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Chris Cannizzaro
Christopher John Cannizzaro
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 3, 1938 in Oakland, CA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1960
Final Game: September 28, 1974
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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
1960 22 STL NL 7 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .273 .222 .495 34 2 0 0 0 1 0 /2
1961 23 STL NL 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 157 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1962 24 NYM NL 59 156 133 9 32 2 1 0 9 1 1 19 26 .241 .335 .271 .606 66 36 5 1 1 2 1 2/9
1963 25 NYM NL 16 35 33 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .242 .257 .273 .530 53 9 0 0 0 1 0 2
1964 26 NYM NL 60 182 164 11 51 10 0 0 10 0 5 14 28 .311 .367 .372 .739 112 61 3 1 2 1 2 2
1965 27 NYM NL 114 284 251 17 46 8 2 0 7 0 2 28 60 .183 .270 .231 .502 46 58 5 2 3 0 4 *2
1968 30 PIT NL 25 70 58 5 14 2 2 1 7 0 0 9 13 .241 .343 .397 .740 124 23 2 0 3 0 4 2
1969 31 SDP NL 134 469 418 23 92 14 3 4 33 0 1 42 81 .220 .290 .297 .587 68 124 16 0 7 2 8 *2 AS
1970 32 SDP NL 111 397 341 27 95 13 3 5 42 2 7 48 49 .279 .366 .378 .745 104 129 9 1 4 3 8 *2
1971 33 TOT NL 92 309 260 20 54 9 1 6 31 0 0 39 34 .208 .314 .319 .633 75 83 20 2 6 2 2 2
1971 33 SDP NL 21 75 63 2 12 1 0 1 8 0 0 11 10 .190 .320 .254 .574 70 16 7 1 0 0 0 2
1971 33 CHC NL 71 234 197 18 42 8 1 5 23 0 0 28 24 .213 .311 .340 .652 76 67 13 1 6 2 2 2
1972 34 LAD NL 73 233 200 14 48 6 0 2 18 0 1 31 38 .240 .341 .300 .641 86 60 4 0 1 1 5 2
1973 35 LAD NL 17 25 21 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 .190 .280 .190 .470 35 4 0 0 0 1 1 2
1974 36 SDP NL 26 67 60 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 11 .183 .258 .200 .458 33 12 3 0 1 0 0 2
13 Seasons 740 2240 1950 132 458 66 12 18 169 3 17 241 354 .235 .319 .309 .628 78 602 67 7 28 14 35
162 Game Avg. 162 490 427 29 100 14 3 4 37 1 4 53 77 .235 .319 .309 .628 78 132 15 2 6 3 8
NYM (4 yrs) 249 657 581 41 137 21 3 0 30 1 8 62 122 .236 .312 .282 .594 69 164 13 4 6 4 7
SDP (4 yrs) 292 1008 882 54 210 29 6 10 87 2 8 107 151 .238 .320 .319 .639 80 281 35 2 12 5 16
STL (2 yrs) 13 13 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 .308 .273 .580 55 3 0 0 0 1 0
LAD (2 yrs) 90 258 221 14 52 6 0 2 21 0 1 34 41 .235 .335 .290 .624 81 64 4 0 1 2 6
PIT (1 yr) 25 70 58 5 14 2 2 1 7 0 0 9 13 .241 .343 .397 .740 124 23 2 0 3 0 4
CHC (1 yr) 71 234 197 18 42 8 1 5 23 0 0 28 24 .213 .311 .340 .652 76 67 13 1 6 2 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1960 STL NL 22 C 6 3 28.2 22 19 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.91 3.67 .986 6.59 5.42 0 1 1 0 0%
1961 STL NL 23 C 5 0 8.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.40 1.00 .980 6.37 5.16 0 0 0 0
1962 NYM NL 24 C 56 42 376.1 259 218 34 7 3 .973 3.0 9.6 3 6.03 4.50 .987 6.72 5.50 11 25 16 20 56%
1962 NYM NL 24 OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1962 NYM NL 24 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1963 NYM NL 25 C 15 10 86.0 55 49 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.76 3.67 .985 7.07 6.02 1 6 1 4 80%
1964 NYM NL 26 C 53 47 403.1 256 225 28 3 6 .988 5.0 14.9 5 5.65 4.77 .988 6.81 5.91 4 10 11 16 59%
1965 NYM NL 27 C 112 103 782.1 516 435 69 12 8 .977 11.0 16.9 11 5.80 4.50 .988 6.96 5.80 6 17 28 31 53%
1968 PIT NL 30 C 25 18 168.0 124 111 10 3 1 .976 1.0 7.1 1 6.48 4.84 .990 6.87 6.12 0 5 2 5 71%
1969 SDP NL 31 C 132 128 1102.2 722 644 69 9 8 .988 0.0 0.0 0 5.82 5.40 .989 7.06 6.25 14 45 58 41 41% AS
1970 SDP NL 32 C 110 100 882.1 615 559 44 12 5 .980 3.0 4.1 3 6.15 5.48 .987 6.85 5.94 2 23 47 23 33%
1971 TOT NL 33 C 89 80 710.2 464 425 32 7 4 .985 -4.0 -6.8 -4 5.79 5.13 .988 6.34 5.63 7 32 43 18 30%
1971 SDP NL 33 C 19 19 164.0 121 114 6 1 2 .992 -2.0 -14.6 -2 6.59 6.32 .988 6.34 5.63 2 11 7 3 30%
1971 CHC NL 33 C 70 61 546.2 343 311 26 6 2 .983 -2.0 -4.4 -2 5.55 4.81 .988 6.34 5.63 5 21 36 15 29%
1972 LAD NL 34 C 72 59 525.0 344 312 26 6 4 .983 -5.0 -11.4 -5 5.79 4.69 .987 6.61 5.87 4 24 30 10 25%
1973 LAD NL 35 C 13 4 55.2 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -21.6 -1 5.34 2.54 .988 6.34 5.58 1 3 3 0 0%
1974 SDP NL 36 C 26 23 192.0 141 126 12 3 2 .979 1.0 6.2 1 6.47 5.31 .985 6.12 5.37 0 4 15 6 29%
13 Seasons C 714 617 5321.1 3556 3161 333 62 42 .983 14.0 3.2 14 5.91 4.89 .988 6.78 5.86 50 195 255 174 41%
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1 Season RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
13 Seasons TOT 715 617 5323.1 3557 3162 333 62 42 .983 14.2 3.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 14 5.91 4.89 .970 6.77 5.86 50 195 255 174 41%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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All-Star Games
1969

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1969 NL--16--10th
1971 NL--20--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1779), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3938), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Paul Bako (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 21, 1956: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1961 expansion draft.

April 5, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Don Dillard.

December, 1966: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with John Herrnstein to the Boston Red Sox for Julio Navarro and Ed Rakow.

February, 1967: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 29, 1967: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Derrick.

March 28, 1969: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Tommie Sisk to the San Diego Padres for Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus.

May 19, 1971: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Garry Jestadt.

December 17, 1971: Selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.

October 23, 1973: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

January 7, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

August 1, 1974: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Houston Astros.

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