Manny Mota, the pinch-hitter extraordinaire who played parts of 13 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was born on Feb. 18, 1938.

A Dominican who played for the Giants, Pirates and Expos before joining the Dodgers in a 1969 trade that also included Maury Wills in exchange for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich, was a career .304 hitter. His lone All-Star year came in 1973 with the Dodgers, when he hit .314 in 89 games, walking 25 times while striking out only 12 times.

When he left the game, he held the all-time record for career pinch-hits (150), a record that has since been broken by Mark Sweeney and Lenny Harris.

Mota retired in 1980, but returned to the Dodgers in 1982 at age 44, playing in just one game and going 0-for-1.

He is currently a minor league hitting instructor and Spanish Language broadcaster for the Dodgers.