Luis
Almaraz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: January 8, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OAK CL $ 3,160,000  
1953 28 SLC PL $ 3,160,000  
1954 29 SLC PL $ 3,160,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,160,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,160,000  
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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 27 OAK CL $ 3,160,000  
1953 28 SLC PL $ 3,160,000  
1954 29 SLC PL $ 3,160,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,160,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,160,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 OAK CL 5 12 .294 25 21 7 1 0 162.0 180 92 14 42 102 5.11 .283 .328 .452 .780 5.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 5 3 0 1 0 81.82 1.000 1.000 1.200 2.200  
1953 28 OAK CL 6 3 .667 44 7 4 0 1 70.0 65 28 6 17 42 3.60 .251 .299 .398 .696 6.1
  SLC PL 5 4 .556 9 2 1 0 0 76.0 79 36 7 19 42 4.26 .270 .316 .423 .740 5.3
  TOT   11 7 .611 53 9 5 0 1 146.0 144 64 13 36 84 3.95 .261 .308 .411 .719 11.4
1954 29 SLC PL 2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 30.0 33 16 3 15 20 4.80 .287 .371 .452 .823 1.3
3 Years Sim 18 21 .462 82 34 12 1 1 338.0 357 172 30 93 206 4.58 .274 .323 .435 .758 17.7
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 5 3 0 1 0 81.82 1.000 1.000 1.200 2.200  
Season Average 6 7 .462 27 11 4 0 0 112.7 119 57 10 31 68 4.58 .274 .323 .435 .758  
Career Highs 11 12 .611 53 21 7 1 1 162.0 180 92 14 42 102 5.11 .287 .371 .452 .823  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   180 90 14 47 128   .257 .304 .410 .714
vs LH   177 82 16 46 78   .293 .343 .464 .807
Home 9 13 .409 44 20 7 1 0 195.0 197 96 17 55 112 4.43 .266 .317 .436 .753
Away 9 8 .529 38 14 5 0 1 143.0 160 76 13 38 94 4.78 .284 .329 .433 .762
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 11 5 1 0 0 48.3 55 27 6 13 33 5.03 .294 .340 .513 .853
May 6 4 .600 27 8 4 1 0 96.3 86 36 7 24 51 3.36 .240 .287 .368 .655
June 2 6 .250 22 8 2 0 1 83.0 88 43 11 27 52 4.66 .274 .330 .467 .798
July 1 3 .250 11 4 0 0 0 34.3 47 28 0 10 28 7.34 .324 .368 .448 .816
August 3 1 .750 5 4 2 0 0 34.0 33 19 3 10 19 5.03 .254 .307 .392 .699
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 6 5 3 0 0 42.0 48 19 3 9 23 4.07 .296 .333 .451 .784
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 27 OAK CL 25 58 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .155 .197 .190 .386 1.4 0.0
1953 28 OAK CL 44 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
  SLC PL 9 26 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .192 .250 .192 .442 1.3 0.0
  TOT   53 33 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .152 .200 .152 .352 0.7 0.0
1954 29 SLC PL 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 82 101 9 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 36 .139 .179 .158 .338 0.9 0.0
162 Game Average 199 17 27 3 0 0 5 0 0 9 71 .139 .179 .158 .338 1.7  
Career Highs 53 58 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .155 .200 .190 .386 1.4  
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   80 7 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 33 .138 .179 .163 .341 0.7
vs LH   21 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .143 .182 .143 .325 0.1
Home 44 52 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 .115 .179 .115 .294 -0.1
Away 38 49 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .163 .180 .204 .384 0.8
RISP   26 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .154 .185 .154 .339 0.2
Close/Late   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Mar/Apr 11 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
May 27 26 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .192 .222 .231 .453 1.0
June 22 26 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .115 .148 .154 .302 -0.1
July 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4
August 4 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .273 .385 .273 .657 1.4
Sep/Oct 5 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
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    
1952 27 OAK CL P 25 21 162.0 16 43 1 2 .983 3.28    
1953 28 OAK CL P 44 7 70.0 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  SLC PL P 9 2 76.0 5 10 0 0 1.000 1.78    
  TOT   P 53 9 146.0 9 20 0 0 1.000 1.79    
1954 29 SLC PL P 4 4 30.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   82 34 338.0 26 68 1 2 .989 2.50    
Career Highs   53 21 162.0 16 43 1 2 1.000 3.28    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks per 9IP
1952-9-2.3
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 110th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/18/1952, off Earle Roberts (SAC)
Earned first career win on 5/7/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1952, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Injured on 8/1/1952 with a Broken Hand, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Salt Lake City on 7/31/1953 (Going to OAK: LF Louis Shouse, P Robert Vandusen, P Donald Batts, 1B Jack Wyatt. Going to SLC: P Jerry McKeown, P Luis Almaraz)
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
Injured on 5/3/1954 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for entire career