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Luis Salazar
Luis Ernesto (Garcia) Salazar

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut August 15, 1980
Final Game October 4, 1992
Born May 19, 1956 in Barcelona, Venezuela (age 67)

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 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 24 NYA AL   53  166   24   53   7   4   0   21   4   0    9   18  .319  .354  .410  .764   107    68   5   2   1   1   7  
 1981 25 NYA AL  151  590   82  177  27   8   6   66  17   9   22  102  .300  .328  .403  .732   106   238  29   2   3   4  14  
 1982 26 NYA AL   69  172   26   41  11   2   0   14   9   2    7   28  .238  .265  .326  .591    81    56   9   2   0   0   3  
 1983 27 NYA AL  119  373   51  103  15   2  16   51  13   9    4   64  .276  .287  .456  .743   100   170   8   1   2   2   6  
 1984 28 NYA AL   34  106   14   24   6   1   0    6   3   0    0   11  .226  .226  .302  .528    73    32   3   0   0   0   6  
 1985 29 KCA AL   96  357   45   91  20   4   5   43   8   2    8   69  .255  .269  .375  .644    87   134   8   3   4   0   8  
 1986           [Did not play]
 1987 31 DEA AL   65  199   14   50   6   0   2   21  10   3   14   33  .251  .300  .312  .612    83    62   1   0   0   0   2  
 1988 32 DEA AL   75  246   21   61   8   0   5   16   1   0   11   49  .248  .283  .341  .624    89    84   7   0   1   1   6  
         CHN NL   44  113   13   37   5   0   4   13   2   1   10   14  .327  .382  .478  .860   120    54   2   0   0   0   1  
         TOT     119  359   34   98  13   0   9   29   3   1   21   63  .273  .315  .384  .699         138   9   0   1   1   7 
 1989 33 CHN NL   86  242   32   81   9   4   9   41   1   1   13   46  .335  .368  .517  .885   127   125   7   2   2   1   4  
 1990 34 CHN NL  116  382   33   88   8   5   9   50   4   2   15   57  .230  .270  .348  .618    87   133   0   1   3   6   5  
 1991 35 CHN NL   94  261   22   69  14   0   7   27   0   0   10   35  .264  .296  .398  .694    95   104   1   1   0   2   7  
 1992 36 CHN NL    7   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .211  .211  .211  .421    60     4   0   0   0   0   0  
         LAN NL   18   49    3    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .163  .196  .265  .461    69    13   1   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      25   68    4   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    2   10  .176  .200  .250  .450          17   1   0   0   0   0 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1027 3275  381  887 137  30  63  371  72  29  125  536  .271  .300  .390  .690        1277  81  14  16  17  69
 Per 600 PA           560   65  152  23   5  11   63  12   5   21   92                                 218  14   2   3   3  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      426 1407  197  398  66  17  22  158  46  20   42  223  .283  .306  .401  .706         564  54   7   6   7  36
   With CHN      365 1066  104  287  37   9  29  133   7   4   50  162  .269  .306  .406  .713         433  11   4   5   9  17
   With DEA      140  445   35  111  14   0   7   37  11   3   25   82  .249  .291  .328  .619         146   8   0   1   1   8
   With KCA       96  357   45   91  20   4   5   43   8   2    8   69  .255  .269  .375  .644         134   8   3   4   0   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1302 4101  438 1070 144  33  94  455 117  51  179  653  .261  .293  .381  .673        1562  55  25  37  15  78
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1980 24 NYA AL  24   23   4.9   4   2   0  .500  10   24    9  .375    0    0  .000  3B   4e29      -70   
 1981 25 NYA AL  24   74   4.3   0   0   0  .000  16   72   39  .542    0    0  .000  3B   4e23        0   
 1982 26 NYA AL  66   15   2.8   6   3   0  .500   8   44   22  .500    0    0  .000  SS   4e32      -19   
 1983 27 NYA AL  48   44   4.1   9   3   0  .333  15   65   30  .462    0    0  .000  UT              71   
 1984 28 NYA AL  20    5   1.7   1   0   0  .000   0   31   21  .677    0    0  .000  SS   4e29      -61   
 1985 29 KCA AL  30   34   3.2   3   1   0  .333  10   38   21  .553    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e12  -27   
 1986           [Did not play]
 1987 31 DEA AL  10   19   3.4   0   0   0  .000   5   18   11  .611    0    0  .000  UT             -18   
 1988 32 DEA AL  42   23   3.1   5   2   0  .400   1   33   25  .758    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e3   -65   
         CHN NL  40   21   7.1   4   2   0  .500   2   22   18  .818    0    0  .000  UT             170   
         TOT                     9   4   0  .444   3   55   43  .782    0    0  .000
 1989 33 CHN NL  49   45   7.0  18   3   0  .167   4   21    9  .429    0    0  .000  3B   3e37      155   
 1990 34 CHN NL  51   35   3.2   6   2   1  .333  10   46   28  .609    0    0  .000  3B   4e20      -62   
 1991 35 CHN NL  56   29   3.9  13   3   0  .231   8   27   15  .556    0    0  .000  3B   4e19      -31   
 1992 36 CHN NL  47    0   1.5   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  UT            -126   
