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Frank Fernandez
Frank Fernandez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 192 lb.

Debut September 12, 1967
  vs. CAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 25, 1972
Born April 16, 1943 in Staten Island, NY

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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        Perhaps the best hitter with a career batting average below .200.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 24 NYY AL   9   28    1    6   2  0   1    4   1  1   2   7  .214  .281  .393  102   11   0   1   0   1   1
 1968 25 NYY AL  51  135   15   23   6  1   7   30   1  0  35  50  .170  .341  .385  124   52   0   0   2   0   3
 1969 26 NYY AL  89  229   34   51   6  1  12   29   1  3  65  68  .223  .399  .415  133   95   0   1   3   3   4
 1970 27 OAK AL  94  252   30   54   5  0  15   44   1  0  40  76  .214  .327  .413  106  104   0   0   4   2   6
 1971 28 TOT     39   80   12   11   2  0   4    9   0  0  22  28  .138  .317  .313   76   25   1   2   0   0   2
         TOT AL  22   39    1    4   1  0   0    5   0  0   5  13  .103  .196  .128   -4    5   1   2   0   0   2
         OAK AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .200  .000  -38    0   0   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL  18   30    0    3   0  0   0    4   0  0   4  10  .100  .194  .100  -12    3   1   2   0   0   2
         OAK AL   2    5    1    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .400   68    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  17   41   11    7   1  0   4    4   0  0  17  15  .171  .414  .488  143   20   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 29 CHC NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      285  727   92  145  21  2  39  116   4  4 164 231  .199  .350  .395  114  287   1   4   9   6  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        413   52   82  12  1  22   66   2  2  93 131  .199  .350  .395  114  163   1   2   5   3   9
 Career High     94  252   34   54   6  1  15   44   1  3  65  76  .223  .399  .415  133  104   1   2   4   3   6
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 24 NYY AL   32   25    3   3.2    80| .214  .238| .281  .306| .393  .356| .674  .662| 102  .435   0.2   0.0  50%
 1968 25 NYY AL  170  115   20   4.7    77| .170  .233| .341  .302| .385  .346| .726  .648| 124  .628   5.4   0.6 100%
 1969 26 NYY AL  298  186   42   6.1    91| .223  .250| .399  .326| .415  .377| .814  .702| 133  .662  13.8   1.4  25%
 1970 27 OAK AL  294  204   35   4.6    95| .214  .254| .327  .328| .413  .388| .740  .716| 106  .532   1.8   0.2 100%
 1971 28 TOT     105   74   11   4.0    96| .138  .262| .317  .332| .313  .386| .630  .718|  76  .494  -1.8  -0.2   0%
         TOT AL   47   40    1   0.7    88| .103  .249| .196  .320| .128  .370| .324  .690|  -4  .036  -5.1  -0.5   0%
         OAK AL    5    4    0   0.0    91| .000  .252| .200  .324| .000  .375| .200  .699| -38  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         WSA AL   37   32    1   0.8    87| .100  .248| .194  .319| .100  .368| .294  .687| -12  .054  -4.2  -0.4   0%
         OAK AL    5    4    0   0.0    91| .200  .253| .200  .324| .400  .375| .600  .700|  68  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
         CHC NL   58   34   10   7.9   102| .171  .274| .414  .342| .488  .401| .902  .743| 143  .771   3.3   0.3   0%
 1972 29 CHC NL    3    3    0   0.0   100| .000  .268| .000  .337| .000  .395| .000  .733|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       902  607  111   4.9    90| .199  .249| .350  .322| .395  .375| .745  .697| 114  .585  18.7   1.9  50%

