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Luis
Villalba		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: April 4, 1921 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1952    1953    1955   
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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 31 KC PL $ 6,340,000  
1953 32 KC PL $ 6,340,000  
1954 33 KC PL $ 6,340,000  
1955 34 KC PL $ 6,340,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,340,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,340,000  
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 31 KC PL 127 424 71 144 47 7 10 80 3 1 53 61 .340 .421 .554 .975 87.0 15.7
1953 32 KC PL 128 478 83 163 39 5 8 63 6 2 55 57 .341 .411 .494 .905 88.8 14.7
1954 33 KC PL 85 297 45 89 37 4 2 47 1 0 45 50 .300 .389 .471 .860 52.0 7.6
1955 34 KC PL 116 387 33 106 20 1 2 49 0 0 32 81 .274 .333 .346 .680 45.4 4.2
4 Years Sim 456 1586 232 502 143 17 22 239 10 3 185 249 .317 .391 .470 .861 273.2 42.2
162 Game Average 563 82 178 50 6 7 84 3 1 65 88 .317 .391 .470 .861 97.1  
Career Highs 128 478 83 163 47 7 10 80 6 2 55 81 .341 .421 .554 .975 88.8  
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   1299 186 397 108 14 17 185 6 3 147 202 .306 .380 .450 .830 209.3
vs LH   287 46 105 35 3 5 54 4 0 38 47 .366 .439 .561 1.000 62.7
Home 220 787 112 264 76 11 11 117 3 2 83 121 .335 .402 .502 .904 142.9
Away 236 799 120 238 67 6 11 122 7 1 102 128 .298 .380 .438 .818 129.1
RISP   427 0 143 42 2 6 192 0 0 66 61 .335 .415 .485 .900 82.6
Pinch Hitting   48 5 17 3 1 1 12 0 0 6 4 .354 .429 .521 .949 9.7
Close/Late   168 27 60 17 2 1 24 0 0 32 34 .357 .458 .500 .958 36.3
Mar/Apr 54 191 34 65 22 3 3 38 2 0 28 30 .340 .429 .534 .963 39.6
May 101 309 37 92 31 3 2 46 3 0 48 49 .298 .388 .437 .825 52.3
June 96 330 43 93 20 3 1 38 3 1 32 54 .282 .356 .370 .725 41.8
July 91 335 49 114 31 3 7 55 0 1 32 47 .340 .396 .513 .910 61.4
August 78 296 42 99 24 4 7 51 1 0 26 51 .334 .394 .514 .908 53.6
Sep/Oct 36 125 27 39 15 1 2 11 1 1 19 18 .312 .411 .496 .907 23.3
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 31 KC PL C 120 106 966.3 577 79 14 0 .979 6.11 141 53 .376 2 6.7
1953 32 KC PL C 116 111 981.7 580 92 11 0 .984 6.16 183 67 .366 5 7.0
    2B 7 7 62.0 15 25 3 9 .930 5.81 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 33 KC PL C 81 75 669.3 340 74 11 3 .974 5.57 153 60 .392 2 3.9
1955 34 KC PL C 109 96 876.7 586 93 13 0 .981 6.97 201 67 .333 1 6.3
  C 426 388 3494.0 2083 338 49 3 .980 6.24 678 247 .364 10 23.9
  2B 7 7 62.0 15 25 3 9 .930 5.81 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   434 396 3564.0 2099 363 52 12 .979 6.22 678 247 .364 10 24.1
Career Highs   124 119 1051.7 596 117 14 9 .981 6.97 201 67 .392 5  
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.
Batting Average
1953-9-.341
 Slugging Pct
1952-10-.535*
 OPS
1952-10-.944*
 Doubles
1952-2-47
1953-7-39
CAR-9-143
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 11
   Hall of Fame Standards: 49
 
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  1. Eric Linder (967)
  2. Robert Roquemore (966)
  3. Samuel Gluck (964)
  4. Jerry Barber (958)
  5. Marvin Schull (956)
  6. Thomas Harmon (950)
  7. Mark Leonard (932)
  8. Ernest Flake (931)
  9. Larry Dancer (918)
  10. Jimmy Hildreth (913)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 68th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/14/1952, off Tracy Dodson (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1952, off Andrew Muller (OMA)
Injured on 4/20/1952 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1952, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Won Platinum Glove Award at Catcher in 1952
Had 6 hits with 1 RBI against San Antonio on 8/29/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1953, hitting .667 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Won Platinum Glove Award at Catcher in 1953
Injured on 7/30/1954 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks
8/4/1955: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $2,590,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 9/1/1955 with a Broken Skull, out for 10 weeks
Won Platinum Glove Award at Catcher in 1955
 
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