Alejo
Torralbo
 
Nickname: Sore Arm
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 1, 1919 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1954   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 33 HOU PL $ 3,450,000  
1953 34 LAA CL $ 2,900,000  
1954 35 DEN PL $ 2,900,000  
1955 36 DEN PL $ 1,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000  
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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 33 HOU PL $ 3,450,000  
1953 34 LAA CL $ 2,900,000  
1954 35 DEN PL $ 2,900,000  
1955 36 DEN PL $ 1,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000  
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 33 HOU PL 13 17 .433 38 38 15 1 0 287.0 281 144 22 123 237 4.52 .258 .349 .396 .745 14.6
1953 34 DAL PL 10 6 .625 26 19 4 0 4 140.0 160 85 14 69 110 5.46 .296 .383 .451 .834 7.2
  LAA CL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2
  TOT   10 6 .625 27 20 4 0 4 141.0 160 85 14 69 110 5.43 .294 .381 .449 .830 7.4
1954 35 DEN PL 9 10 .474 22 19 8 0 1 148.3 141 83 32 55 131 5.04 .250 .334 .480 .814 6.9
1955 36 DEN PL 2 2 .500 20 4 0 0 0 44.7 55 35 11 27 36 7.05 .299 .395 .543 .939 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 9.7 6 1 0 7 8 0.93 .171 .310 .171 .481  
4 Years Sim 34 35 .493 107 81 27 1 5 621.0 637 347 79 274 514 5.03 .268 .357 .439 .796 28.9
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 9.7 6 1 0 7 8 0.93 .171 .310 .171 .481  
Season Average 8 8 .500 26 20 6 0 1 155.2 159 86 19 68 128 5.03 .268 .357 .439 .796  
Career Highs 13 17 .625 38 38 15 1 4 287.0 281 144 32 123 237 7.05 .299 .395 .543 .939  
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   315 168 39 120 301   .249 .314 .401 .715
vs LH   322 179 40 154 213   .289 .375 .483 .858
Home 21 13 .618 58 39 14 1 2 323.7 306 161 38 154 265 4.48 .250 .334 .423 .757
Away 13 22 .371 49 42 13 0 3 297.3 331 186 41 120 249 5.63 .286 .353 .457 .810
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 12 8 1 1 0 67.3 71 32 7 37 38 4.28 .280 .371 .453 .824
May 11 4 .733 28 24 6 0 0 169.7 192 106 26 66 150 5.62 .285 .349 .490 .838
June 9 6 .600 21 16 5 0 0 127.3 135 69 15 66 97 4.88 .276 .362 .434 .796
July 3 8 .273 17 13 6 0 0 100.3 91 54 9 45 93 4.84 .245 .326 .368 .694
August 5 5 .500 18 10 6 0 5 82.3 63 36 13 28 73 3.94 .213 .281 .378 .659
Sep/Oct 2 8 .200 11 10 3 0 0 74.0 85 50 9 32 63 6.08 .287 .357 .473 .830
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 33 HOU PL 38 110 6 10 2 0 0 3 1 1 3 34 .091 .122 .109 .231 -2.8 0.0
1953 34 DAL PL 26 55 5 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 .200 .254 .255 .509 3.2 0.0
  LAA CL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   27 55 5 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 .200 .254 .255 .509 3.2 0.0
1954 35 DEN PL 22 61 3 11 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 21 .180 .180 .246 .426 1.7 0.0
1955 36 DEN PL 21 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7 0.0
4 Years Sim 108 240 14 33 9 0 0 9 2 2 7 72 .138 .165 .175 .340 1.4 0.0
162 Game Average 360 21 49 13 0 0 13 3 3 10 108 .138 .165 .175 .340 2.1  
Career Highs 38 110 6 11 4 0 0 4 1 1 4 34 .200 .254 .255 .509 3.2  
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   179 9 21 5 0 0 6 2 2 5 56 .117 .146 .145 .291 -2.1
vs LH   61 5 12 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 16 .197 .219 .262 .481 2.9
Home 59 114 5 15 5 0 0 5 0 1 4 34 .132 .168 .175 .344 0.1
Away 49 126 9 18 4 0 0 4 2 1 3 38 .143 .162 .175 .336 0.6
RISP   75 0 8 1 0 0 9 0 0 5 26 .107 .171 .120 .291 -0.5
Close/Late   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.6
Mar/Apr 12 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .136 .208 .136 .345 0.0
May 28 69 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 27 .072 .111 .072 .184 -2.8
June 22 50 7 13 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .260 .275 .340 .615 4.2
July 17 39 1 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .179 .175 .256 .431 1.1
August 12 29 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .069 .100 .069 .169 -1.3
Sep/Oct 10 31 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 16 .097 .125 .161 .286 -0.5
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 33 HOU PL P 38 38 287.0 7 28 2 3 .946 1.10    
1953 34 DAL PL P 26 19 140.0 10 16 1 1 .963 1.67    
  LAA CL P 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  TOT   P 27 20 141.0 10 16 1 1 .963 1.66    
1954 35 DEN PL P 22 19 148.3 4 22 1 0 .963 1.58    
1955 36 DEN PL P 20 4 44.7 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.02    
Career Totals   107 81 621.0 23 74 4 4 .960 1.41    
Career Highs   38 38 287.0 10 28 2 3 1.000 2.02    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1954 35 DEN PL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1952-5-17
Winning Pct
1953-6-.625
Games Started
1952-6-38
Complete Games
1952-6-15
Shutouts
1952-9-1
Innings Pitched
1952-7-287.0
Homeruns Allowed
1954-5-32
CAR-28-79
Strikeouts
1952-3-237
CAR-39-514
Walks Allowed
1952-10-123
CAR-37-274
Hits per 9IP
1952-8-8.8
1954-9-8.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-8-7.4
1954-6-7.9
WHiP
1954-6-1.32
OAVG
1952-8-.258
1954-9-.250
OSLG
1952-7-.396
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
 
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 212nd overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/16/1952
Had first career hit on 5/28/1952, off Roland Greenman (DAL)
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/22/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $2,900,000 per year
Traded from Dallas to Los Angeles on 8/19/1953 (Going to DAL: CF Abraham Chee. Going to LAA: LF Faustino Castaneda, P Alejo Torralbo)
Traded from Los Angeles to Denver on 2/20/1954 (Going to LA: P Jose Corrales, 1B John Campbell, 2B Robert Yamamoto. Going to DEN: P Alejo Torralbo)
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 2/22/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year