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Luis Alvarado
Luis Cesar (Martinez) Alvarado (Pimba)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 162 lb.

Born: January 15, 1949 in Lajas, P.R.
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1968
Final Game: April 30, 1977
Died: March 20, 2001 in Lajas, P.R.
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 19 BOS AL 11 49 46 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .130 .167 .174 .341 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 6
1969 20 BOS AL 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1970 21 BOS AL 59 196 183 19 41 11 0 1 10 1 2 9 30 .224 .258 .301 .558 49 55 5 0 2 2 2 56
1971 22 CHW AL 99 278 264 22 57 14 1 0 8 1 2 11 34 .216 .246 .277 .523 46 73 2 0 2 1 2 64
1972 23 CHW AL 103 269 254 30 54 4 1 4 29 2 2 13 36 .213 .254 .283 .537 58 72 12 1 1 0 5 64/5
1973 24 CHW AL 80 211 203 21 47 7 2 0 20 6 2 4 20 .232 .250 .286 .536 48 58 3 1 3 0 0 465/D
1974 25 TOT MLB 86 175 160 16 31 4 0 0 13 1 1 8 21 .194 .229 .219 .448 29 35 4 0 5 2 0 46/D5
1974 25 TOT AL 69 135 124 13 26 2 0 0 12 1 1 6 15 .210 .244 .226 .470 37 28 3 0 4 1 0 46/D5
1974 25 CHW AL 8 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 1 0 0 0 0 0 /645
1974 25 STL NL 17 40 36 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .139 .179 .194 .374 5 7 1 0 1 1 0 6
1974 25 CLE AL 61 125 114 12 25 2 0 0 12 1 1 6 14 .219 .256 .237 .493 44 27 3 0 4 1 0 4/6D
1976 27 STL NL 16 45 42 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 .286 .333 .310 .643 83 13 0 0 0 0 1 4
1977 28 TOT MLB 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /54
1977 28 NYM NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1977 28 DET AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
9 Seasons 463 1231 1160 116 248 43 4 5 84 11 10 49 160 .214 .247 .271 .517 46 314 27 3 14 5 10
162 Game Avg. 162 431 406 41 87 15 1 2 29 4 3 17 56 .214 .247 .271 .517 46 110 9 1 5 2 3
CHW (4 yrs) 290 768 731 74 159 25 4 4 57 9 6 28 91 .218 .248 .279 .527 49 204 17 2 6 1 7
BOS (3 yrs) 76 250 234 22 47 13 0 1 11 1 3 10 43 .201 .235 .269 .504 37 63 6 1 3 2 2
STL (2 yrs) 33 85 78 8 17 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 12 .218 .262 .256 .518 47 20 1 0 1 1 1
NYM (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 61 125 114 12 25 2 0 0 12 1 1 6 14 .219 .256 .237 .493 44 27 3 0 4 1 0
DET (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 429 1144 1080 108 231 40 4 5 80 11 10 44 148 .214 .246 .272 .518 46 294 26 3 13 4 9
NL (3 yrs) 34 87 80 8 17 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 12 .213 .256 .250 .506 43 20 1 0 1 1 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 BOS AL 19 SS 11 11 102.1 41 14 26 1 6 .976 -0.4 -4.7 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 0 3.52 3.64 .961 4.78 4.07
1969 BOS AL 20 SS 5 1 14.0 10 4 6 0 2 1.000 0.2 17.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 6.43 2.00 .960 4.95 4.44
1970 BOS AL 21 3B 29 29 247.1 85 20 59 6 2 .929 2.2 10.7 3.2 1.9 1.3 -1 2.87 2.72 .951 3.07 2.67
1970 BOS AL 21 SS 27 22 201.0 102 25 75 2 15 .980 1.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 -1.1 0 4.48 3.70 .967 4.94 4.39
