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Yo-Yo Davalillo

Yo-Yo Davalillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (died 2013)

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Born
June 30, 1931
Died
February 28, 2013
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1931

About Yo-Yo Davalillo

Pompeyo Antonio Davalillo Romero was a Venezuelan professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for the Washington Senators. The shortest player on record is 43-inch Eddie Gaedel, who got one plate appearance (a walk) as a 1951 publicity stunt. He won three championships as a manager in the LVBP: two with Águilas del Zulia (1991–92 and 1992–93) and one with Leones del Caracas (1994–95). On August 3, 1953, Davalillo and the Senators played the Chicago White Sox who fielded shortstop Chico Carrasquel, marking the first time in Major League history that two Venezuelan players faced each other on opposing teams. After his playing career had ended, Davalillo became a coach and a manager in the Venezuelan league.

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Yo-Yo Davalillo timeline

  1. The shortest player on record is 43-inch Eddie Gaedel, who got one plate appearance (a walk) as a 1951 publicity stunt.
  2. On August 3, 1953, Davalillo and the Senators played the Chicago White Sox who fielded shortstop Chico Carrasquel, marking the first time in Major League history that two Venezuelan players faced each other on opposing teams.
  3. He won three championships as a manager in the LVBP: two with Águilas del Zulia (1991–92 and 1992–93) and one with Leones del Caracas (1994–95).

The world when Yo-Yo Davalillo was born

Yo-Yo Davalillo was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yo-Yo Davalillo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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