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1967 24 NYY AL C 7 42 3 0 0 1.000 .989 6.43 6.16 6.53 7.21 7 62.0 0 1 0 1 RF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 1.06 1.80 2 17.0 1968 25 NYY AL C 45 240 27 3 2 .989 .990 5.93 6.01 6.34 6.97 44 379.3 2 11 20 15 RF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.57 2.25 1.88 2 24.0 1969 26 NYY AL C 65 321 29 2 2 .994 .987 5.38 5.59 6.04 6.65 57 521.7 8 20 28 20 RF 14 14 1 1 0 .938 .974 1.07 1.60 1.37 1.91 12 98.7 1970 27 OAK AL C 76 405 25 3 6 .993 .988 5.66 5.82 6.34 6.65 68 610.7 7 24 22 14 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.50 2.25 1.80 1 8.0 1971 28 TOT C 20 107 7 2 0 .983 .987 5.70 5.63 6.42 6.35 16 159.7 2 2 9 7 TOT AL C 4 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 4.25 5.62 5.03 6.39 3 30.4 0 0 3 1 OAK AL C 2 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 5.65 4.85 6.37 1 13.0 0 0 0 1 WSA AL OF 6 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 1.97 1.67 2.24 5 43.0 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.60 1.73 1.94 3 26.0 RF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.59 2.06 2 17.0 C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 5.60 5.17 6.41 1 8.7 0 0 3 0 OAK AL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 5.60 5.17 6.41 1 8.7 0 0 0 0 CHC NL C 16 91 6 2 0 .980 .988 6.06 5.63 6.75 6.34 13 129.3 2 2 6 6 1972 29 CHC NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.90 4.50 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1967 24 NYY AL C 7 42 3 0 0 1.000 .989 6.43 6.16 6.53 7.21 7 62.0 0 1 0 1 1968 25 NYY AL C 45 240 27 3 2 .989 .990 5.93 6.01 6.34 6.97 44 379.3 2 11 20 15 1969 26 NYY AL C 65 321 29 2 2 .994 .987 5.38 5.59 6.04 6.65 57 521.7 8 20 28 20 1970 27 OAK AL C 76 405 25 3 6 .993 .988 5.66 5.82 6.34 6.65 68 610.7 7 24 22 14 1971 28 TOT C 20 107 7 2 0 .983 .987 5.70 5.63 6.42 6.35 16 159.7 2 2 9 7 TOT AL C 4 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 4.25 5.62 5.03 6.39 3 30.4 0 0 3 1 OAK AL C 2 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 5.65 4.85 6.37 1 13.0 0 0 0 1 WSA AL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 5.60 5.17 6.41 1 8.7 0 0 3 0 OAK AL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 5.60 5.17 6.41 1 8.7 0 0 0 0 CHC NL C 16 91 6 2 0 .980 .988 6.06 5.63 6.75 6.34 13 129.3 2 2 6 6 1972 29 CHC NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.90 4.50 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1970 27 OAK AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.50 2.25 1.80 1 8.0 1971 28 WSA AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.60 1.73 1.94 3 26.0 1967 24 NYY AL OF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.06 2.06 2 17.0 1968 25 NYY AL OF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.80 2.25 2.06 2 24.0 1969 26 NYY AL OF 14 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 1.14 1.84 1.46 2.13 12 98.7 1970 27 OAK AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.14 1 8.0 1971 28 WSA AL OF 6 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 1.97 1.67 2.24 5 43.0 1967 24 NYY AL RF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 1.06 1.80 2 17.0 1968 25 NYY AL RF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.57 2.25 1.88 2 24.0 1969 26 NYY AL RF 14 14 1 1 0 .938 .974 1.07 1.60 1.37 1.91 12 98.7 1971 28 WSA AL RF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.59 2.06 2 17.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 214 1116 91 10 10 .992 .988 5.64 5.78 6.26 6.71 192 1735.3 19 58 79 57 OF* 27 30 4 1 0 .971 .983 1.26 1.86 1.60 2.14 22 190.7 5 0 22# RF* 22 22 4 1 0 .963 .977 1.18 1.60 1.49 1.91 18 156.7 LF* 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.58 1.85 1.91 4 34.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 241 1146 95 11 10 .991 .988 5.15 5.34 5.80 6.26 214 1926
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

September 13, 1961: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1969: Traded by the New York Yankees with Al Downing to the Oakland Athletics for Danny Cater and Ossie Chavarria.

May 8, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Paul Lindblad, Don Mincher, and cash to the Washington Senators for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles.

June 23, 1971: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Washington Senators.

August 31, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Adrian Garrett.


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