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Luis Aparicio

Luis Ernesto (Montiel) Aparicio (Little Louie)

Hall of Famer

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 29, 1934 in Maracaibo, Venezuela
High School: Lico Baralt (Maracaibo, VE)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1956
Final Game: September 28, 1973
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1984 (341/403 ballots).
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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
1956 22 CHW AL 152 583 533 69 142 19 6 3 56 21 4 34 63 .266 .311 .341 .653 72 182 9 1 14 1 2 *6 MVP-25,RoY-1
1957 23 CHW AL 143 640 575 82 148 22 6 3 41 28 8 52 55 .257 .317 .332 .649 78 191 7 0 9 4 1 *6
1958 24 CHW AL 145 604 557 76 148 20 9 2 40 29 6 35 38 .266 .309 .345 .653 81 192 8 1 8 3 2 *6 AS,GG
1959 25 CHW AL 152 686 612 98 157 18 5 6 51 56 13 53 40 .257 .316 .332 .647 79 203 11 3 11 7 1 *6 AS,MVP-2,GG
1960 26 CHW AL 153 670 600 86 166 20 7 2 61 51 8 43 39 .277 .323 .343 .666 81 206 12 1 20 6 3 *6 AS,MVP-21,GG
1961 27 CHW AL 156 672 625 90 170 24 4 6 45 53 13 38 33 .272 .313 .352 .665 79 220 12 1 4 4 0 *6 AS,MVP-12,GG
1962 28 CHW AL 153 622 581 72 140 23 5 7 40 31 12 32 36 .241 .280 .334 .614 65 194 11 1 4 4 1 *6 AS,GG
1963 29 BAL AL 146 651 601 73 150 18 8 5 45 40 6 36 35 .250 .291 .331 .623 78 199 10 2 6 6 2 *6 AS,MVP-23
1964 30 BAL AL 146 642 578 93 154 20 3 10 37 57 17 49 51 .266 .324 .363 .688 92 210 13 3 7 5 0 *6 AS,MVP-28,GG
1965 31 BAL AL 144 629 564 67 127 20 10 8 40 26 7 46 56 .225 .286 .339 .625 76 191 11 3 14 2 0 *6
1966 32 BAL AL 151 707 659 97 182 25 8 6 41 25 11 33 42 .276 .311 .366 .676 95 241 10 1 12 2 2 *6 MVP-9,GG
1967 33 BAL AL 134 587 546 55 127 22 5 4 31 18 5 29 44 .233 .270 .313 .583 72 171 8 1 6 5 2 *6
1968 34 CHW AL 157 664 622 55 164 24 4 4 36 17 11 33 43 .264 .302 .334 .636 89 208 10 2 5 2 3 *6 MVP-14,GG
1969 35 CHW AL 156 681 599 77 168 24 5 5 51 24 4 66 29 .280 .352 .362 .714 96 217 14 2 10 4 1 *6
1970 36 CHW AL 146 616 552 86 173 29 3 5 43 8 3 53 34 .313 .372 .404 .776 114 223 11 1 5 5 1 *6 AS,MVP-12,GG
1971 37 BOS AL 125 541 491 56 114 23 0 4 45 6 4 35 43 .232 .284 .303 .587 62 149 7 2 9 4 0 *6 AS
1972 38 BOS AL 110 474 436 47 112 26 3 3 39 3 3 26 28 .257 .299 .351 .649 89 153 8 2 5 5 0 *6 AS,MVP-18
1973 39 BOS AL 132 561 499 56 135 17 1 0 49 13 1 43 33 .271 .324 .309 .633 75 154 12 0 12 7 1 *6
18 Seasons 2601 11230 10230 1335 2677 394 92 83 791 506 136 736 742 .262 .311 .343 .653 82 3504 184 27 161 76 22
162 Game Avg. 162 699 637 83 167 25 6 5 49 32 8 46 46 .262 .311 .343 .653 82 218 11 2 10 5 1
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
CHW (10 yrs) 1513 6438 5856 791 1576 223 54 43 464 318 82 439 410 .269 .319 .348 .667 83 2036 105 13 90 40 15
BAL (5 yrs) 721 3216 2948 385 740 105 34 33 194 166 46 193 228 .251 .297 .343 .641 83 1012 52 10 45 20 6
BOS (3 yrs) 367 1576 1426 159 361 66 4 7 133 22 8 104 104 .253 .303 .320 .622 74 456 27 4 26 16 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 25 CHW AL WS LAD L 6 29 26 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 .308 .357 .346 .703 9 0 0 1 0 0
1966 32 BAL AL WS LAD W 4 16 16 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .313 .563 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 10 45 42 1 12 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 .286 .318 .333 .652 14 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 10 45 42 1 12 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 .286 .318 .333 .652 14 0 0 1 0 0

