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Junior Ortiz

Adalberto (Colon) Ortiz

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: October 24, 1959 in Humacao, P.R.
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1982
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Indians/Twins/Mets/Rangers 1982-1994
Final Game: August 8, 1994
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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
1982 22 PIT NL 7 16 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .267 .517 43 4 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1983 23 TOT NL 73 200 193 11 48 5 0 0 12 1 0 4 34 .249 .268 .275 .542 52 53 1 1 2 0 0 2
1983 23 PIT NL 5 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347 -2 1 0 0 1 0 0 /2
1983 23 NYM NL 68 190 185 10 47 5 0 0 12 1 0 3 34 .254 .270 .281 .551 54 52 1 1 1 0 0 2
1984 24 NYM NL 40 98 91 6 18 3 0 0 11 1 0 5 15 .198 .235 .231 .465 32 21 2 0 0 2 0 2
1985 25 PIT NL 23 76 72 4 21 2 0 1 5 1 0 3 17 .292 .320 .361 .681 92 26 1 0 1 0 1 2
1986 26 PIT NL 49 122 110 11 37 6 0 0 14 0 1 9 13 .336 .380 .391 .771 112 43 4 0 1 2 0 2
1987 27 PIT NL 75 213 192 16 52 8 1 1 22 0 2 15 23 .271 .322 .339 .661 76 65 6 0 5 1 1 2
1988 28 PIT NL 49 132 118 8 33 6 0 2 18 1 4 9 9 .280 .336 .381 .717 108 45 6 2 1 2 0 2
1989 29 PIT NL 91 258 230 16 50 6 1 1 22 2 2 20 20 .217 .282 .265 .548 61 61 9 2 3 3 4 2
1990 30 MIN AL 71 187 170 18 57 7 1 0 18 0 4 12 16 .335 .384 .388 .772 111 66 4 2 2 1 0 2/D
1991 31 MIN AL 61 151 134 9 28 5 1 0 11 0 1 15 12 .209 .293 .261 .555 52 35 6 1 1 0 0 2
1992 32 CLE AL 86 262 244 20 61 7 0 0 24 1 3 12 23 .250 .296 .279 .575 63 68 7 4 2 0 0 2
1993 33 CLE AL 95 270 249 19 55 13 0 0 20 1 0 11 26 .221 .267 .273 .540 46 68 10 5 4 1 1 2
1994 34 TEX AL 29 86 76 3 21 2 0 0 9 0 1 5 11 .276 .329 .303 .632 65 23 1 1 4 0 0 2
13 Seasons 749 2071 1894 142 484 71 4 5 186 8 18 121 222 .256 .305 .305 .610 70 578 58 18 26 12 7
162 Game Avg. 162 448 410 31 105 15 1 1 40 2 4 26 48 .256 .305 .305 .610 70 125 13 4 6 3 2
PIT (7 yrs) 299 827 745 57 197 29 2 5 81 4 9 58 85 .264 .318 .329 .647 82 245 27 4 12 8 6
MIN (2 yrs) 132 338 304 27 85 12 2 0 29 0 5 27 28 .280 .343 .332 .676 85 101 10 3 3 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 108 288 276 16 65 8 0 0 23 2 0 8 49 .236 .258 .264 .522 47 73 3 1 1 2 0
CLE (2 yrs) 181 532 493 39 116 20 0 0 44 2 3 23 49 .235 .281 .276 .557 54 136 17 9 6 1 1
TEX (1 yr) 29 86 76 3 21 2 0 0 9 0 1 5 11 .276 .329 .303 .632 65 23 1 1 4 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 407 1115 1021 73 262 37 2 5 104 6 9 66 134 .257 .302 .311 .614 73 318 30 5 13 10 6
AL (5 yrs) 342 956 873 69 222 34 2 0 82 2 9 55 88 .254 .308 .298 .605 66 260 28 13 13 2 1

