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Eduardo
Garza		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 175
 
Born: December 7, 1920 in Cuba
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 32 SA PL $ 6,000,000  
1954 33 SA PL $ 6,000,000  
1955 34 HOU PL $ 6,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,000,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 32 SA PL $ 6,000,000  
1954 33 SA PL $ 6,000,000  
1955 34 HOU PL $ 6,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,000,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000  
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
1953 32 SA PL 15 17 .469 38 38 13 3 0 276.0 290 153 21 145 166 4.99 .278 .364 .393 .757 15.6
1954 33 SA PL 12 20 .375 38 38 16 2 0 295.3 311 152 18 141 186 4.63 .277 .357 .368 .725 18.1
1955 34 HOU PL 21 12 .636 39 39 14 4 0 294.3 287 133 23 133 182 4.07 .256 .335 .362 .697 20.1
3 Years Sim 48 49 .495 115 115 43 9 0 865.7 888 438 62 419 534 4.55 .270 .351 .374 .726 53.8
Season Average 16 16 .500 38 38 14 3 0 288.6 296 146 20 139 178 4.55 .270 .351 .374 .726  
Career Highs 21 20 .636 39 39 16 4 0 295.3 311 153 23 145 186 4.99 .278 .364 .393 .757  
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   448 221 30 194 298   .262 .337 .355 .692
vs LH   440 217 32 225 236   .279 .369 .395 .764
Home 23 19 .548 55 55 19 5 0 432.7 442 200 22 209 277 4.16 .270 .353 .359 .711
Away 25 30 .455 60 60 24 4 0 433.0 446 238 40 210 257 4.95 .270 .352 .390 .742
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 12 12 7 1 0 81.7 99 55 7 41 44 6.06 .307 .386 .432 .817
May 13 6 .684 22 22 13 5 0 181.0 161 60 10 81 123 2.98 .242 .325 .328 .653
June 8 12 .400 23 23 7 1 0 173.7 184 104 12 99 101 5.39 .277 .370 .392 .763
July 9 9 .500 21 21 5 0 0 154.3 156 80 10 78 88 4.67 .267 .353 .368 .722
August 7 9 .438 22 22 5 0 0 157.0 172 84 13 64 103 4.82 .284 .352 .394 .747
Sep/Oct 6 6 .500 15 15 6 2 0 118.0 116 55 10 56 75 4.20 .258 .341 .354 .695
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
1953 32 SA PL 38 102 4 5 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 32 .049 .058 .088 .146 -4.7 0.0
1954 33 SA PL 38 105 5 7 3 0 0 4 1 2 9 38 .067 .169 .095 .265 -0.8 0.0
1955 34 HOU PL 39 108 7 8 4 2 0 7 2 0 2 47 .074 .091 .148 .239 -1.9 0.0
3 Years Sim 115 315 16 20 11 2 0 19 3 2 12 117 .063 .108 .111 .220 -7.4 0.0
162 Game Average 443 22 28 15 2 0 26 4 2 16 164 .063 .108 .111 .220 -10.4  
Career Highs 39 108 7 8 4 2 0 8 2 2 9 47 .074 .169 .148 .265 -0.8  
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   234 8 14 7 2 0 12 2 0 7 88 .060 .102 .107 .208 -8.8
vs LH   81 8 6 4 0 0 7 1 2 5 29 .074 .128 .123 .251 -2.1
Home 55 147 10 10 6 1 0 8 2 1 9 58 .068 .127 .122 .250 -3.2
Away 60 168 6 10 5 1 0 11 1 1 3 59 .060 .091 .101 .193 -7.6
RISP   82 0 6 2 1 0 16 0 0 0 35 .073 .083 .122 .205 -3.3
Close/Late   24 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .042 .080 .083 .163 -1.5
Mar/Apr 12 34 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 .059 .086 .147 .233 -1.3
May 22 61 5 7 5 1 0 7 1 0 1 20 .115 .129 .230 .359 0.5
June 23 64 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 .016 .074 .031 .105 -4.3
July 21 56 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 25 .071 .161 .089 .251 -1.5
August 22 55 3 4 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 25 .073 .119 .109 .228 -1.6
Sep/Oct 15 45 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .044 .065 .067 .132 -2.6
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    
1953 32 SA PL P 38 38 276.0 11 38 0 4 1.000 1.60    
1954 33 SA PL P 38 38 295.3 15 43 1 2 .983 1.77    
1955 34 HOU PL P 39 39 294.3 16 39 1 0 .982 1.68    
Career Totals   115 115 865.7 42 120 2 6 .988 1.68    
Career Highs   39 39 295.3 16 43 1 4 1.000 1.77    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1955 34 HOU PL 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 22 15 5 16 10 6.87 .297 .422 .622 1.044
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 22 15 5 16 10 6.87 .297 .422 .622 1.044
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 34 HOU PL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143
Career Post-Season Batting 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-10-4.07
 Wins
1955-3-21
CAR-33-48
 Losses
1953-2-17
1954-2-20
1955-9-12
CAR-17-49
 Winning Pct
1955-8-.636
 Games Started
1953-4-38
1954-3-38
1955-1-39
CAR-33-115
 Complete Games
1953-9-13
1954-3-16
1955-4-14
CAR-20-43
Shutouts
1953-3-3
1954-3-2
1955-1-4
CAR-5-9
 Innings Pitched
1953-8-276.0
1954-2-295.3
1955-3-294.3
CAR-33-865.7
 Hits Allowed
1953-10-290
1954-4-311
1955-3-287
CAR-33-888
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-42-62
 Strikeouts
1953-10-166
1955-10-182
CAR-34-534
 Walks Allowed
1953-1-145
1954-4-141
1955-3-133
CAR-8-419
OSLG
1953-6-.393
1954-4-.368
1955-5-.362
 OOPS
1955-6-.697
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 40
 
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  1. Christopher Leatherwood (969)
  2. Tracy Dodson (965)
  3. Gary Wadsworth (961)
  4. Osvaldo Valtierra (957)
  5. Antonio Padula (957)
  6. Billy Delucia (953)
  7. Joshua Stephens (946)
  8. Walter Meas (946)
  9. Matt Freeborn (945)
  10. Winfred Converse (944)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dante Ruiz (987)
  2. Alexander Lenihan (984)
  3. Carl Nicosia (982)
  4. James Leggett (975)
  5. Fabian Cordova (973)
  6. Gerald Adkisson (967)
  7. Steven Caesar (966)
  8. Joshua Stephens (959)
  9. Juan Daggett (952)
  10. Harry Frink (951)
History
Moved to the US and entered the free agent pool in 1953
Signed as a free agent by San Antonio on 2/20/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Earned first career win on 4/16/1953
Had first career hit (double) on 5/16/1953, off George Ogren (MIN)
Traded from San Antonio to Houston on 2/13/1955 (Going to HOU: P Eduardo Garza, SS Tony Mauer. Going to SA: 2B Jason Seger)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1955, going 6-2, 1.83
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1955, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1955, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
 
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