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Walter
Salgado		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 11, 1926 in Mexico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1953    1955   
All-Star Selections 1952   
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 NO PL $ 3,514,286  
1953 27 NO PL $ 3,850,000  
1954 28 SA PL $ 15,000,000  
1955 29 VAN CL $ 15,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,514,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 15,000,000  
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 NO PL 137 482 92 158 28 1 16 85 6 8 67 59 .328 .408 .490 .897 94.3 16.6
1953 27 NO PL 138 486 87 152 30 3 14 94 14 14 55 58 .313 .383 .473 .856 81.9 13.8
1954 28 SA PL 138 502 72 146 20 4 19 70 18 10 53 66 .291 .363 .460 .823 84.0 9.4
1955 29 SA PL 41 160 28 55 15 1 3 21 2 4 20 27 .344 .421 .506 .927 30.3 5.3
  VAN CL 96 348 43 99 9 3 6 48 4 9 34 48 .284 .351 .379 .730 45.4 5.6
  TOT   137 508 71 154 24 4 9 69 6 13 54 75 .303 .373 .419 .792 75.7 11.0
4 Years Sim 550 1978 322 610 102 12 58 318 44 45 229 258 .308 .382 .460 .842 336.0 50.7
162 Game Average 582 94 179 30 3 17 93 12 13 67 75 .308 .382 .460 .842 99.0  
Career Highs 138 508 92 158 30 4 19 94 18 14 67 75 .328 .408 .490 .897 94.3  
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   1527 238 475 74 11 48 238 31 35 178 189 .311 .383 .468 .852 258.7
vs LH   451 84 135 28 1 10 80 13 10 51 69 .299 .375 .432 .808 69.7
Home 272 951 153 277 43 8 24 134 18 21 117 136 .291 .373 .429 .802 146.4
Away 278 1027 169 333 59 4 34 184 26 24 112 122 .324 .390 .489 .879 182.1
RISP   580 0 180 27 1 19 248 0 0 90 79 .310 .393 .459 .851 106.5
Pinch Hitting   46 6 16 2 1 0 5 0 0 6 8 .348 .423 .435 .858 8.1
Close/Late   190 29 50 10 1 8 31 0 0 29 28 .263 .362 .453 .815 31.7
Mar/Apr 57 210 43 76 13 0 11 40 6 5 19 28 .362 .408 .581 .989 44.3
May 104 367 63 110 21 2 6 45 11 8 55 57 .300 .394 .417 .811 59.8
June 104 361 55 99 15 7 11 53 9 6 42 44 .274 .349 .446 .795 55.7
July 100 367 59 115 17 1 15 67 6 7 28 48 .313 .372 .488 .859 60.0
August 112 403 72 128 25 1 8 69 7 10 57 45 .318 .405 .444 .849 68.6
Sep/Oct 73 270 30 82 11 1 7 44 5 9 28 36 .304 .364 .430 .794 40.0
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 NO PL 2B 114 109 957.3 210 394 6 76 .990 5.68   5.3
    SS 20 16 145.3 27 44 5 5 .934 4.40   0.4
1953 27 NO PL 2B 130 123 1093.0 236 431 5 82 .993 5.49   6.5
    3B 1 1 8.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.16   0.0
    SS 4 0 7.7 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.70   0.0
1954 28 SA PL 2B 113 108 958.0 234 317 4 67 .993 5.18   4.4
    SS 23 11 121.3 20 38 1 5 .983 4.30   0.6
1955 29 SA PL 2B 37 36 335.8 77 121 3 27 .985 5.31   1.2
    SS 3 1 14.7 1 4 0 1 1.000 3.06   0.0
  VAN CL 2B 86 84 711.8 162 257 6 58 .986 5.30   3.1
    SS 8 3 31.3 3 10 1 1 .929 3.74   0.1
  2B 480 460 4055.9 919 1520 24 310 .990 5.41   20.4
  SS 58 31 320.3 53 98 7 13 .956 4.24   1.2
  3B 1 1 8.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.16   0.0
Career Totals   539 492 4384.6 974 1618 31 323 .988 5.32   21.6
Career Highs   136 125 1109.0 254 438 11 87 .993 5.51    
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.
XR
CAR-36-336.0
 Games
1953-10-138
CAR-7-550
 At-Bats
CAR-24-1978
 Runs
CAR-45-322
 Hits
CAR-23-610
 Total Bases
CAR-33-910
Singles
CAR-21-438
 Homeruns
CAR-42-58
 RBIs
CAR-39-318
 Caught Stealing
CAR-32-45
 Walks
CAR-35-229
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Victor Bell (HOU)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Omaha on 8/2/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
Won Platinum Glove Award at Second Base in 1953
Signed as a free agent by San Antonio on 2/28/1954 to a 3-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year
Traded from San Antonio to Vancouver on 6/2/1955 (Going to VAN: 2B Walter Salgado. Going to SA: P Kenneth Knapp, P Bruce Barrier, P James Durbin)
Won Platinum Glove Award at Second Base in 1955
 
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