Otto Vélez

Positions: Rightfielder, Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: November 29, 1950 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 4, 1973 (Age 22-279d, 13,425th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 7, 1983 (Age 32-251d)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein • Previously: Norm Kaplan, Dave Pinter

Full Name: Otoniel Vélez

Nicknames: Otto the Swatto

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

1802

452

.251

244

RBI

272

OBP

.369

SLG

.441

OPS

.810

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-13 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	62 (35-17-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Murcer	2
Self	2
R White	1
R Blomberg	1
C SÃ¡nchez	1

Most Driven In By
M Hegan	2
Self	2
J Hart	1
G Nettles	1
H Lanier	1
H Clarke	1
C SÃ¡nchez	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	139 (138)	Sep 4	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	1.17	-0.074	.03	0.00%	-0.37	RF
2	2	140	Sep 6	NYY		MIL	W,8-6	CG	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.714	.667	1.381	6	1.66	0.150	.06	0.00%	1.28	RF
3	3	141	Sep 7	NYY		MIL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.455	.400	.855	7	.80	-0.082	.04	0.00%	-0.90	RF
4	4	142	Sep 8	NYY		MIL	W,15-1	CG	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	.417	.563	.500	1.063	5	.47	0.051	.01	0.00%	1.92	RF
5	5	143	Sep 9	NYY		MIL	L,3-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.400	.900	7	.38	0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.17	RF
6	6	144	Sep 10	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278	.458	.333	.792	7	2.25	0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.46	RF
7	7	145	Sep 11	NYY		CLE	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	.227	.393	.273	.666	7	2.12	-0.074	.01	0.00%	-0.44	RF
8	8	147 (1)	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.185	.333	.222	.556	7	1.40	-0.174	.00	0.00%	-0.96	RF
9	9	148	Sep 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.324	.226	.550	7	.77	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.32	RF
10	10	149	Sep 16 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.182	.325	.212	.537	7	.76	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.19	RF
11	11	150	Sep 16 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.318	.194	.513	7	.42	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.39	RF
12	12	151	Sep 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	.179	.333	.205	.538	7	.85	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.32	RF
13	13	152	Sep 18	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.327	.190	.517	7	1.10	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.51	RF
14	14	153	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.156	.309	.178	.487	7	1.39	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.78	RF
15	15	154	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.167	.322	.188	.510	7	.69	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.29	RF
16	16	155	Sep 23 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	5	4	2	2	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	.192	.344	.327	.671	7	.19	0.166	.00	0.00%	1.50	RF
17	17	156	Sep 23 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.182	.338	.309	.647	7	1.31	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.75	RF
18	18	157	Sep 25	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG(13)	6	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	.180	.324	.311	.636	7	2.42	-0.141	.00	0.00%	-0.39	RF
19	19	158	Sep 26	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.312	.297	.609	7	.58	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.34	RF
20	20	159	Sep 27	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.176	.309	.309	.617	7	.64	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.62	RF
21	21	160	Sep 28	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.186	.321	.314	.636	7	.82	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.63	RF
22	22	161	Sep 29	NYY		DET	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.307	.297	.604	6	.65	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-1.09	RF
23	23	162	Sep 30	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	.195	.326	.325	.651	7	1.27	0.149	.00	0.00%	1.40	RF
							10-13		92	77	9	15	4	2	7	15	24	1	1	.195	.326	.325	.651		1.07	-0.521	.01	0.00%	-2.92

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