Felix Elvio Jiménez Rivera (born January 6, 1940) is a former professional baseball

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who appeared in one game for the

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in 1964.

Career

The , rookie was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season. Jiménez made his major league debut on October 4, 1964, and was in the starting lineup at home against the

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for the last game of the season. The Yankees lost the game 2–1 in 13

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s, but Jiménez went 2-for-6 with base hits against

Luis Tiant Luis Clemente Tiant Vega () (November 23, 1940 – October 8, 2024), nicknamed "El Tiante", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston R ...

and

Tommy John Thomas Edward John Jr. (born May 22, 1943), nicknamed "the Bionic Man," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Ch ...

. Jiménez, along with Clarence Dow and Tom Pratt, are the only players to have six

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s in their only MLB game. He also recorded five

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with no

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during the game. Elvio's brother is former major league outfielder

Manny Jiménez Manuel Emilio Jiménez Rivera (November 19, 1936 – December 11, 2017) was a Dominican professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (–), Pittsburgh Pirates (–), and Chicago Cubs ...

. In retirement he has served as a

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in the Dominican Republic for the

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and

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