Rafael Landestoy

For the pianist known as "Rafael Landestoy" and "Bullumba", see Bullumba Landestoy.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Landestoy and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Rafael Silvaido Landestoy Santana (born May 28, 1953) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball player. Landestoy played eight major league seasons with the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He amassed 291 hits, a .237 batting average, and four home runs, primarily as a middle infielder.

Rafael Landestoy
Landestoy in 1977
Second baseman
Born: (1953-05-28) May 28, 1953 (age 72) Baní, Dominican Republic
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 27, 1977, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1984, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	83
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1977) Houston Astros (1978–1981) Cincinnati Reds (1981–1983) Los Angeles Dodgers (1983–1984)

On October 10, 1984 he was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Landestoy was later the manager for Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Republic.

He is the International Field Coordinator for the New York Mets since 2008.

External links

• Baseball portal

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet