Sergio Robles Valenzuela (born April 16, 1946) is a Mexican former
catcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He played in 16 games over three seasons (1972, 1973, 1976) for the
Baltimore Orioles
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and
Los Angeles Dodgers
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. He had been acquired along with
Doyle Alexander
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,
Bob O'Brien
Robert Allen O'Brien (born April 23, 1949) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 14 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1971 season, including four starts and one shutout.
He played college ball at three different ...
and
Royle Stillman by the Orioles from the Dodgers for
Frank Robinson and
Pete Richert
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at the
Winter Meetings on December 2, 1971.
Durso, Joseph. "White Sox Add Bahnsen, Ship McKinney to Yanks," ''The New York Times'', Friday, December 3, 1971.
Retrieved December 4, 2021 In his native México he is known as ''Kaliman''.
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Major League Baseball catchers
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Rochester Red Wings players
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