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Luis Alvarado
Luis Cesar (Martinez) Alvarado (Pimba)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 162 lb.

Debut September 13, 1968
  vs. MIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 30, 1977
Born January 15, 1949 in Lajas, P.R.
Died March 20, 2001 in Lajas, P.R.

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 19 BOS AL  11   46    3    6   2  0   0    1   0  0   1  11  .130  .167  .174    0    8   1   0   0   1   1
 1969 20 BOS AL   6    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 21 BOS AL  59  183   19   41  11  0   1   10   1  2   9  30  .224  .258  .301   49   55   2   2   2   0   5
 1971 22 CHW AL  99  264   22   57  14  1   0    8   1  2  11  34  .216  .246  .277   46   73   2   1   2   0   2
 1972 23 CHW AL 103  254   30   54   4  1   4   29   2  2  13  36  .213  .254  .283   58   72   1   0   5   1  12
 1973 24 CHW AL  80  203   21   47   7  2   0   20   6  2   4  20  .232  .250  .286   48   58   3   0   0   1   3
 1974 25 TOT     86  160   16   31   4  0   0   13   1  1   8  21  .194  .229  .219   29   35   5   2   0   0   4
         TOT AL  69  124   13   26   2  0   0   12   1  1   6  15  .210  .244  .226   37   28   4   1   0   0   3
         CHW AL   8   10    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .100  .100  .100  -43    1   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  17   36    3    5   2  0   0    1   0  0   2   6  .139  .179  .194    5    7   1   1   0   0   1
         CLE AL  61  114   12   25   2  0   0   12   1  1   6  14  .219  .256  .237   44   27   4   1   0   0   3
 1976 27 STL NL  16   42    5   12   1  0   0    3   0  0   3   6  .286  .333  .310   83   13   0   0   1   0   0
 1977 28 TOT      3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         DET AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      463 1160  116  248  43  4   5   84  11 10  49 160  .214  .247  .271   46  314  14   5  10   3  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        406   41   87  15  1   2   29   4  3  17  56  .214  .247  .271   46  110   5   2   3   1   9
 Career High    103  264   30   57  14  2   4   29   6  2  13  36  .216  .254  .283   58   73   5   2   5   1  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 19 BOS AL   49   42    1   0.6    86| .130  .246| .167  .317| .174  .364| .341  .681|   0  .043  -5.7  -0.7   0%
 1969 20 BOS AL    5    6    0   0.0   100| .000  .262| .000  .340| .000  .395| .000  .735|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1970 21 BOS AL  196  153   13   2.3   104| .224  .267| .258  .342| .301  .407| .559  .750|  49  .238 -13.3  -1.4  33%
 1971 22 CHW AL  278  214   18   2.3    95| .216  .259| .246  .332| .277  .385| .523  .717|  46  .258 -19.6  -2.1  33%
 1972 23 CHW AL  269  215   15   1.9    85| .213  .250| .254  .319| .283  .361| .537  .680|  58  .231 -14.4  -1.6  50%
 1973 24 CHW AL  211  164   14   2.3    97| .232  .265| .250  .335| .286  .390| .536  .725|  48  .237 -15.2  -1.6  75%
 1974 25 TOT     175  141    8   1.5    90| .194  .259| .229  .325| .219  .372| .448  .697|  29  .138 -14.8  -1.6  50%
         TOT AL  135  107    7   1.8    89| .210  .258| .244  .322| .226  .370| .470  .692|  37  .174 -10.2  -1.1  50%
         CHW AL   10    9    0   0.0    92| .100  .262| .100  .327| .100  .376| .200  .703| -43  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         STL NL   40   34    1   0.8    95| .139  .262| .179  .334| .194  .379| .373  .714|   5  .044  -4.6  -0.5   0%
         CLE AL  125   98    7   1.9    88| .219  .257| .256  .322| .237  .370| .493  .691|  44  .198  -8.4  -0.9  50%
 1976 27 STL NL   45   30    5   4.5    93| .286  .264| .333  .330| .310  .376| .643  .706|  83  .543  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1977 28 TOT       3    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .266| .000  .332| .000  .405| .000  .738|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .264| .000  .330| .000  .401| .000  .731|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   104| .000  .272| .000  .337| .000  .414| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1231  968   74   2.0    94| .214  .259| .247  .330| .271  .381| .518  .711|  46  .224 -86.2  -9.3  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 19 BOS AL SS 11 14 26 1 6 .976 .962 3.64 4.07 3.52 4.79 11 102.3 1969 20 BOS AL SS 5 4 6 0 2 1.000 .962 2.00 4.44 6.43 4.95 1 14.0 1970 21 BOS AL 3B 29 20 59 6 2 .929 .950 2.72 2.67 2.88 3.07 