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Hector Lopez
Hector Headley (Swainson) Lopez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.

MLB Debut May 12, 1955
Final Game September 30, 1966
Born July 8, 1929 in Colon, Panama
Died September 29, 2022 (age 93)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 25 KCA AL  138  528   81  160  25   5  13   48   1   1   38   65  .303  .353  .443  .796   104   234   0   2   4   4  18  
 1956 26 KCA AL  154  508   64  134  25   2  14   69   0   0   56   79  .264  .335  .404  .739   104   205   0   7   7   2  17  
 1957 27 KCA AL  137  431   59  140  19   4  18   69   0   0   43   98  .325  .383  .513  .896   127   221   1   5   2   1  13  
 1958 28 KCA AL  121  287   27   65  13   2   5   31   1   4   29   39  .226  .297  .338  .635    83    97   4   3   3   1   6  
 1959 29 KCA AL  149  582   80  171  28   6  22  108   0   1   52   91  .294  .354  .476  .830   114   277   0   5   5   5  11  MVP-8
 1960 30 KCA AL  123  397   44  106  19   5  10   56   0   0   51   69  .267  .355  .416  .771   108   165   0   5   1   6   5  
 1961 31 NYA AL   78  192   20   37   9   0   0   15   1   0   32   25  .193  .310  .240  .549    71    46   1   1   0   1   3  
 1962 32 NYA AL  112  359   35   90  10   0   6   33   0   0   33   60  .251  .311  .329  .639    86   118   0   4   1   0  16  
 1963 33 NYA AL  105  391   49  122   9   1  16   49   1   6   29   59  .312  .358  .463  .821   118   181   1   2   0   0  11  
 1964 34 NYA AL   90  215   17   45   6   3   4   21   0   0   25   35  .209  .293  .321  .614    89    69   0   1   3   1   5  
 1965 35 NYA AL   89  180   13   47   9   0   3   12   0   0   11   36  .261  .309  .361  .670    95    65   1   1   3   2   7  
 1966 36 NYA AL   34   84    9   20   2   0   3   12   0   0    7   12  .238  .301  .369  .670   101    31   1   1   2   1   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1330 4154  498 1137 174  28 114  523   4  12  406  668  .274  .339  .411  .751        1709   9  37  31  24 113
 Per 600 PA           538   65  147  23   4  15   68   1   2   53   87                                 221   1   5   4   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      822 2733  355  776 129  24  82  381   2   6  269  441  .284  .349  .439  .788        1199   5  27  22  19  70
   With NYA      508 1421  143  361  45   4  32  142   2   6  137  227  .254  .320  .359  .679         510   4  10   9   5  43
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1450 4644  623 1251 193  37 136  591  16  23  418  696  .269  .330  .415  .745        1926  48  44  24  23 136
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1955 25 KCA AL  30   78   5.5   8   1   0  .125  28  123   67  .545    0    0  .000  2B   4e27       37   
 1956 26 KCA AL  29   67   4.6   0   0   0  .000  39  129   60  .465    0    0  .000  UT             -36   
 1957 27 KCA AL  22   83   7.3  21   7   0  .333   8   43   20  .465    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e7    92   
 1958 28 KCA AL  41   28   3.2  35   7   1  .200   5   31   17  .548    0    0  .000  UT             -97   
 1959 29 KCA AL  26   98   6.2   1   0   0  .000   7   52   32  .615    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e15   26   
 1960 30 KCA AL  37   62   5.6  12   3   0  .250   4   31   10  .323    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e9    -4   
 1961 31 NYA AL  83   16   2.8   9   2   0  .222   7   19    6  .316    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e8   -47   
 1962 32 NYA AL  24   34   3.2   3   0   0  .000   1   34   26  .765    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e6   -90   
 1963 33 NYA AL   6   60   5.6   3   0   0  .000   9   30   14  .467    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e15  122   
 1964 34 NYA AL  43   20   3.2  24   6   0  .250   3   28   13  .464    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e9  -121   
 1965 35 NYA AL  57   18   3.5  22   8   1  .364   6   17    9  .529    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e19  -43   
 1966 36 NYA AL  78    9   3.9  14   3   1  .214   6   11    2  .182    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e20   35   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          579   4.9 152  37   3  .243 123  548  276  .504    0    0  .000                   0   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 18.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 19.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1955 25 KCA AL  2B   128   331   327   28   78   .959   128  1014.2   5.84
                 3B     2     1     2    0    0  1.000     1     9.2   2.79
 1956 26 KCA AL  SS    93   139   225   28   36   .929    90   664.1   4.93
                 LF    61    97     2   10    0   .908    59   458.1   1.94
                 RF     8     8     0    0    0  1.000     5    42.0   1.71
                 3B     1     0     1    1    0   .500     0     3.0   3.00
 1957 27 KCA AL  LF   111   232     5    7    1   .971   102   915.0   2.33
                 RF     4     5     0    0    0  1.000     3    24.0   1.88
                 3B     8     4     2    1    0   .857     0    12.0   4.50
                 CF     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1958 28 KCA AL  3B    44    32    94    4    6   .969    40   319.1   3.55
                 LF    39    60     2    1    0   .984    23   243.0   2.30
                 SS    11     8    10    0    2  1.000     0    26.1   6.15
                 2B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 1959 29 KCA AL  LF   143   234     5    5    1   .980   141  1233.2   1.74
                 RF     6    11     0    2    0   .846     1    36.0   2.75
                 CF     3     4     1    0    0  1.000     3     5.0   9.00
 1960 30 KCA AL  LF    73   124     1    4    0   .969    68   574.0   1.96
                 RF    40    56     1    0    0  1.000    39   332.2   1.54
                 CF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   3.38
 1961 31 NYA AL  LF    65    73     1    7    0   .914    45   417.2   1.59
                 RF     6     3     0    0    0  1.000     3    30.2   0.88
 1962 32 NYA AL  LF    74   111     1    0    0  1.000    69   560.2   1.80
                 RF    38    62     3    1    0   .985    32   280.0   2.09
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     4.0   2.25
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1963 33 NYA AL  LF    94   154     4    8    1   .952    91   749.0   1.90
                 RF     8     7     0    0    0  1.000     5    46.1   1.36
                 2B     2     6     9    1    2   .938     2    15.0   9.00
 1964 34 NYA AL  RF    36    51     3    0    0  1.000    35   291.2   1.67
                 LF    17    20     0    0    0  1.000    12   111.1   1.62
                 3B    13     5    15    3    0   .870     7    69.0   2.61
 1965 35 NYA AL  RF    34    44     1    5    0   .900    29   272.0   1.49
                 LF    31    29     1    1    0   .968    13   144.2   1.87
                 1B     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1966 36 NYA AL  RF    22    23     2    3    1   .893    17   160.0   1.41
                 LF     5     0     0    3    0   .000     2    13.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   713  1134    22   46    3   .962   625  5420.1   1.92
                 RF   202   270    10   11    1   .962   169  1515.1   1.66
                 2B   132   337   337   29   80   .959   130  1034.2   5.86
                 SS   104   147   235   28   38   .932    90   690.2   4.98
                 3B    70    42   115    9    6   .946    48   414.0   3.41
                 CF     7     8     2    0    0  1.000     5    21.0   4.29
                 1B     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  KCA   68-86   Drew Kennedy
 1956  KCA   81-73   Drew Kennedy
 1957  KCA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1958  KCA   71-83   Drew Kennedy
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1961  NYA   83-71   Billy Vanson
 1962  NYA   79-83   Billy Vanson
 1963  NYA   86-76   Billy Vanson
 1964  NYA   70-92   Billy Vanson
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
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