Luis Alberto Raven Enríquez (born November 19, 1968) is a former
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n professional baseball
outfielder
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. Listed at 6'0" (), 185 lb. (), Raven batted and threw right handed. He was born in
La Guaira
La Guaira () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port. It was founded in 1577 as an outlet for Caracas, to the southeast. The town and the port were badly damaged during ...
,
Vargas.
Raven (rah'-vehn) was a powerful hitter known for his long
home run
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s, but he also
struck out
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frequently and usually posted a low
batting average
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Cricket
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and
on-base percentage
In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base. An official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic since 1984, it is sometimes referred to as on-base average (OBA), as it is rarely presented as a ...
.
Career
He spent 19 years in baseball, while playing in the
California Angels
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,
Chicago White Sox
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,
Cleveland Indians
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and
Florida Marlins
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The franc ...
minor league systems. Besides, he played in
Mexican
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and
Italian
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baseball, as well as in the
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
History Early years
Baseball exp ...
.
In 15 minor league seasons, he posted a .288
batting average
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Cricket
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with 197 home runs and 838
RBI in 1151 games, including 2118
total bases
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for a .494
slugging average
In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats, through the following formula, where ''AB'' is the number of at bats for a given player, a ...
.
Raven played from 1991 through 2007 in the Venezuela league, gaining honors as Rookie of the Year in the 1993–1994 season, Most Valuable Offensive Player in 1997–1998 and 1998–1999, and Most Valuable Player in 1998–1999.
Overall, he hit .267 with 94 homers and 401 RBI in 703 games, while collecting 319
runs, 123
doubles, eight
triples and 21
stolen base
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s. In between, he made the
Caribbean Series
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All-Star team in the
1997
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and
2001
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tournaments.
Raven suffered a stroke in January 2014. He has recovered since then.
Ex-pelotero Luis Raven sufrió ACV
(Spanish)
Sources
*Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). ''La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela''. LVBP, Caracas.
References
External links
Baseball Reference (Minors)
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Statistics
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1968 births
Living people
Acereros de Monclova players
Águilas del Zulia players
Arizona League Angels players
Baseball first basemen
Baseball third basemen
Baseball outfielders
Birmingham Barons players
Boise Hawks players
Calgary Cannons players
Canton-Akron Indians players
Cardenales de Lara players
Caribes de Oriente players
Charlotte Knights players
Guerreros de Oaxaca players
Lake Elsinore Storm players
Langosteros de Cancún players
Leones del Caracas players
Leones de Yucatán players
Lincoln Saltdogs players
Long Island Ducks players
Midland Angels players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
Palm Springs Angels players
Pastora de los Llanos players
People from La Guaira
Sportspeople from Vargas (state)
Sioux City Explorers players
T & A San Marino players
Tiburones de La Guaira players
Vancouver Canadians players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in San Marino
Winnipeg Goldeyes players