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Cito Gaston turns 79 today.
Cito, the player, came up through the Atlanta Braves system and was a September call-up in 1967, sharing the outfield with Hank Aaron.
In 1968, the Padres picked him in the expansion draft. He had one terrific season there, hitting .318/.364/.543 with 29 homers and 93 RBI. The rest of his career was up and down, but he had an 11-year career and was an excellent defensive center fielder.
Being a black player coming up in the ‘60s through the Atlanta...