José Mota

Jose Manuel (Matos) Mota

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Runner and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: March 16, 1965 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
School: California State University, Fullerton
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1991
Teams (by GP): Padres/Royals 1991-1995

Final Game: June 2, 1995
Relatives: Son of Manny Mota and Cousin of Jose Baez
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

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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
1985	20	CHW-min	A-,AAA	71	311	272	38	82	9	2	0	28	8	5	30	29	.301	.373	.349	.722		95		2	5	2	3	NFL,BFL · NYPL,AA
1986	21	TEX-min	AAA,AA	112	471	413	64	122	16	4	1	31	21	13	46	56	.295	.369	.361	.730		149		3	8	1	1	OKC,TUL · AA,TL
1987	22	TEX-LAD-min	AA	75	303	261	34	65	6	3	0	15	5	6	34	46	.249	.339	.295	.634		77		2	5	1	1	TUL,SAN · TL
1988	23	LAD-min	AA,AAA	88	264	229	36	61	11	1	1	19	11	4	30	38	.266	.350	.336	.686		77	7	0	4	1	1	SAN,ABQ · TL,PCL
1989	24	SDP-OAK-min	AA	68	248	190	32	46	6	1	1	15	6	4	47	36	.242	.393	.300	.693		57		1	9	1	0	WCH,HVL · TL,SOUL
1990	25	SDP-min	AAA	92	296	247	44	74	4	4	4	21	2	1	42	35	.300	.406	.397	.803		98		3	3	1	2	LVG · PCL
1991	26	SDP-min	AAA	107	442	377	56	109	10	2	1	37	15	10	54	48	.289	.378	.334	.713		126	10	2	6	3	2	LVG · PCL
1991	26	SDP	NL	17	41	36	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.222	.282	.222	.504	42	8	0	1	2	0	0	4/6

1995	30	KCR-min	AAA	27	100	87	6	28	4	0	0	10	1	2	6	9	.322	.365	.368	.732		32	3	1	4	2	0	OMA · AA
1995	30	KCR	AL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/4
1996	31	KCR-min	AAA	72	248	229	24	56	5	2	3	20	7	6	17	28	.245	.296	.323	.619		74	1	0	1	1	1	OMA · AA
2 Seasons				19	43	38	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.211	.268	.211	.479	35	8	0	1	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	367	324	34	68	0	0	0	17	0	0	17	60	.211	.268	.211	.479	35	68	0	9	17	0	0

KCR (1 yr)				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				17	41	36	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.222	.282	.222	.504	42	8	0	1	2	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1991	26	SDP	NL	41	-2	0	0	0	-3	0	1	-4	-0.4	-1	-0.1	-0.3	$	4/6

1995	30	KCR	AL	2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	-1	-0.1	0.1	$109,000	/4
2 Seasons				43	-3	0	0	0	-2	0	1	-4	-0.4	-2	-0.2	-0.2	$109,000

KCR (1 yr)				2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	-1	-0.1	0.1	$109,000
SDP (1 yr)				41	-2	0	0	0	-3	0	1	-4	-0.4	-1	-0.1	-0.3	$

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1991	SDP	NL	26	2B	13	10	9	89.2	53	24	27	2	5	.962	-3	-37	5.12	3.92	.982	5.14	5.12
1991	SDP	NL	26	SS	3	0	0	9.0	4	1	2	1	0	.750	-0	-53	3.00	1.00	.965	4.70	4.67
1995	KCR	AL	30	2B	2	1	0	5.0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	1	216	7.20	2.00	.980	5.04	5.05
	2 Seasons			2B	15	11	9	94.2	57	25	30	2	5	.965	-2	-24	5.23	3.67	.982	5.13	5.11
	1 Season			SS	3	0	0	9.0	4	1	2	1	0	.750	-0	-53	3.00	1.00	.965	4.70	4.67
	2 Seasons			TOT	18	11	9	103.2	61	26	32	3	5	.951	-2	-27	5.04	3.22	.981	5.10	5.04

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft.
December 11, 1985: the Chicago White Sox sent Jose Mota to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal made on November 25, 1985. November 25, 1985: The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later, Ed Correa and Scott Fletcher to the Texas Rangers for Dave Schmidt and Wayne Tolleson.
June 25, 1987: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Larry See.
December 5, 1988: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
June 3, 1989: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Peter Kuld (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. The San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks (minors) (June 11, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.
November 22, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
November 24, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1995	30	Kansas City Royals	$109,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$109,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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