Rafael
Arispe
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 4, 1924 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 POR CL $ 3,710,000  
1953 28 POR CL $ 3,710,000  
1954 29 HOL CL $ 9,000,000  
1955 30 HOL CL $ 9,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,710,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,000,000  
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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 POR CL $ 3,710,000  
1953 28 POR CL $ 3,710,000  
1954 29 HOL CL $ 9,000,000  
1955 30 HOL CL $ 9,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,710,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,000,000  
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 POR CL 3 3 .500 14 3 0 0 1 27.3 31 18 3 17 17 5.93 .298 .402 .462 .863 1.0
1953 28 POR CL 10 3 .769 26 15 1 0 1 112.3 100 44 9 44 71 3.53 .239 .316 .353 .670 9.5
1954 29 HOL CL 11 9 .550 28 28 4 1 0 192.0 211 101 18 83 115 4.73 .281 .350 .408 .758 7.4
1955 30 HOL CL 8 5 .615 25 19 1 0 0 139.0 159 87 11 67 70 5.63 .289 .368 .441 .809 0.6
4 Years Sim 32 20 .615 93 65 6 1 2 470.7 501 250 41 211 273 4.78 .274 .351 .409 .759 18.5
Season Average 8 5 .615 23 16 1 0 0 117.7 125 62 10 52 68 4.78 .274 .351 .409 .759  
Career Highs 11 9 .769 28 28 4 1 1 192.0 211 101 18 83 115 5.93 .298 .402 .462 .863  
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   258 128 21 128 157   .246 .328 .373 .701
vs LH   243 122 20 83 116   .313 .379 .457 .836
Home 20 11 .645 50 36 3 1 0 261.3 260 127 21 113 160 4.37 .262 .337 .376 .713
Away 12 9 .571 43 29 3 0 2 209.3 241 123 20 98 113 5.29 .290 .365 .447 .812
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 15 8 1 0 0 66.3 75 38 4 37 39 5.16 .291 .380 .407 .787
May 7 4 .636 19 12 2 0 1 90.7 79 37 10 31 51 3.67 .236 .301 .385 .686
June 4 4 .500 19 8 0 0 1 65.7 73 38 4 18 36 5.21 .283 .330 .407 .737
July 6 4 .600 17 14 0 0 0 90.0 109 53 10 47 64 5.30 .298 .378 .423 .801
August 8 2 .800 14 14 2 1 0 95.0 94 47 9 43 49 4.45 .260 .338 .403 .742
Sep/Oct 4 4 .500 9 9 1 0 0 63.0 71 37 4 35 34 5.29 .287 .376 .429 .805
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 POR CL 16 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1953 28 POR CL 26 37 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .108 .132 .108 .240 -0.5 0.0
1954 29 HOL CL 29 70 4 10 6 0 0 8 1 0 3 18 .143 .178 .229 .407 1.8 0.0
1955 30 HOL CL 28 55 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .073 .089 .091 .180 -2.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 99 169 11 19 7 0 0 13 1 0 5 50 .112 .138 .154 .292 -1.2 0.0
162 Game Average 276 18 31 11 0 0 21 1 0 8 81 .112 .138 .154 .292 -2.0  
Career Highs 29 70 4 10 6 0 0 8 1 0 3 18 .143 .178 .229 .407 1.8  
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   118 9 14 5 0 0 7 1 0 5 33 .119 .154 .161 .315 0.0
vs LH   51 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .098 .098 .137 .235 -1.5
Home 52 87 7 11 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 23 .126 .146 .161 .307 -0.5
Away 41 82 4 8 4 0 0 6 1 0 3 27 .098 .129 .146 .276 -1.0
RISP   47 0 7 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 11 .149 .200 .191 .391 1.1
Close/Late   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Mar/Apr 8 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .050 .136 .100 .236 -0.4
May 14 33 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .121 .147 .121 .268 -0.4
June 17 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 .105 .105 .158 .263 -0.2
July 18 35 4 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 13 .143 .143 .229 .371 0.3
August 14 38 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .079 .125 .132 .257 -0.7
Sep/Oct 10 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
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 POR CL P 14 3 27.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.32    
    CF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 28 POR CL P 26 15 112.3 10 19 1 2 .967 2.32    
1954 29 HOL CL P 28 28 192.0 8 34 8 3 .840 1.97    
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1955 30 HOL CL P 25 19 139.0 10 29 4 2 .907 2.53    
    CF 3 0 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
  P 93 65 470.7 28 86 13 7 .898 2.18    
  CF 6 0 14.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.64   0.0
Career Totals   99 65 484.7 29 86 13 7 .898 2.14    
Career Highs   29 28 193.0 11 34 8 3 1.000 2.43    
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 250th overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/30/1952
Had first career hit on 7/18/1952, off Donald Phillips (LB)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Hollywood on 2/21/1954 to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/29/1955 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks