Germán Barranca
Mexican baseball player
Germán Barranca Costales (born October 19, 1956) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball second baseman.
On August 26, 1974 he was purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Mexico City Reds. He was listed at 6 feet tall and 160 pounds. German made his major league debut on September 2, 1979 at the age of 22 with the Kansas City Royals vs the New York Yankees. German played 5 games that year and also played 7 games with the Royals in 1980 with a batting average of .600 in five at bats. On January 21, he was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Cesar Geronimo. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1981 with a batting average of .333 in six at bats and in 1982 recorded a .255 batting average in 51 at bats. German last game in MLB was on July 11, 1982 vs. the Chicago Cubs at age 25. German was batting .250 and leading the National League in triples before the All Star break, was sent to Indianapolis, the Triple AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
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