Félix Mantilla (baseball)

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Félix "the Cat" Mantilla Lamela (July 29, 1934 – January 10, 2025) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player who appeared mostly as an infielder. In his 11-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Mantilla played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–61), New York Mets (1962), Boston Red Sox (1963–65), and Houston Astros (1966). He played second base the majority of his big league career (326 games) but also shortstop (180), third base (143), outfield (156) and first base (16). He batted and threw right-handed. In the third game of a three-game playoff, Mantilla unleashed an errant throw that allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to capture the 1959 National League pennant on the final pitch of the regular season. With the Braves and Dodgers tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the 12th inning, Mantilla fielded a ground ball up the middle but threw low to first base. The ball skipped past first baseman Frank Torre, an error that allowed Gil Hodges to score the decisive run. Mantilla had moved from second base to shortstop in the seventh inning, when Johnny Logan was injured and forced to leave the game.

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