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Alex
Sainz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: May 10, 1927 in Puerto Rico
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 25 VAN CL $ 1,664,286  
1953 26 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 27 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1955 28 VAN CL $ 2,445,714  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,445,714  
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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 25 VAN CL $ 1,664,286  
1953 26 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 27 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1955 28 VAN CL $ 2,445,714  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,445,714  
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 25 VAN CL 0 5 .000 7 7 3 0 0 53.7 59 37 8 22 27 6.21 .280 .347 .474 .821 0.0
    AAA   11 5 .688 21 21 5 2 0 144.7 169 68 12 37 112 4.23 .290 .333 .409 .742  
1953 26 VAN CL 7 5 .583 50 0 0 0 8 52.7 55 25 5 17 28 4.27 .272 .324 .406 .730 6.7
1954 27 VAN CL 5 5 .500 36 0 0 0 7 35.3 32 11 1 17 18 2.80 .244 .325 .321 .645 7.0
1955 28 VAN CL 16 13 .552 37 37 8 1 0 261.3 296 125 31 71 146 4.30 .284 .330 .433 .763 15.0
4 Years Sim 28 28 .500 130 44 11 1 15 403.0 442 198 45 127 219 4.42 .279 .331 .426 .757 28.7
1 Years AAA 11 5 .688 21 21 5 2 0 144.7 169 68 12 37 112 4.23 .290 .333 .409 .742  
Season Average 7 7 .500 32 11 2 0 3 100.7 110 49 11 31 54 4.42 .279 .331 .426 .757  
Career Highs 16 13 .583 50 37 8 1 8 261.3 296 125 31 71 146 6.21 .284 .347 .474 .821  
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   239 100 22 73 136   .252 .305 .379 .684
vs LH   203 98 23 54 83   .320 .373 .496 .869
Home 14 14 .500 64 22 4 1 6 201.0 228 101 26 61 102 4.52 .285 .336 .439 .775
Away 14 14 .500 66 22 7 0 9 202.0 214 97 19 66 117 4.32 .272 .329 .412 .741
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 18 7 2 0 6 59.0 74 32 11 15 31 4.88 .307 .348 .519 .866
May 4 6 .400 30 10 2 0 6 94.3 85 42 6 35 51 4.01 .241 .310 .352 .662
June 5 5 .500 21 7 1 0 1 67.7 79 34 8 22 33 4.52 .287 .340 .418 .758
July 5 5 .500 24 7 1 0 2 61.7 87 39 8 15 41 5.69 .332 .368 .515 .883
August 6 4 .600 21 8 4 1 0 76.0 69 32 9 24 46 3.79 .244 .303 .375 .677
Sep/Oct 6 4 .600 16 5 1 0 0 44.3 48 19 3 16 17 3.86 .279 .340 .407 .747
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 25 VAN CL 7 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .136 .136 .136 .273 -0.3 0.0
1955 28 VAN CL 37 99 11 19 5 0 0 15 0 0 3 38 .192 .219 .242 .461 5.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 44 121 11 22 5 0 0 15 0 0 3 48 .182 .205 .223 .428 4.9 0.0
162 Game Average 445 40 81 18 0 0 55 0 0 11 176 .182 .205 .223 .428 18.2  
Career Highs 37 99 11 19 5 0 0 15 0 0 3 38 .192 .219 .242 .461 5.2  
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   96 9 17 5 0 0 12 0 0 2 42 .177 .200 .229 .429 2.7
vs LH   25 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .200 .222 .200 .422 0.9
Home 22 59 7 10 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 22 .169 .183 .220 .404 1.3
Away 22 62 4 12 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 26 .194 .224 .226 .450 2.3
RISP   42 0 11 2 0 0 15 0 0 0 16 .262 .250 .310 .560 3.0
Close/Late   7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
Mar/Apr 7 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.7
May 10 26 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .231 .310 .231 .541 1.8
June 7 21 3 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .190 .190 .333 .524 1.0
July 7 17 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .235 .222 .235 .458 0.8
August 8 21 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .190 .217 .190 .408 0.7
Sep/Oct 5 16 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .250 .375 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 25 VAN CL P 7 7 53.7 1 9 1 0 .909 1.68    
1953 26 VAN CL P 50 0 52.7 6 3 0 0 1.000 1.54    
1954 27 VAN CL P 36 0 35.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.76    
1955 28 VAN CL P 37 37 261.3 16 18 2 2 .944 1.17    
Career Totals   130 44 403.0 23 33 3 2 .949 1.25    
Career Highs   50 37 261.3 16 18 2 2 1.000 1.68    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1955-10-16
 Saves
CAR-49-15
 Games Pitched
1953-8-50
 Games Started
1955-3-37
 Hits Allowed
1955-3-296
 Homeruns Allowed
1955-2-31
Walks per 9IP
1955-7-2.4
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 8
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 112nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/18/1952, off Nathaniel Richardson (SEA)
Injured on 9/2/1952 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/14/1953
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,445,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/3/1955 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1955, winning 2 games with a 1.10 ERA
 
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