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Jesús Manuel Marcano "Manny" Trillo (born December 25, 1950), also nicknamed "Indio", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball from to .〔(Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference )〕 He played most of his career as a second baseman for the Oakland Athletics (1973–1974), Chicago Cubs (1975–1978, 1986–1988), Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1982), Cleveland Indians (1983), Montreal Expos (1983), San Francisco Giants (1984–1985) and the Cincinnati Reds (1989).〔 He was known as one of the best fielding second basemen of his era with a strong throwing arm.〔("Manny Trillo: He's Unsung But Not Under-rated!", by Jayson Stark, ''Baseball Digest'', June 1981, Vol. 40, No. 6, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 ==Major league career== Originally signed as a catcher by the Philadelphia Phillies in , Trillo was converted into a third baseman by his first minor league manager, Dallas Green.〔〔(''How The Phils Let Trillo Get Away'', by Ritchie Ashburn, ''Baseball Digest'', April 1978, Vol. 37, No. 4, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 In , he was selected by the Oakland Athletics from the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft. Trillo was converted into a second baseman in while playing for the Athletics' Triple A team, the Tucson Toros.〔 He made his Major League debut with Oakland on June 28, 1973 and stayed with the club as the Athletics won the American League Western Division pennant by six games over the Kansas City Royals, then defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 American League Championship Series.〔(1973 American League standings at Baseball Reference )〕〔(1973 American League Championship Series at Baseball Reference )〕 Trillo had a minor role in a controversial incident during the 1973 World Series against the New York Mets. Athletics' second baseman Mike Andrews committed two errors in a four-run twelfth inning of Game 2, leading to a Mets' victory.〔(1973 World Series Game 2 box score at Baseball Reference )〕 Athletics team owner Charlie Finley attempted to have Andrews waived onto the disabled list in order to activate Trillo into the line up.〔 Eventually, commissioner Bowie Kuhn ruled the move illegal and, forced Finley to reinstate Andrews for Game 4.〔 In April 1974, Trillo played 12 games for the Athletics before being sent back to the minor league Tucson Toros.〔 He was eventually brought back to the major leagues in September. He appeared in one game of the 1974 American League Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles, but didn't make any further appearances as the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 World Series.〔(1974 World Series at Baseball Reference )〕 On October 23, , Trillo was traded along with Darold Knowles and Bob Locker to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Williams.〔(Manny Trillo Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac )〕 Trillo would finish third in the National League Rookie of the Year Award balloting.〔(1975 Rookie of the Year Award voting results at Baseball Reference )〕 With the Cubs, Trillo developed a reputation for being one of the best fielding second basemen in baseball, earning his first All-Star selection in 1977.〔〔(The Cubs' New Latin Connection, by George Vass, ''Baseball Digest'', August 1977, Vol. 36, No. 8, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 Together with Cubs' shortstop Iván DeJesús, he formed one of the best double play combinations in baseball.〔(''Baseball Digest'', February 1981, Vol. 40, No. 2, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 He remained with the Cubs for four seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on February 23, 1979 as part of an eight-player trade.〔 Later that season, Trillo was reunited with his former minor league manager, Dallas Green, who had replaced Danny Ozark as the Phillies' manager. Trillo would win his first Gold Glove Award in .〔(National League Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference )〕 Trillo was an integral member of the world champion Phillies, adding solid defense, while hitting for over a .300 batting average until the middle of September, finishing the season with a career-high .292 average.〔(Manny Trillo 1980 Batting Log at Baseball Reference )〕〔("He's The Phillies Fillip", by Bruce Newman, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 28, 1979 )〕〔("He's Hot, But Not A Hot Dog", by Anthony Cotton, ''Sports Illustrated'', September 8, 1980 )〕 He won the 1980 Silver Slugger Award for second basemen which, is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position.〔(1980 National League Silver Slugger Award winners at Baseball Reference )〕 In the 1980 National League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, he posted a .381 batting average with four runs batted in, and teamed up with Bake McBride in the decisive Game 5 to relay a throw to home plate, cutting off Luis Pujols attempting to score from first base on a double by Craig Reynolds.〔(1980 NLCS Game 5 box score at Baseball Reference )〕〔(1980 NLCS at Baseball Reference )〕〔("Phillies Capture Club's First World Series Title", by Joe O'Loughlin, ''Baseball Digest'', October 2000, Vol. 59, No. 10, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 Trillo's performance earned him the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award.〔(NLCS MVP Award winners at Baseball Reference )〕 In the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals, Trillo once again made his mark in Game 5 by making another relay throw to cut off Darrell Porter trying to score in the sixth inning.〔(1980 World Series Game 5 box score at Baseball Reference )〕 He then hit a single with two outs in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run.〔 The Phillies went on to win Game 6 and claimed the first world championship in the team's history.〔〔(1980 World Series at Baseball Reference )〕 1981 would be another good year for Trillo as he was selected as a reserve for the National League All-Star team, and won his second Gold Glove Award and his second consecutive Silver Slugger Award. He was voted to be the starting second baseman for the National League in the 1982 All-Star Game and, set a since-broken major league record for consecutive errorless chances at second base (479), falling two games short of Joe Morgan's record 91-game errorless streak.〔("The Game I'll Never Forget", by Manny Trillo as told to George Vass, ''Baseball Digest'', September 1986, Vol. 45, No. 9, ISSN 0005-609X )〕〔(1982 Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference )〕〔(www.baseballlibrary.com )〕 On December 9, 1982, Trillo was traded to the Cleveland Indians in a multi-player deal.〔 In 1983, he made his second consecutive start as the All-Star second baseman, this time for the American League.〔 Trillo would also win his third and final Gold Glove Award in .〔 He would spend the next six seasons with several teams, serving as a utility player before ending his career in 1989 with the Cincinnati Reds.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manny Trillo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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