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Alvaro Espinoza
Alvaro Alberto Espinoza
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 181 lb.

Born: February 19, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela
High School: Valencia (Valencia, VE)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1984
Final Game: July 12, 1997
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Standard Batting

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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
1984 22 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1985 23 MIN AL 32 62 57 5 15 2 0 0 9 0 1 1 9 .263 .288 .298 .586 58 17 2 1 3 0 0 6
1986 24 MIN AL 37 45 42 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 10 .214 .233 .238 .471 28 10 0 0 2 0 0 46
1988 26 NYY AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /46
1989 27 NYY AL 146 544 503 51 142 23 1 0 41 3 3 14 60 .282 .301 .332 .633 80 167 14 1 23 3 1 *6
1990 28 NYY AL 150 472 438 31 98 12 2 2 20 1 2 16 54 .224 .258 .274 .532 50 120 13 5 11 2 0 *6
1991 29 NYY AL 148 509 480 51 123 23 2 5 33 4 1 16 57 .256 .282 .344 .626 73 165 10 2 9 2 0 *6/51
1993 31 CLE AL 129 283 263 34 73 15 0 4 27 2 2 8 36 .278 .298 .380 .678 82 100 7 1 8 3 0 56/4
1994 32 CLE AL 90 244 231 27 55 13 0 1 19 1 3 6 33 .238 .258 .307 .566 46 71 7 1 4 2 0 564/3
1995 33 CLE AL 66 150 143 15 36 4 0 2 17 0 2 2 16 .252 .264 .322 .585 51 46 3 1 2 2 0 456/D3
1996 34 TOT MLB 107 269 246 31 66 11 4 8 27 1 3 10 37 .268 .303 .443 .746 93 109 8 3 8 2 0 563/4D
1996 34 CLE AL 59 125 112 12 25 4 2 4 11 1 1 6 18 .223 .279 .402 .680 71 45 4 3 3 1 0 536/4D
1996 34 NYM NL 48 144 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 0 2 4 19 .306 .324 .478 .801 113 64 4 0 5 1 0 5/643
1997 35 SEA AL 33 78 72 3 13 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 12 .181 .213 .194 .408 9 14 2 1 3 0 0 64/5
12 Seasons 942 2659 2478 252 630 105 9 22 201 13 19 76 324 .254 .279 .331 .610 66 819 66 16 73 16 1
162 Game Avg. 162 457 426 43 108 18 2 4 35 2 3 13 56 .254 .279 .331 .610 66 141 11 3 13 3 0
CLE (4 yrs) 344 802 749 88 189 36 2 11 74 4 8 22 103 .252 .276 .350 .626 63 262 21 6 17 8 0
NYY (4 yrs) 447 1528 1424 133 363 58 5 7 94 8 6 46 171 .255 .281 .317 .598 68 452 37 8 43 7 1
MIN (3 yrs) 70 107 99 9 24 3 0 0 10 0 2 2 19 .242 .265 .273 .537 46 27 2 1 5 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 48 144 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 0 2 4 19 .306 .324 .478 .801 113 64 4 0 5 1 0
SEA (1 yr) 33 78 72 3 13 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 12 .181 .213 .194 .408 9 14 2 1 3 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 894 2515 2344 233 589 98 7 18 185 13 17 72 305 .251 .277 .322 .599 63 755 62 16 68 15 1
NL (1 yr) 48 144 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 0 2 4 19 .306 .324 .478 .801 113 64 4 0 5 1 0

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
1995 33 CLE AL ALDS BOS W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 CLE AL ALCS SEA W 4 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 CLE AL WS ATL L 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 7 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1991 29 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Standard Fielding

