Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Art Lopez, Auburn Yankees, 1961

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Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Art Lopez, who was born on this date in 1937 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Lopez was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent in 1961 and assigned to the Auburn Yankees. He played in 21 games for Auburn (3 HR, 17 RBI, .303/.411/.513). 

He played in the minor leagues for six seasons and appeared in 38 games for the New York Yankees in 1965 (.143/.161/.143). He went on to play several years in Japan. 

Source: Baseball Reference



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