David Ortiz

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 230lb (190cm, 104kg)

Born: November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

High School: Estudia Espillat (Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 2, 1997 (Age 21-288d, 17,144th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2016 (Age 40-319d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by BBWAA on 307/394 ballots)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: David Americo Ortiz

Nicknames: Big Papi or Cookie Monster

Twitter: @davidortiz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

55.3

8640

2472

541

.286

1419

RBI

1768

OBP

.380

SLG

.552

OPS

.931

OPS+

141

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-9 / in Starts: 6-5
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	28 (11-15-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
R Coomer	3
M Cordova	1
M Lawton	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
M Cordova	2
T Walker	2
P Meares	2
R Becker	1
D Miller	1
Self	1
C Knoblauch	1

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	136 (135)	Sep 2	MIN	@	CHC	L,3-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
2	2	137	Sep 3	MIN	@	CHC	L,6-10	8-8	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	7	.30	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.42	PH
3	3	140 (2)	Sep 6	MIN		SEA	L,0-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1B
4	4	142 (1)	Sep 8	MIN		OAK	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	5	.42	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.15	DH
5	5	145 (2)	Sep 12	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	5	1.21	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1B
6	6	147 (1)	Sep 14	MIN	@	TEX	W,11-1	CG	6	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	.412	.474	.706	1.180	5	.38	0.080	.00	0.00%	3.61	1B
7	7	149 (1)	Sep 16	MIN	@	ANA	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.476	.684	1.160	5	.93	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.22	1B
8	8	150	Sep 17	MIN		CLE	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.417	.462	.625	1.087	6	1.92	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-0.37	1B
9	9	151	Sep 18	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.370	.414	.556	.969	5	.84	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.63	1B
10	10	152	Sep 19	MIN		MIL	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.355	.394	.516	.910	4	.85	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1B
11	11	155 (2)	Sep 22	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	.353	.389	.529	.918	4	.40	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.26	1B
12	12	157 (1)	Sep 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	.368	.400	.526	.926	5	.46	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
13	13	159 (1)	Sep 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.359	.390	.513	.903	9	.40	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.85	PH
14	14	160	Sep 27 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	.364	.391	.500	.891	5	.73	-0.091	.00	0.00%	0.83	1B
15	15	161	Sep 27 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.327	.353	.449	.802	4	.86	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.51	1B
							6-9		51	49	10	16	3	1	6	2	19	1	.327	.353	.449	.802		.77	-0.332	.00	0.00%	-0.02

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