Tony González
Full name: Andrés Antonio González González
Also known as: Tony · Tony González
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Right
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1936-08-28 · Central Cunagua
- Died
- 2021-07-02
- Debut
- 1960-04-12
Tony González was a Cuban baseball player, born on 28 August 1936 in Central Cunagua. His full name is recorded as Andrés Antonio González González. He died on 2 July 2021. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 12 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1960 and 1971. Most of that was with Philadelphia Phillies, 9 seasons of it, with the remainder for Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres.
Across his recorded career he batted .286, with 1,485 hits, 103 home runs and 615 runs batted in. His 615 runs batted in are the 11th highest total among the 237 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 1,485 hits are the 14th highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .339, in 1967 (508 AB). His most home runs in a season was 20, in 1962.
Career summary
- Seasons 12 (1960–1971)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsAtlanta Braves, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.288 / .353 / .421
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 39 | 105 | 99 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | .212 | .248 | .374 | .622 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 78 | 255 | 241 | 27 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | .299 | .337 | .485 | .822 |
| 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 126 | 485 | 426 | 58 | 118 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 49 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 186 | .277 | .358 | .437 | .795 |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 118 | 490 | 437 | 76 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 63 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 82 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 216 | .302 | .371 | .494 | .865 |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 155 | 625 | 555 | 78 | 170 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 242 | .306 | .372 | .436 | .808 |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 131 | 476 | 421 | 55 | 117 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 74 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 160 | .278 | .352 | .380 | .732 |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 108 | 407 | 370 | 48 | 109 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | .295 | .351 | .457 | .808 |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 132 | 416 | 384 | 53 | 110 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 156 | .286 | .335 | .406 | .741 |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 149 | 568 | 508 | 74 | 172 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 240 | .339 | .396 | .472 | .868 |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 121 | 471 | 416 | 45 | 110 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 140 | .264 | .335 | .337 | .672 |
| 1969 | San Diego Padres | National League | 53 | 204 | 182 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | .225 | .309 | .280 | .589 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 89 | 357 | 320 | 51 | 94 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 143 | .294 | .354 | .447 | .801 |
| 1970 | California Angels | American League | 26 | 97 | 92 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | .304 | .326 | .359 | .685 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 123 | 487 | 430 | 57 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 157 | .265 | .345 | .365 | .710 |
| 1971 | California Angels | American League | 111 | 350 | 314 | 32 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 99 | .245 | .310 | .315 | .625 |
| Career total | — | National League | 1422 | 5346 | 4789 | 649 | 1380 | 227 | 55 | 99 | 565 | 76 | 58 | 437 | 667 | 67 | 58 | 16 | 37 | 2014 | .288 | .353 | .421 | .774 |
| Career total | — | American League | 137 | 447 | 406 | 41 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 132 | .259 | .314 | .325 | .639 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Tony González born?
Tony González was born on 1936-08-28 in Central Cunagua.
Which teams did Tony González play for?
Tony González appears for Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres across 12 recorded seasons.
What are Tony González's career statistics?
In 12 recorded seasons Tony González batted .288 with 1380 hits, 99 home runs and 565 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)