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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
1956 CHW AL 22 SS 152 151 1299.2 759 250 474 35 91 .954 2.5 2.3 1.5 5.8 -4.2 1 5.01 4.76 .960 4.98 4.10 MVP-25,RoY-1
1957 CHW AL 23 SS 142 139 1246.0 715 246 449 20 85 .972 10.8 10.4 8.8 3.4 5.4 2 5.02 4.89 .963 5.11 4.43
1958 CHW AL 24 SS 145 145 1266.0 773 289 463 21 90 .973 18.0 17.1 19.0 10.8 8.2 -1 5.35 5.19 .964 4.96 4.17 AS,GG
1959 CHW AL 25 SS 152 150 1338.2 765 282 460 23 87 .970 7.7 6.9 7.7 4.2 3.5 0 4.99 4.88 .959 4.87 3.97 AS,MVP-2,GG
1960 CHW AL 26 SS 153 152 1345.0 874 305 551 18 117 .979 27.3 24.4 24.3 9.9 14.4 3 5.73 5.59 .959 5.11 4.37 AS,MVP-21,GG
1961 CHW AL 27 SS 156 151 1331.0 781 264 487 30 86 .962 9.4 8.5 9.4 2.3 7.1 0 5.08 4.81 .956 4.84 4.37 AS,MVP-12,GG
1962 CHW AL 28 SS 152 141 1280.2 752 280 452 20 102 .973 11.4 10.7 12.4 7.0 5.4 -1 5.14 4.82 .962 4.84 4.47 AS,GG
1963 BAL AL 29 SS 145 145 1274.1 690 275 403 12 76 .983 7.2 6.8 6.2 4.1 2.1 1 4.79 4.68 .964 4.78 4.56 AS,MVP-23
1964 BAL AL 30 SS 145 144 1271.2 712 260 437 15 98 .979 13.2 12.5 12.2 11.6 0.6 1 4.93 4.81 .968 4.78 4.55 AS,MVP-28,GG
1965 BAL AL 31 SS 141 139 1269.2 697 238 439 20 87 .971 14.8 14.0 14.8 9.9 4.9 0 4.80 4.80 .962 4.74 4.38
1966 BAL AL 32 SS 151 151 1366.0 761 303 441 17 104 .978 10.2 9.0 9.2 2.4 6.9 1 4.90 4.93 .959 4.79 4.41 MVP-9,GG
1967 BAL AL 33 SS 131 128 1146.2 579 221 333 25 67 .957 -4.0 -4.2 -3.0 5.7 -8.6 -1 4.35 4.23 .963 4.62 4.09
1968 CHW AL 34 SS 156 151 1356.1 823 269 535 19 92 .977 12.4 11.0 10.4 5.9 4.5 2 5.33 5.15 .961 4.79 4.07 MVP-14,GG
1969 CHW AL 35 SS 154 153 1321.2 831 248 563 20 94 .976 9.9 9.0 8.9 5.7 3.2 1 5.52 5.27 .966 4.96 4.43
1970 CHW AL 36 SS 146 140 1196.0 752 251 483 18 99 .976 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -1.3 1.0 0 5.52 5.03 .967 4.94 4.39 AS,MVP-12,GG
1971 BOS AL 37 SS 121 121 1057.0 548 194 338 16 56 .971 -8.0 -9.1 -6.0 -2.4 -3.6 -2 4.53 4.40 .965 4.90 4.32 AS
1972 BOS AL 38 SS 109 109 935.2 503 183 304 16 54 .968 -4.3 -5.5 -2.3 -3.1 0.8 -2 4.68 4.47 .967 4.99 4.51 AS,MVP-18
1973 BOS AL 39 SS 132 129 1104.2 615 190 404 21 68 .966 10.5 11.4 10.5 4.1 6.4 0 4.84 4.50 .963 5.10 4.43
18 Seasons SS 2583 2539 22406.2 12930 4548 8016 366 1553 .972 148.6 8.0 143.6 86.0 58.0 5 5.05 4.86 .962 4.89 4.33
18 Seasons TOT 2583 2539 22406.2 12930 4548 8016 366 1553 .972 148.6 8.0 143.6 86.0 58.0 5 5.05 4.86 .934 4.89 4.33
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

Hall of Fame
1979 BBWAA (27.8%)
1980 BBWAA (32.2%)
1981 BBWAA (12.0%)
1982 BBWAA (41.9%)
1983 BBWAA (67.4%)
1984 BBWAA (84.6%)
Selected to HOF in 1984 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1958 (SS)
1959-1 (SS)
1959-2 (SS)
1960-1 *
1960-2
1961-2 (SS)
1962-1 (SS)
1962-2 (SS)
1963 *
1964
1970 (SS)
1971 (SS)
1972

Awards (yr lg award)
1956 AL Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1956 AL (25, 2%)
1959 AL (2, 76%)
1960 AL (21, 2%)
1961 AL (12, 6%)
1963 AL (23, 1%)
1964 AL (28, 1%)
1966 AL (9, 18%)
1968 AL (14, 5%)
1970 AL (12, 10%)
1972 AL (18, 3%)
1.24 Career Shares (180th)

Gold Gloves
1958 AL (SS)
1959 AL (SS)
1960 AL (SS)
1961 AL (SS)
1962 AL (SS)
1964 AL (SS)
1966 AL (SS)
1968 AL (SS)
1970 AL (SS)
All multiple winners

