The Dodgers will honor Manny Mota, 85, by inducting him into the franchise’s Legends of Dodger Baseball on Saturday.
“I don’t consider myself a legend,” said Mota, who emphasized his appreciation for Walter and Peter O’Malley as well as the current ownership group led by Mark Walter over the years. “I consider myself a player who always gave 100% on the field for the team and for the organization. And with the little I’ve contributed to the organization, I don’t have the words to describe how happy I feel and proud and grateful I feel for this recognition.
He was a career .304 hitter who retired with 150 career pinch-hits, at the time the most in major league history. He transitioned to first base coach under managerin 1980 — and became a 42-year-old player-coach that September when he was activated for pinch-hitting duties. He went three for seven over the final month of the season. Two years later, he was activated again for one final at-bat: a groundout against Jim Kaat in a 13-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mota recalled Clemente approaching him after a game in May 1964 to offer congratulations for keeping his spot on the team. Mota had gone four for four the previous day and hit a triple against Warren Spahn that afternoon. Clemente, Mota said, told him that the front office was planning to send him to triple-A until Clemente demanded that Mota get another chance. Mota never returned to the minor leagues.
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