About Luis Meléndez
Born 1949. Luis Meléndez is an American baseball player.
Luis Antonio Meléndez Santana (born August 11, 1949) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 until 1977, for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres, primarily as an outfielder. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Padres for Bill Greif on May 19, 1976.
Following his playing career, Meléndez was a minor league manager and coach in the Cardinals and Phillies systems, winning the South Atlantic League championship with the Savannah Cardinals in 1994. He has also managed in the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He was most recently a coach for the Gulf Coast Phillies from 2006 to 2009.
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Who is Luis Meléndez?
Puerto Rican baseball player
When was Luis Meléndez born?
Luis Meléndez was born on 11 August 1949 in Aibonito.
What is Luis Meléndez's occupation?
Luis Meléndez is a baseball player.
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Luis Meléndez is American.
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· DBpedia: Luis Meléndez (baseball)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Luis Meléndez. https://biography.guide/luis-melendez/
MLA: "Luis Meléndez." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/luis-melendez/.
Chicago: "Luis Meléndez." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/luis-melendez/.
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