         LAN NL  59    2   1.7   3   0   0  .000   2    9    3  .333    0    0  .000  UT             -85   
         TOT                     5   0   0  .000   2    9    3  .333    0    0  .000
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          375   3.9  74  21   1  .284  91  450  251  .558    0    0  .000                  -1   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 14.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1980 24 NYA AL  3B    42    33    76   10   11   .916    38   340.0   2.89
                 CF     3     7     1    0    0  1.000     3    25.0   2.88
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1981 25 NYA AL  3B   140   150   268   15   34   .965   138  1248.0   3.01
                 CF    10    18     1    0    0  1.000     7    67.0   2.55
                 RF     3     7     1    1    0   .889     2    24.1   2.96
 1982 26 NYA AL  SS    37    44   111    6   29   .963    34   303.1   4.60
                 3B    21     9    20    2    3   .935    11   110.0   2.37
                 CF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     0    13.0   2.77
 1983 27 NYA AL  3B    81    60    88   12    9   .925    55   553.1   2.41
                 SS    44    55   128    3   25   .984    37   327.0   5.04
 1984 28 NYA AL  SS    25    38    74    0   15  1.000    22   195.2   5.15
                 3B     5     4     7    0    0  1.000     4    34.2   2.86
                 CF     3     4     2    0    0  1.000     3    23.0   2.35
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1985 29 KCA AL  LF    87   158     3   10    1   .942    83   761.0   1.90
 1986           [Did not play]
 1987 31 DEA AL  1B    22   134     9    1   17   .993    14   135.1   9.51
                 LF    15    20     0    3    0   .870    14   127.2   1.41
                 3B    15     6    19    1    2   .962    13   106.0   2.12
                 RF     5     6     0    0    0  1.000     4    29.0   1.86
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   5.40
 1988 32 DEA AL  LF    45    69     2    0    0  1.000    40   357.1   1.79
                 CF    14    29     6    0    1  1.000    12   115.0   2.74
                 3B    15     5    29    1    1   .971    12   105.0   2.91
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
         CHN NL  LF    46    70     2    0    0  1.000    40   358.1   1.81
                 3B    38    18    51    0    6  1.000    26   245.0   2.53
                 SS     9     6    14    2    2   .909     4    39.0   4.62
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1989 33 CHN NL  3B    50    28    63    4    4   .958    44   366.2   2.23
                 LF    23    23     1    0    0  1.000    14   128.0   1.69
                 1B     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0  11.25
                 SS     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1990 34 CHN NL  3B    88    74   139    8    8   .964    78   654.1   2.93
                 LF    33    31     1    2    0   .941    18   169.0   1.70
 1991 35 CHN NL  3B    72    40    92    6    3   .957    57   515.0   2.31
                 1B    14    60     6    2    6   .971     7    59.2   9.96
                 LF     7     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    21.0   1.71
 1992 36 CHN NL  3B     4     3     2    0    1  1.000     3    28.0   1.61
                 1B     1     6     1    0    0  1.000     1     4.2  13.50
         LAN NL  LF     6     8     1    0    0  1.000     6    53.0   1.53
                 SS     9    11    13    2    4   .923     5    48.0   4.50
                 3B     3     0     2    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   1.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   574   430   856   59   82   .956   480  4316.0   2.68
                 LF   264   383    10   15    1   .963   217  1978.1   1.79
                 SS   125   155   341   13   75   .974   102   916.0   4.87
                 CF    36    65    10    0    1  1.000    25   248.0   2.72
                 1B    42   207    16    3   23   .987    22   205.2   9.76
                 RF    11    16     1    1    0   .944     6    56.1   2.72
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1980 ALCS  NYA OAA   W    4  16  1  7  0  0  0   0  0  1  .438  .438  .438  0
      WS    NYA LAN   L    5  15  0  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  .200  .200  .200  0
 1982 ALCS  NYA CHA   L    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  1
 1989 NLCS  CHN CIN   L    3   6  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .167  .167  .167  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1980  NYA  105-57   Robert Rescigno
 1981  NYA   92-70   Robert Rescigno
 1982  NYA   95-67   Robert Rescigno
 1983  NYA   89-73   Robert Rescigno
 1984  NYA   86-76   Robert Rescigno
 1985  KCA   88-74   Thomas Toney
 1987  DEA   65-97   Dennis Van Langen
 1988  DEA   68-94   Rob Tomlinson
 1988  CHN   88-74   Thomas Treece
 1989  CHN  101-61   Thomas Treece
 1990  CHN   94-68   Thomas Treece
 1991  CHN   78-84   Thomas Treece
 1992  CHN   94-68   Thomas Treece
 1992  LAN   58-104  Billy Vanson

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