Félix Torres Sánchez (born May 1, 1932) is a retired professional

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player who played three seasons for the

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after spending time in the

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legs and

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farm systems. The former ,

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was initially signed by the

legs prior to the season. He played in their minor league system in 1955 and briefly in 1956, before leaving organized baseball—he returned to the Cincinnati farm system in 1960. Prior to the season, he was acquired by the

, but was never called up to the major league level. After the season, on November 27, 1961, he was acquired by the Angels in the 1961 Rule 5 draft. Torres played three seasons in

, making his major league debut with the

in . On April 10, 1962, Torres went 0-for-4 in his major league debut against the

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. In his third career game, a 5–0 loss to the

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, Torres earned his first career hit, a leadoff double off pitcher

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. In , his rookie season, the career .254

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hit 11 home runs and batted in 74 runs, far more than the 51 he would knock in the next season. In 127 games, he batted .259 and scored a career-high 44 runs. During the season, Torres played in a career-high 138 games, but had his least-productive power-hitting season, launching only 4 home runs. Torres did, however, hit .261 on 121 hits, both career-high marks. Torres hit a career-high 12

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s in , the third highest total by an Angel that year, behind only teammates

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(21) and

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(18). Although he reached a career high in 1964 in both home runs and

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, he set career-lows in

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, runs,

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s, RBIs, and

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before eventually settling into retirement following the season. Although he was mostly known for his playing time for the Angels, before his Major League Baseball career began, he participated in the 1960 Caribbean Series. Torres tied for the tournament lead in home runs, hitting three in the week-long competition. Torres shared the honors with fellow- Puerto Rican Herman Davis and Héctor López of

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, who spent time in Major League Baseball during his career.

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