Batting Average s c a p y
1970 AL  .313 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1956 AL  152 (4th)
1959 AL  152 (5th)
1960 AL  153 (2nd)
1968 AL  157 (7th)
Career  2601 (37th)

At Bats s c a p y
1957 AL  575 (8th)
1959 AL  612 (2nd)
1960 AL  600 (2nd)
1961 AL  625 (5th)
1963 AL  601 (6th)
1966 AL  659 (1st)
1968 AL  622 (3rd)
1969 AL  599 (8th)
Career  10230 (20th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1957 AL  640 (9th)
1959 AL  686 (2nd)
1960 AL  670 (2nd)
1966 AL  707 (1st)
1968 AL  664 (7th)
1969 AL  681 (9th)
Career  11230 (30th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1957 AL  82 (10th)
1959 AL  98 (6th)
1960 AL  86 (6th)
1964 AL  93 (6th)
1966 AL  97 (5th)
Career  1335 (104th)

Hits s c a p y
1959 AL  157 (8th)
1960 AL  166 (7th)
1961 AL  170 (9th)
1966 AL  182 (2nd)
1968 AL  164 (3rd)
1969 AL  168 (7th)
1970 AL  173 (10th)
Career  2677 (63rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
Career  3504 (145th)

Doubles s c a p y
Career  394 (171st)

Triples s c a p y
1957 AL  6 (6th)
1958 AL  9 (2nd)
1960 AL  7 (3rd)
1963 AL  8 (5th)
1965 AL  10 (3rd)
1966 AL  8 (4th)
1969 AL  5 (9th)
Career  92 (197th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1956 AL  21 (1st)
1957 AL  28 (1st)
1958 AL  29 (1st)
1959 AL  56 (1st)
1960 AL  51 (1st)
1961 AL  53 (1st)
1962 AL  31 (1st)
1963 AL  40 (1st)
1964 AL  57 (1st)
1965 AL  26 (4th)
1966 AL  25 (4th)
1967 AL  18 (7th)
1969 AL  24 (9th)
Career  506 (34th)

Singles s c a p y
1956 AL  114 (9th)
1957 AL  117 (7th)
1958 AL  117 (8th)
1959 AL  128 (4th)
1960 AL  137 (2nd)
1961 AL  136 (3rd)
1963 AL  119 (10th)
1964 AL  121 (10th)
1966 AL  143 (1st)
1968 AL  132 (2nd)
1969 AL  134 (3rd)
1970 AL  136 (7th)
Career  2108 (32nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
Career  1135 (229th)

Times On Base s c a p y
Career  3440 (100th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1956 AL  14 (1st)
1957 AL  9 (8th)
1958 AL  8 (10th)
1959 AL  11 (5th)
1960 AL  20 (1st)
1965 AL  14 (2nd)
1966 AL  12 (2nd)
1969 AL  10 (5th)
1973 AL  12 (4th)
Career  161 (142nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1959 AL  7 (5th)
1960 AL  6 (9th)
1973 AL  7 (2nd)
Career  76 (104th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
Career  184 (124th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1957 AL  8 (5th)
1958 AL  6 (9th)
1959 AL  13 (1st)
1960 AL  8 (3rd)
1961 AL  13 (1st)
1962 AL  12 (1st)
1963 AL  6 (7th)
1964 AL  17 (1st)
1965 AL  7 (8th)
1966 AL  11 (4th)
1968 AL  11 (7th)
Career  136 (37th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1959 AL  10.8 (7th)
1964 AL  17.0 (3rd)
Career  142.6 (190th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1958 AL  14.7 (6th)
1959 AL  15.3 (4th)
1960 AL  15.4 (5th)
1961 AL  18.9 (4th)
1962 AL  16.1 (7th)
1963 AL  17.2 (4th)
1964 AL  11.3 (6th)
1965 AL  10.1 (9th)
1966 AL  15.7 (3rd)
1967 AL  12.4 (2nd)
1968 AL  14.5 (2nd)
1969 AL  20.7 (1st)
1970 AL  16.2 (3rd)
1971 AL  11.4 (6th)
1972 AL  15.6 (2nd)**
1973 AL  15.1 (1st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1957 AL  455 (6th)
1958 AL  434 (7th)
1959 AL  497 (1st)
1960 AL  480 (1st)
1961 AL  488 (6th)
1962 AL  472 (9th)
1963 AL  479 (4th)
1964 AL  466 (8th)
1965 AL  471 (7th)
1966 AL  512 (1st)
1967 AL  443 (8th)
1968 AL  486 (4th)
Career  8110 (11th)

Oldest s c a p y
1970 AL  born 1934-04-29 (6th)
1971 AL  born 1934-04-29 (5th)
1972 AL  born 1934-04-29 (2nd)
1973 AL  born 1934-04-29 (2nd)

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 19 (113), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 85 (272), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 150 (82), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 36 (194), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

January 14, 1963: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Al Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, Pete Ward and Hoyt Wilhelm.

November 29, 1967: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with John Matias and Russ Snyder to the Chicago White Sox for Don Buford, Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson.

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

March 26, 1974: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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