#23 Ron Santo, Third Base, 28 yrs, Minnesota Twins Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ron Santo
2/25/1940 28 USA,WA, 6"0 190
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,100,000 1969 8 Year(s), 26 Days (1402 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 26 Days (1402 total Days) 8 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 8 (Range), .936 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 10 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | DET | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 7-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | OAK | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | OAK | L 6-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @BAL | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/3 | @CLE | W 12-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/5 | CLE | L 2-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/6 | @NYY | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/8 | BAL | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 528 | 127 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 92 | 97 | 102 | 135 | .241 | .362 | .443 | .805 | .816 | .203 |
Projected | 154 | 528 | 127 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 92 | 97 | 102 | 135 | .241 | .362 | .443 | .805 | .816 | .203 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 633 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 234 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 90.6 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 196 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .335 | .413 | .748 |
vs. RHP | 332 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .378 | .461 | .838 |
Close/Late | 57 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .300 | .246 | .546 |
Scoring Position | 137 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .390 | .547 | .937 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .250 | .550 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 254 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 72 | .224 | .370 | .382 | .752 |
Road | 77 | 274 | 70 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 63 | .255 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
March/April | 24 | 89 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 26 | .191 | .291 | .360 | .651 |
May | 25 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 19 | .205 | .379 | .356 | .735 |
June | 26 | 91 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | .264 | .380 | .495 | .874 |
July | 22 | 85 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 24 | .271 | .354 | .459 | .813 |
August | 26 | 92 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 28 | .228 | .330 | .478 | .808 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 98 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 21 | .276 | .424 | .490 | .914 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1960 | 19 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .328 | .393 | .722 | WS1 |
1961 | 162 | 624 | 157 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 89 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .323 | .391 | .714 | WS1 |
1962 | 157 | 554 | 146 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 93 | 87 | 69 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .343 | .446 | .789 | MIN |
1963 | 151 | 556 | 131 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 2 | 0 | .236 | .335 | .410 | .745 | MIN |
1964 | 154 | 539 | 131 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 86 | 85 | 96 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .357 | .429 | .785 | MIN |
1965 | 155 | 573 | 172 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 117 | 97 | 90 | 1 | 7 | 111 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .392 | .536 | .928 | MIN,AL |
1966 | 147 | 509 | 140 | 35 | 3 | 29 | 110 | 109 | 108 | 3 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .404 | .527 | .930 | MIN |
1967 | 154 | 542 | 155 | 21 | 5 | 39 | 126 | 100 | 106 | 2 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .402 | .559 | .961 | MIN,AL |
1968 | 154 | 528 | 127 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 92 | 97 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .362 | .443 | .805 | MIN |
Total | 1253 | 4486 | 1177 | 219 | 21 | 216 | 771 | 755 | 725 | 10 | 32 | 897 | 3 | 4 | .262 | .364 | .465 | .829 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1960, AAA | 131 | 501 | 159 | 48 | 2 | 31 | 108 | 92 | 84 | 62 | 5 | 7 | .317 | .412 | .607 | 1.019 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.2 | 6.17 | | | | |
Third Base | 145 | 143 | 87 | 298 | 23 | 406 | 21 | .948 | 1268.2 | 2.88 | | | | |
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Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 5/7/1965... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1965, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game... 10/11/1965: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 6/26/1966 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Drove in 7 runs against California on 9/5/1966... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 3 runs on 6/20/1967... Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1961 - 6 - 6th
| Homeruns 1967 - 39 - 4th
| RBI 1965 - 117 - 10th 1967 - 126 - 3rd
| BB 1966 - 108 - 4th 1967 - 106 - 6th
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