Jackie Hernández
Full name: Jacinto Hernández Zulueta
Also known as: Jackie · Jackie Hernández
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
- Born
- 1940-09-11 · Central Tinguaro
- Died
- 2019-10-12
- Debut
- 1965-09-14
Jackie Hernández was a Cuban baseball player, born on 11 September 1940 in Central Tinguaro. His full name is recorded as Jacinto Hernández Zulueta. He died on 12 October 2019. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1965 and 1973. Most of that was with Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 seasons of it, with the remainder for California Angels, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.
Across his recorded career he batted .208, with 308 hits, 12 home runs and 121 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .231, in 1970 (238 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1965–1973)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsCalifornia Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.209 / .261 / .262
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | California Angels | American League | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 1966 | California Angels | American League | 58 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .043 | .115 | .043 | .158 |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 29 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 83 | 217 | 199 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 44 | .176 | .218 | .221 | .439 |
| 1969 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 145 | 550 | 504 | 54 | 112 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 39 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 142 | .222 | .280 | .282 | .562 |
| 1970 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 83 | 262 | 238 | 14 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 67 | .231 | .281 | .282 | .563 |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 88 | 255 | 233 | 30 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 70 | .206 | .257 | .300 | .557 |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 72 | 186 | 176 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | .188 | .227 | .256 | .483 |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 54 | 78 | 73 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .247 | .286 | .315 | .601 |
| Career total | — | American League | 404 | 1092 | 998 | 103 | 209 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 73 | 25 | 13 | 65 | 226 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 261 | .209 | .261 | .262 | .523 |
| Career total | — | National League | 214 | 519 | 482 | 50 | 99 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 138 | .205 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Jackie Hernández born?
Jackie Hernández was born on 1940-09-11 in Central Tinguaro.
Which teams did Jackie Hernández play for?
Jackie Hernández appears for California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Jackie Hernández's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Jackie Hernández batted .209 with 209 hits, 8 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
