Abraham
Mendoza
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 25, 1925 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 27 MIN PL $ 350,000  
1953 28 MIN PL $ 650,000  
1954 29 MIN PL $ 650,000  
1955 30 SF CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 650,000  
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 27 SEA CL 47 160 22 44 9 0 5 25 9 3 15 31 .275 .335 .425 .760 22.7 3.4
  MIN PL 72 215 21 54 9 0 3 28 11 4 16 42 .251 .305 .335 .640 22.0 1.0
  TOT   119 375 43 98 18 0 8 53 20 7 31 73 .261 .318 .373 .691 44.7 4.4
1953 28 MIN PL 79 106 16 32 8 0 2 12 6 2 7 21 .302 .348 .434 .782 16.0 2.3
1954 29 MIN PL 56 74 12 17 4 1 3 11 3 1 2 7 .230 .260 .432 .692 7.7 0.4
1955 30 SF CL 40 91 11 18 5 0 1 7 6 0 9 16 .198 .267 .286 .553 7.8 0.1
    AA   23 66 12 16 1 1 2 6 4 0 8 13 .242 .324 .379 .703 9.3  
4 Years Sim 294 646 82 165 35 1 14 83 35 10 49 117 .255 .309 .378 .687 76.2 7.2
1 Years AA 23 66 12 16 1 1 2 6 4 0 8 13 .242 .324 .379 .703 9.3  
162 Game Average 355 45 90 19 0 7 45 19 5 27 64 .255 .309 .378 .687 42.0  
Career Highs 119 375 43 98 18 1 8 53 20 7 31 73 .302 .348 .434 .782 44.7  
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   575 74 155 33 0 13 72 29 8 46 98 .270 .325 .395 .720 75.0
vs LH   71 8 10 2 1 1 11 6 2 3 19 .141 .182 .239 .421 2.5
Home 148 337 44 84 17 1 8 48 18 1 30 57 .249 .314 .377 .691 42.6
Away 146 309 38 81 18 0 6 35 17 9 19 60 .262 .304 .379 .683 34.9
RISP   187 0 44 9 0 7 69 0 0 10 39 .235 .272 .396 .668 20.2
Pinch Hitting   50 9 16 6 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .320 .370 .440 .810 7.1
Close/Late   87 19 24 6 0 1 6 0 0 4 17 .276 .304 .379 .684 9.6
Mar/Apr 25 47 4 11 1 0 1 7 3 0 3 9 .234 .275 .319 .594 4.8
May 57 131 17 35 4 1 4 17 7 4 9 26 .267 .314 .405 .719 16.5
June 67 159 19 38 10 0 4 17 9 0 11 25 .239 .289 .377 .666 18.7
July 62 129 16 35 10 0 2 20 5 3 8 21 .271 .312 .395 .707 15.2
August 51 108 12 30 3 0 3 15 5 2 10 21 .278 .339 .389 .728 14.7
Sep/Oct 32 72 14 16 7 0 0 7 6 1 8 15 .222 .317 .319 .637 7.6
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   DWS
1952 27 SEA CL SS 44 42 402.5 62 122 12 23 .939 4.11   1.8
  MIN PL SS 68 65 530.6 82 161 16 31 .938 4.12   1.1
  TOT   SS 112 107 933.1 144 283 28 54 .938 4.12   2.9
1953 28 MIN PL SS 45 19 213.7 40 72 1 11 .991 4.72   1.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1954 29 MIN PL SS 26 6 94.0 9 40 3 5 .942 4.69   0.4
    2B 9 8 72.0 17 18 2 2 .946 4.38   0.2
1955 30 SF CL SS 26 22 207.7 37 80 3 18 .975 5.07   1.5
  SS 209 154 1448.4 230 475 35 88 .953 4.38   5.9
  2B 9 8 72.0 17 18 2 2 .946 4.38   0.2
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   219 162 1521.4 248 493 37 90 .952 4.38   6.1
Career Highs   112 107 933.1 144 283 28 54 .991 5.07    
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  1. Renato Diaz (982)
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  4. Dwain Carter (968)
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  6. Ray Card (966)
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History
Drafted in 24th round, 466th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/17/1952, off Jack Hitchcock (POR)
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1952, off Stephen Talty (SF)
Traded from Seattle to Minneapolis on 6/23/1952 (Going to MIN: P Harry Pettitt, P Nathaniel Richardson, SS Abraham Mendoza. Going to SEA: P Michael Donnelly, P John Nolen, SS Dwain Carter)
10/1/1952: Signed a contract extension with Minneapolis, $650,000 per year, for 3 years
Released by Minneapolis on 4/14/1955
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 5/12/1955 to a minor league deal