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Vinny
Velazquez		  
Nickname: Don't call me C
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 160
 
Born: February 9, 1924 in Puerto Rico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1954   
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 28 KC PL $ 6,770,000  
1953 29 KC PL $ 6,770,000  
1954 30 KC PL $ 6,770,000  
1955 31 OKC PL $ 6,770,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,770,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,770,000  
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 28 KC PL 138 517 109 157 31 3 33 86 1 5 73 76 .304 .399 .567 .965 104.9 16.8
1953 29 KC PL 138 483 105 137 38 7 18 91 16 12 87 51 .284 .405 .503 .909 99.1 15.0
1954 30 KC PL 144 524 93 138 34 6 24 90 19 16 96 67 .263 .380 .489 .869 96.7 12.8
1955 31 KC PL 93 306 47 75 18 5 11 43 8 10 70 53 .245 .387 .444 .832 55.0 7.0
  OKC PL 45 170 36 48 12 2 9 36 4 5 30 25 .282 .392 .535 .927 34.5 5.7
  TOT   138 476 83 123 30 7 20 79 12 15 100 78 .258 .389 .477 .866 89.5 12.7
4 Years Sim 558 2000 390 555 133 23 95 346 48 48 356 272 .278 .393 .510 .903 390.3 57.3
162 Game Average 580 113 161 38 6 27 100 13 13 103 78 .278 .393 .510 .903 113.3  
Career Highs 144 524 109 157 38 7 33 91 19 16 100 78 .304 .405 .567 .965 104.9  
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   1637 297 432 108 19 67 276 41 38 266 240 .264 .373 .476 .849 283.0
vs LH   363 93 123 25 4 28 70 7 10 90 32 .339 .476 .661 1.137 101.1
Home 275 989 176 266 62 8 37 152 25 26 168 139 .269 .379 .460 .840 169.6
Away 283 1011 214 289 71 15 58 194 23 22 188 133 .286 .406 .558 .964 214.4
RISP   547 0 152 38 10 23 225 0 0 136 68 .278 .421 .510 .931 119.7
Pinch Hitting   13 2 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 4 .385 .500 .615 1.115 3.7
Close/Late   212 42 58 13 2 12 36 0 0 41 28 .274 .405 .524 .929 43.4
Mar/Apr 62 230 47 74 15 3 20 54 4 7 35 26 .322 .422 .674 1.096 56.1
May 111 402 62 90 24 4 10 51 9 6 68 63 .224 .349 .378 .727 54.7
June 103 370 64 106 18 7 17 62 10 8 55 51 .286 .381 .511 .892 69.3
July 99 343 77 103 30 3 16 65 12 11 66 49 .300 .425 .545 .970 72.8
August 108 388 83 116 29 4 19 71 10 10 83 48 .299 .423 .541 .964 85.1
Sep/Oct 75 267 57 66 17 2 13 43 3 6 49 35 .247 .366 .472 .838 46.0
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 28 KC PL 3B 135 133 1188.7 77 280 16 20 .957 2.70   3.6
1953 29 KC PL 3B 135 135 1181.0 81 282 20 29 .948 2.77   4.7
    2B 1 1 8.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
1954 30 KC PL 3B 144 144 1285.7 103 293 18 27 .957 2.77   3.0
1955 31 KC PL 3B 92 86 757.1 52 137 9 12 .955 2.25   1.4
    CF 1 0 3.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.86   0.0
  OKC PL 3B 44 42 403.2 27 73 5 6 .952 2.23   0.8
    CF 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  3B 550 540 4815.6 340 1065 68 94 .954 2.63   13.6
  2B 1 1 8.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
  CF 1 0 5.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.74   0.0
Career Totals   552 541 4829.3 344 1067 68 94 .954 2.63   13.6
Career Highs   144 144 1285.7 103 293 20 29 .957 2.77    
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.
Slugging Pct
1952-4-.567
 OPS
1952-7-.965
 XR
1952-8-104.9
CAR-19-390.3
 Games
1952-8-138
1953-10-138
1954-1-144
1955-9-138
CAR-1-558
 At-Bats
1952-8-517
CAR-19-2000
 Runs
1952-3-109
1953-7-105
CAR-11-390
Total Bases
1952-4-293
CAR-21-1019
 Doubles
1953-9-38
CAR-19-133
 Triples
1953-7-7
CAR-30-23
 Homeruns
1952-4-33
1954-8-24
CAR-15-95
 RBIs
CAR-24-346
 Caught Stealing
1955-7-15
CAR-30-48
Walks
1953-7-87
1954-5-96
1955-5-100
CAR-9-356
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 31
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39
 
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  6. Aron Keitt (910)
  7. George Hoyle (908)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Theo Pettry (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off Tracy Dodson (MIN)
Hit 3 homeruns against Denver, driving in 5 runs on 7/9/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1952, hitting .474 with 7 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Minneapolis, driving in 4 runs on 9/20/1952
Won Platinum Glove Award at Third Base in 1954
Traded from Kansas City to Oklahoma on 7/31/1955 (Going to OKC: 3B Vinny Velazquez. Going to KC: 3B Albert Hwang, SS Bernal Morales)
 
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