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Mario Mendoza
Mario (Aizpuru) Mendoza (Manos de Seda)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 187 lb.

Debut April 26, 1974
  vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 22, 1982
Born December 26, 1950 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1970. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 23 PIT NL  91  163   10   36   1  2   0   15   1  1   8  35  .221  .259  .252   46   41   3   2   2   1   6
 1975 24 PIT NL  56   50    8    9   1  0   0    2   0  0   3  17  .180  .226  .200   20   10   3   0   0   0   1
 1976 25 PIT NL  50   92    6   17   5  0   0   12   0  1   4  15  .185  .216  .239   30   22   0   1   1   0   3
 1977 26 PIT NL  70   81    5   16   3  0   0    4   0  0   3  10  .198  .226  .235   23   19   2   0   0   0   1
 1978 27 PIT NL  57   55    5   12   1  0   1    3   3  1   2   9  .218  .283  .291   58   16   2   0   1   3   0
 1979 28 SEA AL 148  373   26   74  10  3   1   29   3  0   9  62  .198  .216  .249   25   93  13   5   0   1  12
 1980 29 SEA AL 114  277   27   68   6  3   2   14   3  4  16  42  .245  .286  .310   63   86  11   1   0   0   5
 1981 30 TEX AL  88  229   18   53   6  1   0   22   2  1   7  25  .231  .254  .266   55   61  14   3   0   1   9
 1982 31 TEX AL  12   17    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .118  .118  .118  -33    2   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      686 1337  106  287  33  9   4  101  12  8  52 219  .215  .245  .262   41  350  49  12   4   6  38
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        316   25   68   8  2   1   24   3  2  12  52  .215  .245  .262   41   83  12   3   1   1   9
 Career High    148  373   27   74  10  3   2   29   3  4  16  62  .245  .286  .310   63   93  14   5   2   3  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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 23 PIT NL  177  139   10   1.9    92| .221  .259| .259  .330| .252  .374| .511  .704|  46  .192 -12.3  -1.3  50%
 1975 24 PIT NL   56   45    2   1.2    95| .180  .264| .226  .335| .200  .382| .426  .716|  20  .088  -5.5  -0.6   0%
 1976 25 PIT NL   97   80    4   1.4    92| .185  .263| .216  .329| .239  .374| .455  .703|  30  .116  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1977 26 PIT NL   86   68    4   1.6   105| .198  .272| .226  .340| .235  .414| .461  .753|  23  .124  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1978 27 PIT NL   62   46    5   2.9    99| .218  .268| .283  .336| .291  .394| .574  .730|  58  .340  -3.3  -0.3  75%
 1979 28 SEA AL  401  329   19   1.5   104| .198  .272| .216  .337| .249  .412| .465  .749|  25  .114 -40.9  -4.0 100%
 1980 29 SEA AL  305  230   24   2.8   100| .245  .270| .286  .333| .310  .401| .596  .734|  63  .289 -15.0  -1.5  42%
 1981 30 TEX AL  254  203   15   2.0    84| .231  .249| .254  .313| .266  .362| .520  .675|  55  .210 -13.2  -1.4  66%
 1982 31 TEX AL   18   17    0   0.0    94| .118  .258| .118  .321| .118  .393| .236  .715| -33  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1456 1157   83   1.9    97| .215  .265| .245  .330| .262  .392| .507  .722|  41  .179 -111.0 -11.2  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1977 26 PIT NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    3    3    3   1    2    0   0   1    10   0   0 13.50  3.95   29 2.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    3    3    3   1    2    0   0   1    10   0   0 13.50  3.95   29 2.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0  136.0  204  204  204  68  136    0   0  68   680   0   0 13.50  3.95   29 2.500