1971 CHW AL 22 SS 71 60 529.2 290 89 189 12 34 .959 -7.9 -17.9 -6.9 -2.1 -4.8 -1 4.72 3.92 .965 4.90 4.32
1971 CHW AL 22 2B 16 13 111.2 81 31 49 1 12 .988 3.8 40.8 3.8 1.0 2.8 0 6.45 5.00 .980 5.31 4.76
1972 CHW AL 23 SS 81 63 589.1 325 98 213 14 28 .957 -4.7 -9.6 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 -3 4.75 3.84 .967 4.99 4.51
1972 CHW AL 23 2B 16 3 47.2 26 8 17 1 1 .962 -0.3 -7.6 0.7 0.1 0.6 -1 4.72 1.56 .977 5.17 4.42
1972 CHW AL 23 3B 2 0 2.0 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.50 2.50 .960 3.15 2.70
1973 CHW AL 24 2B 45 40 339.1 202 91 107 4 24 .980 0.5 1.8 0.5 1.8 -1.3 0 5.25 4.40 .980 5.44 4.67
1973 CHW AL 24 SS 18 8 107.0 62 20 38 4 6 .935 -2.5 -28.0 -1.5 -1.4 -0.2 -1 4.88 3.22 .965 5.10 4.43
1973 CHW AL 24 3B 10 1 39.0 24 10 13 1 1 .958 0.6 18.5 0.6 0.9 -0.3 0 5.31 2.30 .950 3.00 2.68
1973 CHW AL 24 DH 1
1974 TOT MLB 25 SS 28 16 147.0 78 22 50 6 10 .923 0.5 4.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 1 4.41 2.57 .964 4.97 4.25
1974 TOT AL 25 2B 47 31 286.1 184 82 97 5 24 .973 -0.2 -0.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 5.63 3.81 .975 5.37 4.56
1974 TOT AL 25 SS 11 3 41.0 28 6 17 5 2 .821 -1.1 -32.2 -1.1 -0.4 -0.6 0 5.05 2.09 .971 4.98 4.25
1974 CHW AL 25 SS 4 0 8.0 6 2 2 2 0 .667 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 .983 4.95 4.25
1974 CHW AL 25 2B 1 1 9.0 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.6 80.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 5.00 5.00 .980 5.40 4.60
1974 CHW AL 25 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.80
1974 STL NL 25 SS 17 13 106.0 50 16 33 1 8 .980 1.6 18.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 1 4.16 2.88 .960 4.97 4.26
1974 CLE AL 25 2B 46 30 277.1 179 81 93 5 23 .972 -0.8 -3.5 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 5.65 3.78 .975 5.37 4.56
1974 CLE AL 25 SS 7 3 33.0 22 4 15 3 2 .864 -0.6 -21.8 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 0 5.18 2.71 .968 4.99 4.24
1974 CLE AL 25 DH 3
1976 STL NL 27 2B 16 12 102.0 47 22 22 3 3 .936 -4.3 -50.6 -3.3 -2.1 -1.3 -1 3.88 2.75 .977 5.48 4.93
1977 NYM NL 28 2B 1 0 4.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 150.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 6.75 3.00 .967 5.18 4.50
1977 DET AL 28 3B 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.92 2.70
7 Seasons SS 241 181 1690.1 908 272 597 39 101 .957 -13.8 -9.8 -9.8 -0.5 -9.3 -4 4.63 3.61 .966 4.95 4.38
6 Seasons 2B 141 99 891.0 543 235 294 14 64 .974 -0.0 -0.0 2.0 0.8 1.1 -2 5.34 3.75 .978 5.39 4.64
5 Seasons 3B 44 30 294.1 114 31 76 7 4 .939 2.8 11.4 3.8 2.8 1.0 -1 3.27 2.43 .951 3.06 2.68
2 Seasons DH 4
9 Seasons TOT 426 310 2875.2 1565 538 967 60 169 .962 -11.0 -4.6 -4.0 3.1 -7.2 -7 4.71 3.53 .931 4.89 4.29
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1968 AL--born 1949-01-15--1st
1969 AL--born 1949-01-15--8th

                                         

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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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