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Paul Casanova
Paulino (Ortiz) Casanova
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 21, 1941 in Colon, Cuba
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1965
Final Game: September 9, 1974
Relatives: Father of Raul Casanova
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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
1965 23 WSA AL 5 14 13 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 .357 .385 .742 113 5 4 0 0 0 0 /2
1966 24 WSA AL 122 449 429 45 109 16 5 13 44 1 2 14 78 .254 .278 .406 .684 95 174 8 1 3 2 2 *2
1967 25 WSA AL 141 551 528 47 131 19 1 9 53 1 1 17 65 .248 .273 .339 .612 84 179 19 2 2 2 5 *2 AS,MVP-21
1968 26 WSA AL 96 335 322 19 63 6 0 4 25 0 1 7 52 .196 .210 .252 .461 41 81 8 0 1 5 1 2
1969 27 WSA AL 124 408 379 26 82 9 2 4 37 0 0 18 52 .216 .254 .282 .536 54 107 12 3 2 6 7 *2
1970 28 WSA AL 104 343 328 25 75 17 3 6 30 0 0 10 47 .229 .251 .354 .604 69 116 5 1 0 4 2 2
1971 29 WSA AL 94 329 311 19 63 9 1 5 26 0 3 14 52 .203 .238 .286 .524 52 89 8 1 1 2 1 2
1972 30 ATL NL 49 140 136 8 28 3 0 2 10 0 1 4 28 .206 .229 .272 .501 37 37 7 0 0 0 2 2
1973 31 ATL NL 82 248 236 18 51 7 0 7 18 0 2 11 36 .216 .254 .335 .589 57 79 5 1 0 0 3 2
1974 32 ATL NL 42 113 104 5 21 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 17 .202 .232 .202 .434 21 21 2 0 1 3 2 2
10 Seasons 859 2930 2786 214 627 87 12 50 252 2 10 101 430 .225 .252 .319 .571 64 888 78 9 10 24 25
162 Game Avg. 162 553 525 40 118 16 2 9 48 0 2 19 81 .225 .252 .319 .571 64 167 15 2 2 5 5
WSA (7 yrs) 686 2429 2310 183 527 77 12 41 216 2 7 81 349 .228 .255 .325 .580 69 751 64 8 9 21 18
ATL (3 yrs) 173 501 476 31 100 10 0 9 36 0 3 20 81 .210 .242 .288 .530 44 137 14 1 1 3 7
AL (7 yrs) 686 2429 2310 183 527 77 12 41 216 2 7 81 349 .228 .255 .325 .580 69 751 64 8 9 21 18
NL (3 yrs) 173 501 476 31 100 10 0 9 36 0 3 20 81 .210 .242 .288 .530 44 137 14 1 1 3 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1965 WSA AL 23 C 4 4 31.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.0 -38.7 -1 4.35 3.75 .988 6.97 5.68 0 2 3 0 0%
1966 WSA AL 24 C 119 113 1032.2 741 674 53 14 12 .981 5.0 5.8 5 6.34 6.11 .988 6.86 5.86 6 30 37 32 46%
1967 WSA AL 25 C 137 132 1221.0 912 827 70 15 19 .984 6.0 5.9 6 6.61 6.55 .989 7.22 6.15 14 36 38 37 49% AS,MVP-21
1968 WSA AL 26 C 92 86 761.0 524 472 46 6 3 .989 -2.0 -3.2 -2 6.13 5.63 .990 6.97 6.01 10 32 38 23 38%
1969 WSA AL 27 C 122 106 952.1 647 583 59 5 5 .992 3.0 3.8 3 6.07 5.26 .987 6.65 5.59 11 35 53 27 34%
1970 WSA AL 28 C 100 82 774.1 515 461 48 6 12 .988 8.0 12.4 8 5.92 5.09 .988 6.65 5.82 2 22 23 24 51%
1971 WSA AL 29 C 83 81 716.2 463 416 40 7 4 .985 -1.0 -1.7 -1 5.73 5.49 .988 6.37 5.63 6 20 32 17 35%
1972 ATL NL 30 C 43 32 300.0 159 139 16 4 3 .975 -1.0 -4.0 -1 4.65 3.60 .987 6.61 5.87 4 15 10 8 44%
1973 ATL NL 31 C 78 64 574.1 387 330 48 9 3 .977 -2.0 -4.2 -2 5.92 4.85 .987 6.34 5.58 9 18 59 28 32%
1974 ATL NL 32 C 33 29 247.1 140 123 15 2 4 .986 4.0 19.4 4 5.02 4.18 .985 6.12 5.37 3 3 18 12 40%
10 Seasons C 811 729 6610.2 4504 4040 395 69 65 .985 19.0 3.4 19 6.04 5.47 .988 6.75 5.81 65 213 311 208 40%
10 Seasons TOT 811 729 6610.2 4504 4040 395 69 65 .985 19.0 3.4 19 6.04 5.47 .973 6.75 5.81 65 213 311 208 40%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1967

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-AL-21-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1968 AL--5--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1967 AL--19--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1779), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

June 11, 1960: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

December 27, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 23, 1961: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

September 21, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

April 26, 1962: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

October 5, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

December 2, 1971: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Atlanta Braves for Hal King.

March 28, 1975: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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