Felix Mantilla

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Felix Mantilla Lamela (born July 29, 1934), played in 11 major league seasons. He put up his best offensive numbers during his tenure with the Boston Red Sox.

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Moment in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Transactions 5 External Links

Overall Career

Mantilla was a utility man who played primarily at second base during his career. He spent 6 years with the Milwaukee Braves, and in 1962 was taken by the New York Mets in the expansion draft. After one year with the Mets, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Pumpsie Green, Tracy Stallard and Al Moran. Playing in Fenway Park led to a spike in his production, as he would set career highs in batting average (.315 in 1963), home runs (30 in 1964 and RBI (92 in 1965) in his tima as a Red Sox player. He was traded before the 1966 season, to the Houston Astros for Eddie Kasko.

Moment in the Sun

• Won a World Series with the Braves in 1957.
• Selected to the 1965 AL All-Star team.

Trivia

• On May 26, 1959, Mantilla led off the 13th inning, and reached first base on Don Hoak's throwing error, spoiling Harvey Haddix's perfect game. He would come around to score the gam's only run. [1]

Transactions

• Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

• October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1961 Expansion Draft.

• December 11, 1962: Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Al Moran (PTBNL), Tracy Stallard, and Pumpsie Green.

• April 3, 1966: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Houston Astros for Eddie Kasko.

• November 28, 1966: Released by the Houston Astros.

• February 9, 1967: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

• July 6, 1967: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis