1967. Common misspellings of his name include Osvaldo (Quijano) Ossie Chavarria.