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Rufino Linares
Rufino Linares
born Rufino De La Cruz Linares

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

Debut April 10, 1981
  vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 6, 1985
Born February 28, 1951 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
Died May 16, 1998 in Santo Domingo, D.R.

Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 30 ATL NL  78  253   27   67   9  2   5   25   8  4   9  28  .265  .289  .375   86   95   2   1   2   0  12
 1982 31 ATL NL  77  191   28   57   7  1   2   17   5  2   7  29  .298  .325  .377   93   72   0   1   0   1  10
 1984 33 ATL NL  34   58    4   12   3  0   1   10   0  0   6  12  .207  .273  .310   60   18   0   2   0   0   1
 1985 34 CAL AL  18   43    7   11   2  0   3   11   2  0   2   5  .256  .283  .512  113   22   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      207  545   66  147  21  3  11   63  15  6  24  74  .270  .299  .380   88  207   2   5   2   1  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        427   52  115  16  2   9   49  12  5  19  58  .270  .299  .380   88  162   2   4   2   1  19
 Career High     78  253   28   67   9  2   5   25   8  4   9  29  .265  .289  .375   86   95   2   2   2   1  12
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 30 ATL NL  265  205   23   3.0    93| .265  .265| .289  .330| .375  .379| .664  .710|  86  .364  -6.0  -0.6  66%
 1982 31 ATL NL  200  147   20   3.7    98| .298  .270| .325  .334| .377  .393| .702  .727|  93  .437  -2.4  -0.2  71%
 1984 33 ATL NL   66   49    5   2.8    99| .207  .271| .273  .337| .310  .394| .583  .732|  60  .317  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1985 34 CAL AL   46   34    6   4.7    99| .256  .261| .283  .327| .512  .406| .795  .733| 113  .513   0.5   0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       577  435   54   3.4    96| .270  .267| .299  .332| .380  .388| .679  .720|  88  .399 -11.0  -1.0  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1981 30 ATL NL LF 61 124 6 5 1 .963 .975 2.13 1.79 2.42 2.12 54 482.7 1982 31 ATL NL OF 53 92 4 0 1 1.000 .978 1.81 1.91 2.30 2.25 38 375.3 LF 51 88 3 0 1 1.000 .973 1.78 1.60 2.31 2.08 36 355.3 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.65 2.70 2.02 2 20.0 1984 33 ATL NL OF 13 21 2 1 0 .958 .979 1.77 1.91 2.27 2.27 10 91.0 LF 12 17 2 1 0 .950 .969 1.58 1.53 2.09 2.03 9 82.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.00 2.10 1 9.0 1985 34 CAL AL DH 14 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 34 CAL AL DH 14 1981 30 ATL NL LF 61 124 6 5 1 .963 .975 2.13 1.79 2.42 2.12 54 482.7 1982 31 ATL NL LF 51 88 3 0 1 1.000 .973 1.78 1.60 2.31 2.08 36 355.3 1984 33 ATL NL LF 12 17 2 1 0 .950 .969 1.58 1.53 2.09 2.03 9 82.0 1981 30 ATL NL OF 60 124 6 5 1 .963 .980 2.17 2.02 2.42 2.33 54 482.7 1982 31 ATL NL OF 53 92 4 0 1 1.000 .978 1.81 1.91 2.30 2.25 38 375.3 1984 33 ATL NL OF 13 21 2 1 0 .958 .979 1.77 1.91 2.27 2.27 10 91.0 1985 34 CAL AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.10 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1982 31 ATL NL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.65 2.70 2.02 2 20.0 1984 33 ATL NL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.00 2.10 1 9.0 1985 34 CAL AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 128 238 12 6 2 .977 .979 1.95 1.96 2.36 2.29 102 952.0 124 0 7# LF* 124 229 11 6 2 .976 .974 1.94 1.69 2.35 2.10 99 920.0 DH 14 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.29 1.70 2.53 2.05 3 32.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 128 238 12 6 2 .977 .979 1.95 1.96 2.36 2.29 102 952
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Grounded into Double Plays
1981 NL-12-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3082) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

December 30, 1973: Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.

November 13, 1984: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

April 12, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

May 4, 1985: Released by the California Angels.

May 20, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

December 19, 1986: Released by the California Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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