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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
1984 MIN AL 22 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 3.90
1985 MIN AL 23 SS 31 21 188.0 99 25 69 5 15 .949 0.9 5.7 0.9 1.0 -0.2 0 4.50 3.03 .965 4.64 3.93
1986 MIN AL 24 2B 19 11 85.0 51 12 36 3 7 .941 0.8 11.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0 5.08 2.53 .982 5.10 4.34
1986 MIN AL 24 SS 18 5 64.1 28 11 16 1 4 .964 -2.4 -44.8 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 0 3.78 1.50 .968 4.53 3.94
1988 NYY AL 26 2B 2 1 10.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -84.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 4.50 2.50 .980 5.13 4.40
1988 NYY AL 26 SS 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 2.00 .950 4.50 4.10
1989 NYY AL 27 SS 146 144 1223.1 730 237 471 22 114 .970 -0.2 -0.2 -3.2 -5.4 2.2 3 5.21 4.85 .971 4.79 4.11
1990 NYY AL 28 SS 150 141 1208.1 732 268 447 17 100 .977 9.9 9.8 6.9 2.2 4.7 3 5.33 4.77 .973 4.74 4.00
1991 NYY AL 29 SS 147 136 1197.0 682 223 438 21 113 .969 6.4 6.4 1.4 -0.9 2.3 5 4.97 4.50 .971 4.67 3.95
1991 NYY AL 29 3B 2 2 17.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.65 2.50 .960 2.81 2.35
1991 NYY AL 29 P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.35 0.60
1993 CLE AL 31 3B 99 50 519.0 159 42 107 10 9 .937 3.9 9.0 3.9 2.9 1.0 0 2.58 1.51 .952 2.69 2.31
1993 CLE AL 31 SS 35 13 147.1 66 18 47 1 13 .985 -0.6 -4.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 3.97 1.86 .973 4.69 4.13
1993 CLE AL 31 2B 2 2 13.2 10 6 3 1 2 .900 0.3 26.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 5.93 4.50 .980 5.14 4.55
1994 CLE AL 32 3B 37 12 154.1 47 12 31 4 2 .915 1.7 13.2 1.7 1.1 0.6 0 2.51 1.16 .949 2.64 2.34
1994 CLE AL 32 SS 36 34 290.0 175 53 117 5 27 .971 5.7 23.6 4.7 1.4 3.3 1 5.28 4.72 .969 4.64 4.22
1994 CLE AL 32 2B 20 11 122.0 89 26 62 1 15 .989 2.1 20.7 2.1 2.0 0.1 0 6.49 4.40 .981 5.10 4.48
1994 CLE AL 32 1B 3 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 0.67 1.000 9.60 8.50
1995 CLE AL 33 2B 22 9 102.0 59 18 39 2 7 .966 1.8 21.2 1.8 0.6 1.2 0 5.03 2.59 .981 5.11 4.34
1995 CLE AL 33 3B 22 16 142.1 38 10 27 1 1 .974 -1.4 -11.8 -1.4 -0.6 -0.8 0 2.34 1.68 .950 2.61 2.19
1995 CLE AL 33 SS 19 9 114.0 50 13 35 2 8 .960 0.5 5.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 3.79 2.53 .974 4.71 4.16
1995 CLE AL 33 DH 3
1995 CLE AL 33 1B 2 0 7.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 11.57 4.50 .989 9.64 8.30
1996 TOT MLB 34 3B 58 37 335.1 99 27 63 9 3 .909 -1.0 -3.6 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 0 2.42 1.55 .953 2.68 2.20
1996 TOT MLB 34 SS 23 11 126.1 63 20 42 1 15 .984 0.2 1.9 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 1 4.42 2.70 .970 4.64 4.13
1996 TOT MLB 34 1B 19 8 105.1 105 97 8 0 10 1.000 1.1 12.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 0 8.97 5.53 .992 9.24 7.95
1996 TOT MLB 34 2B 7 2 25.1 18 5 12 1 5 .944 2.0 94.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 1 6.04 2.43 .983 5.04 4.34
1996 CLE AL 34 3B 20 7 72.0 19 7 11 1 1 .947 0.2 3.3 0.2 -0.7 0.9 0 2.25 0.90 .958 2.58 2.18
1996 CLE AL 34 1B 18 8 104.1 105 97 8 0 10 1.000 1.1 12.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 0 9.06 5.83 .992 9.24 7.92
1996 CLE AL 34 SS 16 8 96.0 46 16 29 1 12 .978 -0.3 -3.8 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 1 4.22 2.81 .972 4.66 4.19
1996 CLE AL 34 2B 5 2 20.1 17 5 11 1 5 .941 1.7 100.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 1 7.08 3.20 .982 5.05 4.32
1996 CLE AL 34 DH 1
1996 NYM NL 34 3B 38 30 263.1 80 20 52 8 2 .900 -1.2 -5.5 -1.2 1.0 -2.2 0 2.46 1.89 .951 2.71 2.21
1996 NYM NL 34 SS 7 3 30.1 17 4 13 0 3 1.000 0.5 19.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 5.04 2.43 .965 4.60 3.99
1996 NYM NL 34 2B 2 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 72.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 5.04 4.40
1996 NYM NL 34 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.40
1997 SEA AL 35 SS 17 13 118.2 57 21 34 2 5 .965 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.4 0 4.17 3.24 .974 4.55 4.05
1997 SEA AL 35 2B 14 7 60.0 45 21 23 1 9 .978 0.5 10.0 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 1 6.60 3.14 .980 4.93 4.33
1997 SEA AL 35 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
12 Seasons SS 624 527 4681.1 2684 890 1717 77 415 .971 20.5 5.3 7.5 -2.3 9.7 13 5.01 4.18 .971 4.71 4.04
6 Seasons 3B 219 117 1170.0 348 93 231 24 15 .931 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.7 -0.5 0 2.49 1.48 .951 2.67 2.27
7 Seasons 2B 86 43 418.0 277 92 176 9 45 .968 6.8 19.5 4.8 4.4 0.5 2 5.77 3.12 .981 5.08 4.38
3 Seasons 1B 24 8 118.1 116 108 8 0 12 1.000 0.7 7.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 0 8.82 4.83 .992 9.29 8.05
2 Seasons DH 4
1 Season P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.35 0.60
12 Seasons TOT 954 695 6388.1 3425 1183 2132 110 487 .968 31.2 5.9 16.2 6.1 10.1 15 4.67 3.47 .939 4.45 3.76
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

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1989 AL--23--2nd
1990 AL--11--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 30, 1978: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

September 30, 1980: Released by the Houston Astros.

March 18, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 17, 1992: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 3, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 2, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 29, 1996: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Carlos Baerga to the New York Mets for Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino.

March 26, 1997: Released by the New York Mets.

April 2, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

July 14, 1997: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Minnesota Twins$60,000
1989New York Yankees$68,000
1990New York Yankees$256,000
1991New York Yankees$650,000
1992New York Yankees$1,000,000
1993Cleveland Indians$500,000
1994Cleveland Indians$475,000
1995Cleveland Indians$450,000
1996Cleveland Indians$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,859,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Name and misspellings: Alvaro Alberto Alvaro espinosa Espinoza

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