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Santiago
Sandoval		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 10, 1924 in Dominican Republic
 
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 27 OAK CL $ 1,964,286  
1953 28 SAC CL $ 2,590,000  
1954 29 SAC CL $ 2,590,000  
1955 30 SAC CL $ 2,590,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,964,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,590,000  
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 OAK CL 100 315 44 100 15 3 3 41 1 0 16 41 .317 .354 .413 .767 44.0 6.8
1953 28 SAC CL 69 229 30 75 11 2 2 21 0 0 11 34 .328 .357 .419 .776 32.1 5.0
1954 29 SAC CL 93 295 48 89 22 1 6 41 0 1 24 54 .302 .354 .444 .798 42.7 6.0
1955 30 SAC CL 115 418 44 110 31 1 3 54 1 3 34 88 .263 .322 .364 .686 47.9 4.7
4 Years Sim 377 1257 166 374 79 7 14 157 2 4 85 217 .298 .344 .405 .749 166.7 22.5
162 Game Average 540 71 160 33 3 6 67 0 1 36 93 .298 .344 .405 .749 71.6  
Career Highs 115 418 48 110 31 3 6 54 1 3 34 88 .328 .357 .444 .798 47.9  
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   976 129 280 55 6 12 117 1 4 60 179 .287 .330 .392 .722 119.1
vs LH   281 37 94 24 1 2 40 1 0 25 38 .335 .392 .448 .841 45.4
Home 197 648 89 209 47 3 5 87 1 2 48 104 .323 .368 .427 .796 94.9
Away 180 609 77 165 32 4 9 70 1 2 37 113 .271 .317 .381 .698 69.7
RISP   355 0 99 24 2 3 128 0 0 30 73 .279 .330 .383 .713 44.3
Pinch Hitting   57 8 19 2 1 1 10 0 0 7 11 .333 .400 .456 .856 10.2
Close/Late   142 30 45 7 0 4 23 0 0 14 22 .317 .386 .451 .837 23.2
Mar/Apr 46 129 17 34 5 1 1 17 0 1 13 23 .264 .329 .341 .670 14.6
May 77 270 28 85 14 2 3 39 2 1 15 47 .315 .350 .415 .764 36.9
June 82 274 43 95 18 0 4 26 0 0 13 47 .347 .387 .456 .843 42.5
July 61 221 30 61 20 1 1 23 0 1 20 42 .276 .333 .389 .722 27.5
August 59 205 24 48 14 1 4 31 0 0 13 42 .234 .283 .371 .653 20.7
Sep/Oct 52 158 24 51 8 2 1 21 0 1 11 16 .323 .368 .418 .786 22.4
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 27 OAK CL C 90 74 689.3 493 38 6 0 .989 6.93 91 23 .253 5 3.0
1953 28 SAC CL C 63 51 473.0 303 22 6 0 .982 6.18 89 13 .146 0 2.4
1954 29 SAC CL C 76 70 632.3 377 52 5 2 .988 6.11 117 29 .248 1 4.1
1955 30 SAC CL C 112 112 983.7 656 66 10 0 .986 6.61 153 40 .261 3 5.8
Career Totals   341 307 2778.3 1829 178 27 2 .987 6.50 450 105 .233 9 15.3
Career Highs   112 112 983.7 656 66 10 2 .989 6.93 153 40 .261 5  
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Larry Dancer (978)
  2. Ernest Flake (960)
  3. Long Daniel (951)
  4. Robert Nicol (949)
  5. James Crumble (933)
  6. Kelvin Hinton (929)
  7. Bill Galan (925)
  8. Richard Dubose (924)
  9. Daniel McCune (917)
  10. Jerry Barber (913)
History
Drafted in 15th round, 291st overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Billy Delucia (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1952, off James Leggett (SF)
Injured on 7/2/1952 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Sacramento on 2/23/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $2,590,000 per year
Injured on 8/1/1953 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 4 weeks
8/18/1955: Signed a contract extension with Sacramento, $2,657,016 per year, for 3 years
 
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