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Ruben Amaro
Ruben (Sr.) (Mora) Amaro

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut June 29, 1958
Final Game August 27, 1969
Born January 6, 1936 in Veracruz, Mexico
Died March 31, 2017 (age 81)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 22 KCA AL   51   71    7   16   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    9  .225  .247  .239  .486    64    17   0   0   0   0   3  
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 24 KCA AL  106  291   14   68   3   0   0   13   0   0   22   39  .234  .287  .244  .531    74    71   4   3   1   1   5  
 1961 25 BOA AL  136  399   50   88  18   6   1   46   0   1   63   57  .221  .330  .303  .634    85   121  26   1   2   3  12  
 1962 26 BOA AL  105  251   30   64  13   0   0   18   5   1   23   27  .255  .318  .307  .624    86    77   5   2   0   1   4  
 1963 27 BOA AL   63  179   19   38   4   3   4   15   0   2   24   26  .212  .304  .335  .639    85    60   3   1   0   0   3  
 1964 28 BOA AL  111  303   41   86  14   0   7   29   0   0   24   42  .284  .338  .399  .738   101   121   8   0   4   1   7  
 1965 29 BOA AL   76  192   17   37   7   1   0   13   1   0   31   22  .193  .305  .240  .545    75    46   4   0   1   0   4  
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 31 NYA AL  117  364   27   78  14   0   2   28   0   1   37   26  .214  .285  .269  .555    84    98   7   2   0   0  12  
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 33 CIN NL   25   19    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .368  .458  .421  .879   130     8   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      790 2069  207  482  75  10  14  170   6   5  230  252  .233  .310  .299  .609         619  57  10   8   6  50
 Per 600 PA           523   52  122  19   3   4   43   2   1   58   64                                 157  14   3   2   2  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      491 1324  157  313  56  10  12  121   6   4  165  174  .236  .322  .321  .643         425  46   4   7   5  30
   With KCA      157  362   21   84   4   0   0   18   0   0   24   48  .232  .279  .243  .523          88   4   3   1   1   8
   With NYA      117  364   27   78  14   0   2   28   0   1   37   26  .214  .285  .269  .555          98   7   2   0   0  12
   With CIN       25   19    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .368  .458  .421  .879           8   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      940 2155  211  505  75  13   8  156  11  14  227  280  .234  .309  .292  .601         630  47  12  24  10  53
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 22 KCA AL  68    3   1.7   5   3   0  .600   6   31   22  .710    0    0  .000  SS   2e29      -62   
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 24 KCA AL  12   21   2.5   5   1   0  .200  13   93   70  .753    0    0  .000  SS   2e28      -33   
 1961 25 BOA AL  22   43   3.3   3   0   0  .000  17  143  116  .811    0    0  .000  SS   2e24      -66   
 1962 26 BOA AL  42   26   3.6   8   1   0  .125   7   82   64  .780    0    0  .000  SS   2e26        7   
 1963 27 BOA AL  75   18   3.4   1   0   0  .000  17   63   44  .698    0    0  .000  SS   2e42       59   
 1964 28 BOA AL  59   40   4.7  11   3   0  .273  16   79   58  .734    0    0  .000  SS   1e24       89   
 1965 29 BOA AL  73   15   2.6   5   1   0  .200  12   76   60  .789    0    0  .000  SS   2e36      -17   
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 31 NYA AL  32   27   2.4   6   2   0  .333  22  117   70  .598    0    0  .000  SS   3e23       -2   
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 33 CIN NL  35    4   9.1  19   7   0  .368   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             335   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          202   3.2  63  18   0  .286 110  684  504  .737    0    0  .000                   0   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 22 KCA AL  SS    43    42    71    6   10   .950    14   188.1   5.40
                 2B     4     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     9.1   1.93
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 24 KCA AL  SS   102   143   295   13   51   .971    77   744.2   5.29
 1961 25 BOA AL  SS   131   189   416   17   79   .973   121  1073.2   5.07
 1962 26 BOA AL  SS    96   122   226    7   58   .980    65   615.1   5.09
 1963 27 BOA AL  SS    57    84   149   17   29   .932    50   455.2   4.60
                 3B     4     1     2    0    0  1.000     0     4.2   5.79
                 1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1964 28 BOA AL  SS    91   108   204   13   44   .960    61   619.1   4.53
                 2B     8    15    17    3    4   .914     8    66.0   4.36
                 3B     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
                 1B     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.2   6.75
 1965 29 BOA AL  SS    69    83   187   12   44   .957    54   497.1   4.89
                 2B     3     9     7    0    1  1.000     1    16.1   8.82
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 31 NYA AL  SS    69   114   198    9   35   .972    62   544.0   5.16
                 3B    41    28    82   13    5   .894    40   337.0   2.94
                 1B     4    29     2    0    3  1.000     4    29.0   9.62
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 33 CIN NL  1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   659   885  1746   94  350   .966   504  4739.1   5.00
                 3B    46    29    86   13    5   .898    40   344.2   3.00
                 2B    16    26    25    3    5   .944     9    92.2   4.95
                 1B     9    35     2    0    3  1.000     4    34.2   9.61
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  KCA   71-83   Drew Kennedy
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1961  BOA   70-84   Mike Tomeo
 1962  BOA   83-79   Mike Tomeo
 1963  BOA   76-86   Mike Tomeo
 1964  BOA   91-71   Steve Bivens
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 1969  CIN   83-79   Alan Boodman

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