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Freddy
Botella		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 9, 1925 in Honduras
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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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 26 SF CL $ 300,000  
1953 27 DEN PL $ 1,500,000  
1954 28 VAN CL $ 1,500,000  
1955 29 LAA CL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
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 26 SF CL 116 379 39 119 25 1 9 55 5 6 32 54 .314 .372 .456 .828 58.8 7.6
1953 27 DEN PL 136 520 103 185 32 7 11 73 34 23 50 62 .356 .414 .508 .922 97.9 17.9
1954 28 VAN CL 140 500 62 155 27 3 10 66 16 7 50 61 .310 .376 .436 .812 78.3 11.7
1955 29 LAA CL 77 274 46 90 19 4 3 35 14 9 33 28 .328 .401 .460 .861 45.1 8.9
4 Years Sim 469 1673 250 549 103 15 33 229 69 45 165 205 .328 .391 .467 .858 280.2 46.2
162 Game Average 577 86 189 35 5 11 79 23 15 56 70 .328 .391 .467 .858 96.8  
Career Highs 140 520 103 185 32 7 11 73 34 23 50 62 .356 .414 .508 .922 97.9  
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   1418 217 474 90 13 28 199 63 39 142 168 .334 .397 .475 .872 246.7
vs LH   255 33 75 13 2 5 30 6 6 23 37 .294 .359 .420 .779 35.8
Home 239 865 121 280 43 9 18 111 37 23 77 104 .324 .382 .457 .839 140.6
Away 230 808 129 269 60 6 15 118 32 22 88 101 .333 .401 .478 .878 141.9
RISP   423 0 133 21 6 4 172 0 0 51 46 .314 .387 .421 .808 67.6
Pinch Hitting   40 3 10 2 0 0 6 0 1 6 6 .250 .354 .300 .654 4.3
Close/Late   165 25 61 11 2 2 30 0 0 26 17 .370 .462 .497 .959 34.7
Mar/Apr 57 199 22 57 8 3 2 26 9 1 20 23 .286 .350 .387 .737 28.2
May 104 372 62 123 27 3 8 45 16 14 33 39 .331 .388 .484 .872 62.3
June 98 347 60 121 22 2 10 51 14 8 36 42 .349 .414 .510 .924 66.3
July 78 285 40 88 13 2 6 42 12 6 30 46 .309 .377 .432 .809 45.1
August 76 282 40 102 25 3 5 41 11 13 23 34 .362 .410 .525 .935 51.2
Sep/Oct 56 188 26 58 8 2 2 24 7 3 23 21 .309 .390 .404 .794 29.4
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 26 SF CL LF 106 96 861.0 176 6 1 4 .995 1.90   1.7
    RF 1 0 4.7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
1953 27 DEN PL LF 125 116 1041.7 222 3 0 0 1.000 1.94   2.9
1954 28 VAN CL LF 136 129 1152.0 278 6 1 2 .996 2.22   2.4
1955 29 LAA CL LF 44 43 371.7 51 2 0 1 1.000 1.28   1.2
    RF 25 25 210.0 38 3 0 0 1.000 1.76    
    1B 1 1 7.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 15.43   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 411 384 3426.3 727 17 2 7 .997 1.95   8.3
  RF 26 25 214.7 38 3 1 0 .976 1.72    
  1B 1 1 7.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 15.43   0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   439 410 3649.0 777 20 3 7 .996 1.97   8.3
Career Highs   136 129 1152.0 278 6 2 4 1.000 2.22    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1953-3-.356
 Games
1954-2-140
 At-Bats
1953-10-520
 Runs
1953-9-103
 Hits
1953-5-185
 Total Bases
1953-9-264
Singles
1953-2-135
CAR-35-398
 Triples
1953-7-7
 Caught Stealing
1953-5-23
CAR-32-45
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 13
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31
 
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  1. Ray Teske (990)
  2. Manny Anguita (967)
  3. Larry Richardson (966)
  4. Christopher Carreno (966)
  5. Leroy McKenzie (956)
  6. Royce Dolph (950)
  7. Christopher Jones (947)
  8. Gerald Johnson (947)
  9. Leroy Thornsberry (942)
  10. Louis Shouse (941)
History
Drafted in 13th round, 260th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/18/1952, off Ruben Ibarra (POR)
Hit first career homerun on 5/23/1952, off Jason Williams (SD)
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 3/11/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Omaha on 5/7/1953
Hit for the cycle against New Orleans on 8/30/1953
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New Orleans on 8/30/1953
Traded from Denver to Vancouver on 2/20/1954 (Going to VAN: LF Freddy Botella. Going to DEN: 1B Castor Paradiso)
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/25/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 7/12/1955 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
 
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