Juan
Sapienza
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 7, 1926 in Colombia
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1955   
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 OKC PL $ 300,000  
1953 27 POR CL $ 350,000  
1954 28 POR CL $ 350,000  
1955 29 POR CL $ 450,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 450,000  
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 SD CL 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.0 0.0
  OKC PL 27 33 1 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 .303 .314 .333 .648 3.1 0.1
  TOT   34 43 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 6 .256 .283 .279 .562 3.1 0.1
    AAA   23 67 10 31 4 1 4 11 0 0 5 6 .463 .500 .731 1.231 18.9  
1953 27 POR CL 5 7 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 .429 .500 1.286 1.786 3.2 1.0
    AAA   124 507 86 183 38 1 25 107 2 1 52 70 .361 .420 .588 1.008 110.5  
1954 28 POR CL 58 85 9 26 8 0 2 18 0 0 4 14 .306 .337 .471 .808 13.8 1.9
1955 29 POR CL 72 90 14 32 4 0 3 16 1 0 5 9 .356 .388 .500 .888 15.8 2.9
4 Years Sim 169 225 25 72 14 1 6 42 1 0 12 29 .320 .352 .471 .824 35.9 5.9
2 Years AAA 147 574 96 214 42 2 29 118 2 1 57 76 .373 .433 .605 1.038 129.4  
162 Game Average 215 23 69 13 0 5 40 0 0 11 27 .320 .352 .471 .824 34.4  
Career Highs 72 90 14 32 8 1 3 18 1 0 5 14 .429 .500 1.286 1.786 15.8  
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   152 16 47 9 1 3 27 1 0 8 19 .309 .339 .441 .780 21.7
vs LH   73 9 25 5 0 3 15 0 0 4 10 .342 .380 .534 .914 13.2
Home 88 118 16 43 6 1 4 22 1 0 2 14 .364 .374 .534 .908 20.8
Away 81 107 9 29 8 0 2 20 0 0 10 15 .271 .331 .402 .732 14.1
RISP   73 0 26 3 1 2 35 0 0 6 9 .356 .395 .507 .902 13.6
Pinch Hitting   119 10 43 5 1 4 26 1 0 8 14 .361 .394 .521 .915 22.5
Close/Late   68 6 23 5 0 3 13 0 0 5 10 .338 .368 .544 .913 12.8
Mar/Apr 11 10 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .400 .455 .700 1.155 2.7
May 34 47 5 18 4 0 1 9 0 0 3 5 .383 .412 .532 .944 9.1
June 33 47 5 15 3 0 2 12 0 0 3 5 .319 .365 .511 .876 8.0
July 35 49 4 11 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 8 .224 .255 .327 .581 3.8
August 28 28 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 .321 .323 .357 .680 3.2
Sep/Oct 28 44 6 15 4 1 1 9 0 0 3 6 .341 .375 .545 .920 8.1
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   DWS
1952 26 SD CL 1B 2 1 13.4 17 0 0 1 1.000 11.42   0.0
  OKC PL 1B 9 3 42.6 53 1 1 5 .982 11.41   0.1
  TOT   1B 11 4 56.0 70 1 1 6 .986 11.41   0.1
1953 27 POR CL 1B 2 1 12.0 12 2 0 2 1.000 10.50   0.0
1954 28 POR CL 1B 14 12 107.7 96 14 0 8 1.000 9.20   0.3
1955 29 POR CL 1B 10 8 78.0 93 4 0 6 1.000 11.19   0.3
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 37 25 253.7 271 21 1 22 .997 10.36   0.7
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   38 25 254.7 271 21 1 22 .997 10.32   0.7
Career Highs   14 12 107.7 96 14 1 8 1.000 11.41    
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 29 POR CL 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Career Post-Season Batting 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
History
Drafted in 31st round, 606th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/11/1952, off Robert Stadler (HOL)
Was claimed off waivers by Oklahoma on 5/27/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oklahoma to Portland on 2/13/1953 (Going to OKC: P James Peden. Going to POR: 1B Juan Sapienza, 2B Robert George)
Hit first career homerun on 9/14/1953, off Herschel Matlock (SF)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
10/9/1954: Signed a contract extension with Portland, $450,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Series of the West with Portland in 1955