Wilfredo
Santamaria
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 4, 1921 in Dominican Republic
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1953 31 DEN PL    
1954 32 LB CL $ 540,000  
1955 33 SD CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 540,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 DAL PL 28 55 12 14 3 0 0 7 3 1 9 2 .255 .348 .309 .658 8.0 1.0
    AAA   68 245 45 71 12 2 5 20 13 1 35 29 .290 .379 .416 .795 41.1  
1953 31 AAA   87 326 45 96 14 2 8 51 16 2 39 49 .294 .370 .423 .793 53.1  
    AA   37 137 21 49 9 1 2 25 4 0 17 15 .358 .429 .482 .910 27.0  
1954 32 LB CL 79 217 35 53 6 0 2 20 9 1 15 28 .244 .298 .300 .597 18.9 0.5
    AAA   8 9 4 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .667 .727 1.000 1.727 4.2  
1955 33 AAA   126 505 69 150 26 1 1 51 14 6 43 72 .297 .352 .358 .711 63.3  
2 Years Sim 107 272 47 67 9 0 2 27 12 2 24 30 .246 .309 .301 .610 26.9 1.5
4 Years AAA 289 1085 163 323 53 6 14 124 43 9 119 151 .298 .368 .396 .764 161.7  
1 Years AA 37 137 21 49 9 1 2 25 4 0 17 15 .358 .429 .482 .911 27.0  
5 Years Minors 326 1222 184 372 62 7 16 149 47 9 136 166 .304 .375 .406 .781 188.7  
162 Game Average 411 71 101 13 0 3 40 18 3 36 45 .246 .309 .301 .610 40.7  
Career Highs 79 217 35 53 6 0 2 20 9 1 15 28 .255 .348 .309 .658 18.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   183 35 38 4 0 2 15 7 1 23 20 .208 .300 .262 .562 16.6
vs LH   89 12 29 5 0 0 12 5 1 1 10 .326 .330 .382 .712 10.8
Home 53 140 27 33 2 0 2 14 7 2 16 13 .236 .319 .293 .612 14.6
Away 54 132 20 34 7 0 0 13 5 0 8 17 .258 .298 .311 .608 12.8
RISP   77 0 20 2 0 1 24 0 0 7 9 .260 .318 .325 .643 8.3
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Close/Late   25 8 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .160 .207 .200 .407 0.9
Mar/Apr 18 45 10 11 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 5 .244 .244 .267 .511 2.8
May 37 98 18 29 3 0 1 11 5 1 12 7 .296 .381 .357 .738 14.1
June 21 52 8 12 2 0 0 4 2 1 8 3 .231 .323 .269 .592 5.4
July 6 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.6
August 16 41 7 8 0 0 1 4 2 0 3 5 .195 .250 .268 .518 3.2
Sep/Oct 9 22 3 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .273 .304 .409 .713 2.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 30 DAL PL SS 16 8 89.7 20 36 2 4 .966 5.62   0.7
    2B 5 3 33.0 13 11 0 5 1.000 6.55   0.2
    3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1954 32 LB CL SS 52 36 352.3 58 140 7 24 .966 5.06   1.3
    2B 23 16 165.0 35 85 2 13 .984 6.55   0.5
  SS 68 44 442.0 78 176 9 28 .966 5.17   2.0
  2B 28 19 198.0 48 96 2 18 .986 6.55   0.6
  3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   97 63 642.0 127 272 11 46 .973 5.59   2.6
Career Highs   75 52 517.3 93 225 9 37 .976 5.85    
History
Drafted in 25th round, 494th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/25/1952, off Gary Lynch (KC)
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 3/14/1953 to a minor league contract
Injured on 4/22/1953 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/20/1953 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
10/13/1953: Signed a minor league contract extension with Denver
10/13/1953: Signed a minor league contract extension with Denver
Signed as a free agent by Long Beach on 3/11/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $540,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 5/24/1954, off Gary Wadsworth (SF)
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract
Injured on 8/28/1955 with a Bruised Foot, out for 4 days