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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

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

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

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 (178th)

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 - 32 (236), 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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