yesterday marked 32 years exactly since manny mota last played in a major league game, although he's worn his dodger uniform almost every year since. mota finally retired from coaching in 2013, and the team was a little quick to put number 11 back in circulation, in my opinion. here's manny's 1978 sspc card, by the way.
many, including myself, think of mota the player as a pinch-hitting specialist which is understandable given the fact that he set the record for career pinch-hits in 1979 while wearing dodger blue. however, did you know that among all of the players who have suited up for the brooklyn/los angeles franchise and logged more than 1500 at bats with the team, mota is 8th all-time in batting average? furthermore, his .315 mark trails only mike piazza and his .331 clip among los angeles dodgers who fit that criteria.
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