Date of Birth
25 February 1940,
Seattle, Washington, USA
Birth Name
Ronald Edward Santo
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Trivia
Third Baseman for Chicago Cubs (1960-73) and Chicago White Sox (1974).
Named to 9 National League All Star Teams (1963-66, 1968-69 and 1971-73).
Played with the Chicago Cubs (1960-1973) and Chicago White Sox (1974), batted .277 with 2,254 hits and 342 home runs.
Lost both legs in 2002 to diabetes.
Made major league debut on 26 June 1960.
In 1964 led National League hitters in triples (13).
Led the National League in bases on balls in 1964, 1966-1968.
During the early years of his career with the Cubs, he carefully concealed the fact that he suffered from Type 1 Diabetes. He feared that had that information come out, he would have been forced to retire.
Was a fan of "Dawson's Creek" (1998).
Where Are They Now
(July 2004) WGN Radio color analyst for the Chicago Cubs.
... third baseman - Ron Santo was ...
Leo Durocher, Ernie Banks, Ron Santo ...
