Few men Luis Aparicio’s size have starred at the big league level. Even fewer have controlled the diamond like the slick-fielding Venezuelan shortstop.
Luis Ernesto Aparicio was born April 29, 1934, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox at the age of 19, Aparicio spent two years in the minors before making his major league debut on April 17, 1956.