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
1991 31 MIN AL ALCS TOR W 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1991 31 MIN AL WS ATL W 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1982 PIT NL 22 C 7 4 45.0 30 27 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.00 4.29 .983 6.28 5.51 0 3 2 1 33%
1983 TOT NL 23 C 71 58 499.4 335 293 31 11 2 .967 -9.0 -21.6 -9 5.84 4.56 .984 6.57 5.55 6 23 70 23 25%
1983 PIT NL 23 C 4 2 20.2 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 8.71 5.00 .985 6.58 5.55 0 0 0 0
1983 NYM NL 23 C 67 56 478.2 315 273 31 11 2 .965 -9.0 -22.6 -9 5.72 4.54 .984 6.57 5.55 6 23 70 23 25%
1984 NYM NL 24 C 32 23 214.2 152 136 13 3 3 .980 -1.0 -5.6 -1 6.25 4.66 .986 6.53 5.68 3 9 22 9 29%
1985 PIT NL 25 C 23 20 178.1 131 115 14 2 3 .985 0.0 0.0 0 6.51 5.61 .987 6.42 5.45 0 8 18 10 36%
1986 PIT NL 26 C 36 28 253.2 181 165 13 3 2 .983 -3.0 -14.2 -3 6.32 4.94 .985 6.93 5.88 7 12 27 10 27%
1987 PIT NL 27 C 72 55 491.0 361 313 39 9 2 .975 -4.0 -9.8 -4 6.45 4.89 .987 6.94 5.91 6 29 57 26 31%
1988 PIT NL 28 C 40 33 290.2 178 152 23 3 2 .983 -7.0 -28.9 -7 5.42 4.38 .987 6.56 5.58 1 23 33 5 13%
1989 PIT NL 29 C 84 65 594.1 368 334 32 2 2 .995 -6.0 -12.1 -6 5.54 4.36 .986 6.67 5.56 9 22 74 23 24%
1990 MIN AL 30 C 68 45 432.0 272 247 25 0 6 1.000 3.0 8.3 3 5.67 4.00 .991 6.42 5.36 6 16 21 15 42%
1990 MIN AL 30 DH 3
1991 MIN AL 31 C 60 41 370.2 221 203 17 1 2 .995 3.0 9.7 3 5.34 3.67 .990 6.49 5.28 3 18 15 13 46%
1992 CLE AL 32 C 86 69 652.2 445 402 38 5 2 .989 -3.0 -5.5 -3 6.07 5.12 .989 6.20 5.26 5 31 59 27 31%
1993 CLE AL 33 C 95 84 707.2 504 441 58 5 13 .990 6.0 10.2 6 6.35 5.25 .991 6.56 5.46 2 25 47 39 45%
1994 TEX AL 34 C 28 18 185.1 125 106 18 1 1 .992 2.0 12.9 2 6.02 4.43 .991 6.79 5.73 2 15 10 10 50%
13 Seasons C 702 543 4915.1 3303 2934 324 45 40 .986 -19.0 -4.6 -19 5.97 4.64 .988 6.57 5.53 50 234 455 211 32%
1 Season DH 3
13 Seasons TOT 702 543 4915.1 3303 2934 324 45 40 .986 -19.0 -4.6 -19 5.97 4.64 .974 6.57 5.53 50 234 455 211 32%

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Transactions

January 18, 1977: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

June 14, 1983: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Arthur Ray (minors) to the New York Mets for Steve Senteney and Marvell Wynne.

December 3, 1984: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

April 4, 1990: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Orlando Lind (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Pomeranz (minors).

November 11, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 30, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 23, 1994: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Igor Oropeza (minors) (March 25, 1994) and Andreaus Lewis (minors) (May 9, 1994) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

October 13, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$97,000
1987Pittsburgh Pirates$190,000
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$250,000
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$300,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$350,000
1991Minnesota Twins$450,000
1992Cleveland Indians$300,000
1993Cleveland Indians$395,000
1994Texas Rangers$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,682,000
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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