Luis Eduardo Aponte Yuripe (born June 14, 1953) is a retired

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player. He played as a right-handed

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for the

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and

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. In his career, Aponte compiled a 9–6 record with 113

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s, seven saves, and a 3.27 ERA in 220 innings over 110 appearances. Aponte committed no errors in his MLB career, handling 60

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(23 putouts, 37 assists) perfectly for a 1.000

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. Aponte was signed by Boston as an amateur free agent in 1973. He had his most effective season in 1982, earning three saves in 40 appearances with a 3.18 ERA. He pitched four innings in the

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