* 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 ------+
1974 23 PIT NL SS 87 77 187 10 21 .964 .961 3.03 4.26 5.04 4.97 48 471.3 1975 24 PIT NL SS 53 29 70 5 10 .952 .963 1.87 4.21 4.57 4.99 17 195.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.13 0 2.3 1976 25 PIT NL SS 45 42 103 5 19 .967 .964 3.22 4.48 5.10 5.05 24 256.0 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.60 6.00 3.00 0 3.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1977 26 PIT NL SS 45 36 80 9 13 .928 .963 2.58 4.30 4.86 5.02 17 215.0 3B 19 5 6 1 0 .917 .957 0.58 2.54 2.14 2.97 0 46.3 P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 0.70 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1978 27 PIT NL 2B 21 17 31 1 3 .980 .978 2.29 4.34 5.10 5.30 4 84.7 3B 18 4 16 3 1 .870 .952 1.11 2.53 4.62 3.00 0 39.0 SS 14 7 14 1 0 .955 .968 1.50 4.25 3.44 4.88 2 55.0 1979 28 SEA AL SS 148 177 422 20 91 .968 .965 4.05 4.10 4.98 5.01 132 1082.7 1980 29 SEA AL SS 114 149 290 19 68 .959 .963 3.85 4.26 4.99 4.99 91 792.3 1981 30 TEX AL SS 88 114 270 12 47 .970 .967 4.36 4.19 5.03 4.99 83 687.7 1982 31 TEX AL SS 12 14 16 4 6 .882 .965 2.50 4.17 5.12 4.87 6 52.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 25 PIT NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1978 27 PIT NL 2B 21 17 31 1 3 .980 .978 2.29 4.34 5.10 5.30 4 84.7 1975 24 PIT NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.13 0 2.3 1976 25 PIT NL 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.60 6.00 3.00 0 3.0 1977 26 PIT NL 3B 19 5 6 1 0 .917 .957 0.58 2.54 2.14 2.97 0 46.3 1978 27 PIT NL 3B 18 4 16 3 1 .870 .952 1.11 2.53 4.62 3.00 0 39.0 1977 26 PIT NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 0.70 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1974 23 PIT NL SS 87 77 187 10 21 .964 .961 3.03 4.26 5.04 4.97 48 471.3 1975 24 PIT NL SS 53 29 70 5 10 .952 .963 1.87 4.21 4.57 4.99 17 195.0 1976 25 PIT NL SS 45 42 103 5 19 .967 .964 3.22 4.48 5.10 5.05 24 256.0 1977 26 PIT NL SS 45 36 80 9 13 .928 .963 2.58 4.30 4.86 5.02 17 215.0 1978 27 PIT NL SS 14 7 14 1 0 .955 .968 1.50 4.25 3.44 4.88 2 55.0 1979 28 SEA AL SS 148 177 422 20 91 .968 .965 4.05 4.10 4.98 5.01 132 1082.7 1980 29 SEA AL SS 114 149 290 19 68 .959 .963 3.85 4.26 4.99 4.99 91 792.3 1981 30 TEX AL SS 88 114 270 12 47 .970 .967 4.36 4.19 5.03 4.99 83 687.7 1982 31 TEX AL SS 12 14 16 4 6 .882 .965 2.50 4.17 5.12 4.87 6 52.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 606 645 1452 85 275 .961 .964 3.46 4.22 4.96 5.00 420 3807.7 3B* 40 9 24 4 1 .892 .954 0.82 2.54 3.27 2.99 0 90.7 2B* 22 17 31 1 3 .980 .978 2.18 4.36 5.04 5.30 4 85.7 P* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 0.70 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 669 671 1508 90 279 .960 .964 3.26 4.12 4.92 4.95 424 3986
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   3   5   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   0  .200  .333  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Sac. Hits
1979 AL-13-8
1981 AL-14-2

HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.0 (2049) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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 

July 14, 1970: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1978: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Odell Jones and Rafael Vasquez to the Seattle Mariners for Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, and Leon Roberts to the Texas Rangers for Richie Zisk, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton, Brian Allard, and Steve Finch (minors).

June 7, 1982: Released by the Texas Rangers.


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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Name and misspellings: Manos de manny Mario melvin (Aizpuru) melvin Mario manny Seda mendosa Mendoza

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