29 247.3 SS 27 25 75 2 15 .980 .967 3.70 4.39 4.48 4.94 22 201.0 1971 22 CHW AL SS 71 89 189 12 34 .959 .965 3.92 4.32 4.72 4.90 60 529.7 2B 16 31 49 1 12 .988 .980 5.00 4.76 6.45 5.31 13 111.7 1972 23 CHW AL SS 81 98 213 14 28 .957 .967 3.84 4.51 4.75 4.99 63 589.3 2B 16 8 17 1 1 .962 .977 1.56 4.42 4.72 5.17 3 47.7 3B 2 1 4 0 1 1.000 .962 2.50 2.70 22.50 3.15 0 2.0 1973 24 CHW AL 2B 45 91 107 4 24 .980 .980 4.40 4.67 5.25 5.44 40 339.3 SS 18 20 38 4 6 .935 .963 3.22 4.43 4.88 5.10 8 107.0 3B 10 10 13 1 1 .958 .950 2.30 2.68 5.31 3.00 1 39.0 DH 1 1974 25 TOT SS 28 22 50 6 10 .923 .963 2.57 4.25 4.41 4.97 16 147.0 TOT AL 2B 47 82 97 5 24 .973 .975 3.81 4.56 5.63 5.37 31 286.3 TOT AL SS 11 6 17 5 2 .821 .966 2.09 4.25 5.05 4.98 3 41.0 CHW AL SS 4 2 2 2 0 .667 .976 1.00 4.25 4.50 4.95 0 8.0 2B 1 1 4 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 4.60 5.00 5.40 1 9.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 STL NL SS 17 16 33 1 8 .980 .961 2.88 4.26 4.16 4.97 13 106.0 CLE AL 2B 46 81 93 5 23 .972 .975 3.78 4.56 5.65 5.37 30 277.3 SS 7 4 15 3 2 .864 .964 2.71 4.24 5.18 4.99 3 33.0 DH 3 1976 27 STL NL 2B 16 22 22 3 3 .936 .976 2.75 4.93 3.88 5.48 12 102.0 1977 28 NYM NL 2B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.50 6.75 5.17 0 4.0 DET AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.93 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1971 22 CHW AL 2B 16 31 49 1 12 .988 .980 5.00 4.76 6.45 5.31 13 111.7 1972 23 CHW AL 2B 16 8 17 1 1 .962 .977 1.56 4.42 4.72 5.17 3 47.7 1973 24 CHW AL 2B 45 91 107 4 24 .980 .980 4.40 4.67 5.25 5.44 40 339.3 1974 25 TOT AL 2B 47 82 97 5 24 .973 .975 3.81 4.56 5.63 5.37 31 286.3 CHW AL 2B 1 1 4 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 4.60 5.00 5.40 1 9.0 CLE AL 2B 46 81 93 5 23 .972 .975 3.78 4.56 5.65 5.37 30 277.3 1976 27 STL NL 2B 16 22 22 3 3 .936 .976 2.75 4.93 3.88 5.48 12 102.0 1977 28 NYM NL 2B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.50 6.75 5.17 0 4.0 1970 21 BOS AL 3B 29 20 59 6 2 .929 .950 2.72 2.67 2.88 3.07 29 247.3 1972 23 CHW AL 3B 2 1 4 0 1 1.000 .962 2.50 2.70 22.50 3.15 0 2.0 1973 24 CHW AL 3B 10 10 13 1 1 .958 .950 2.30 2.68 5.31 3.00 1 39.0 1974 25 CHW AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1977 28 DET AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.93 0 4.0 1973 24 CHW AL DH 1 1974 25 CLE AL DH 3 1968 19 BOS AL SS 11 14 26 1 6 .976 .962 3.64 4.07 3.52 4.79 11 102.3 1969 20 BOS AL SS 5 4 6 0 2 1.000 .962 2.00 4.44 6.43 4.95 1 14.0 1970 21 BOS AL SS 27 25 75 2 15 .980 .967 3.70 4.39 4.48 4.94 22 201.0 1971 22 CHW AL SS 71 89 189 12 34 .959 .965 3.92 4.32 4.72 4.90 60 529.7 1972 23 CHW AL SS 81 98 213 14 28 .957 .967 3.84 4.51 4.75 4.99 63 589.3 1973 24 CHW AL SS 18 20 38 4 6 .935 .963 3.22 4.43 4.88 5.10 8 107.0 1974 25 TOT SS 28 22 50 6 10 .923 .963 2.57 4.25 4.41 4.97 16 147.0 TOT AL SS 11 6 17 5 2 .821 .966 2.09 4.25 5.05 4.98 3 41.0 CHW AL SS 4 2 2 2 0 .667 .976 1.00 4.25 4.50 4.95 0 8.0 STL NL SS 17 16 33 1 8 .980 .961 2.88 4.26 4.16 4.97 13 106.0 CLE AL SS 7 4 15 3 2 .864 .964 2.71 4.24 5.18 4.99 3 33.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 241 272 597 39 101 .957 .965 3.61 4.38 4.63 4.95 181 1690.3 2B* 141 235 294 14 64 .974 .978 3.75 4.64 5.34 5.39 99 891.0 3B* 44 31 76 7 4 .939 .950 2.43 2.68 3.27 3.06 30 294.3 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 426 538 967 60 169 .962 .969 3.53 4.29 4.71 4.89 310 2876
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1968 AL-19-1
1969 AL-20-8

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Transactions 

Before 1967 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 1, 1970: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mike Andrews to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio.

April 27, 1974: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Tatum.

June 1, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Ed Crosby to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Heidemann.

May 27, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Doug Howard (September 30, 1975) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 6, 1976: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

February 25, 1977: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Detroit Tigers.

April 27, 1977: Returned to the Detroit Tigers by the New York Mets following previous purchase.

June 22, 1977: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


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