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Luis Polonia
Luis Andrew (Almonte) Polonia
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 152 lb.

Born: October 12, 1963 in Santiago, D.R.
High School: Santiago City (Santiago City, DO)
Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1987
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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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
1987 23 OAK AL 125 469 435 78 125 16 10 4 49 29 7 32 64 .287 .335 .398 .733 100 173 4 0 1 1 1 87D/9
1988 24 OAK AL 84 313 288 51 84 11 4 2 27 24 9 21 40 .292 .338 .378 .716 104 109 3 0 2 2 0 7/D9
1989 25 TOT AL 125 466 433 70 130 17 6 3 46 22 8 25 44 .300 .338 .388 .726 107 168 13 2 2 4 1 7/D
1989 25 OAK AL 59 218 206 31 59 6 4 1 17 13 4 9 15 .286 .315 .369 .684 95 76 5 0 2 1 0 7
1989 25 NYY AL 66 248 227 39 71 11 2 2 29 9 4 16 29 .313 .359 .405 .764 117 92 8 2 0 3 1 7/D
1990 26 TOT AL 120 436 403 52 135 7 9 2 35 21 14 25 43 .335 .372 .412 .784 123 166 9 1 3 4 1 7D8
1990 26 NYY AL 11 23 22 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 .318 .304 .318 .623 75 7 1 0 0 1 0 /D
1990 26 CAL AL 109 413 381 50 128 7 9 2 32 20 14 25 42 .336 .376 .417 .793 125 159 8 1 3 3 1 78D
1991 27 CAL AL 150 662 604 92 179 28 8 2 50 48 23 52 74 .296 .352 .379 .731 104 229 11 1 2 3 4 *7/D8
1992 28 CAL AL 149 635 577 83 165 17 4 0 35 51 21 45 64 .286 .337 .329 .666 88 190 18 1 8 4 6 7D
1993 29 CAL AL 152 637 576 75 156 17 6 1 32 55 24 48 53 .271 .328 .326 .654 75 188 7 2 8 3 7 *7/D
1994 30 NYY AL 95 394 350 62 109 21 6 1 36 20 12 37 36 .311 .383 .414 .797 109 145 7 4 2 1 1 *7/D
1995 31 TOT MLB 95 326 291 43 76 16 3 2 17 13 4 28 38 .261 .322 .357 .679 78 104 3 0 3 4 1 7/8D9
1995 31 NYY AL 67 269 238 37 62 9 3 2 15 10 4 25 29 .261 .326 .349 .675 77 83 3 0 2 4 1 7/D
1995 31 ATL NL 28 57 53 6 14 7 0 0 2 3 0 3 9 .264 .304 .396 .700 81 21 0 0 1 0 0 7/89
1996 32 TOT MLB 80 220 206 28 55 4 1 2 16 9 7 11 23 .267 .306 .325 .631 61 67 10 1 1 1 0 7D/9
1996 32 BAL AL 58 187 175 25 42 4 1 2 14 8 6 10 20 .240 .285 .309 .594 51 54 10 1 1 0 0 7D/9
1996 32 ATL NL 22 33 31 3 13 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 .419 .424 .419 .844 119 13 0 0 0 1 0 /7
1999 35 DET AL 87 355 333 46 108 21 8 10 32 17 9 16 32 .324 .357 .526 .882 123 175 2 2 2 2 0 D79
2000 36 TOT AL 117 383 344 48 95 14 5 7 30 12 7 29 32 .276 .329 .407 .736 89 140 4 1 3 6 1 D97
2000 36 DET AL 80 298 267 37 73 10 5 6 25 8 5 22 25 .273 .325 .416 .741 91 111 2 1 3 5 1 D9/7
2000 36 NYY AL 37 85 77 11 22 4 0 1 5 4 2 7 7 .286 .341 .377 .718 83 29 2 0 0 1 0 7/D9
12 Seasons 1379 5296 4840 728 1417 189 70 36 405 321 145 369 543 .293 .342 .383 .726 97 1854 91 15 37 35 23
162 Game Avg. 162 622 569 86 166 22 8 4 48 38 17 43 64 .293 .342 .383 .726 97 218 11 2 4 4 3
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
NYY (5 yrs) 276 1019 914 151 271 45 11 6 88 44 22 85 102 .296 .357 .389 .746 99 356 21 6 4 10 3
CAL (4 yrs) 560 2347 2138 300 628 69 27 5 149 174 82 170 233 .294 .345 .358 .704 95 766 44 5 21 13 18
OAK (3 yrs) 268 1000 929 160 268 33 18 7 93 66 20 62 119 .288 .332 .385 .717 100 358 12 0 5 4 1
ATL (2 yrs) 50 90 84 9 27 7 0 0 4 4 1 4 12 .321 .348 .405 .753 95 34 0 0 1 1 0
DET (2 yrs) 167 653 600 83 181 31 13 16 57 25 14 38 57 .302 .343 .477 .819 109 286 4 3 5 7 1
BAL (1 yr) 58 187 175 25 42 4 1 2 14 8 6 10 20 .240 .285 .309 .594 51 54 10 1 1 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 1329 5206 4756 719 1390 182 70 36 401 317 144 365 531 .292 .342 .383 .725 97 1820 91 15 36 34 23
NL (2 yrs) 50 90 84 9 27 7 0 0 4 4 1 4 12 .321 .348 .405 .753 95 34 0 0 1 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
1988 24 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 3 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .400 .500 .400 .900 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988 24 OAK AL WS LAD L 3 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 31 ATL NL NLDS COL W 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 31 ATL NL NLCS CIN W 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 1 0 0
1995 31 ATL NL WS CLE W 6 15 14 3 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 3 .286 .333 .571 .905 8 1 0 0 0 0
1996 32 ATL NL NLDS LAD W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 32 ATL NL NLCS STL W 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 32 ATL NL WS NYY L 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 36 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 36 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 36 NYY AL WS NYM W 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (11 Series) 33 51 47 4 11 1 0 1 7 2 2 3 13 .234 .280 .319 .599 15 1 0 1 0 0
1 ALDS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 6 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 ALCS 4 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 WS 17 32 30 4 6 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 8 .200 .250 .333 .583 10 1 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 Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 OAK AL 23 OF 104 95 837.2 242 235 2 5 1 .979 -4.2 -6.0 -0.2 -1.0 0.9 -4 2.55 2.28 .980 2.31 2.00
1987 OAK AL 23 CF 69 63 544.1 158 153 1 4 1 .975 -6.4 -14.1 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 -4 2.55 2.23 .986 2.70 2.34
1987 OAK AL 23 LF 35 29 251.1 75 73 1 1 0 .987 3.2 15.3 3.2 -0.5 3.8 0 2.65 2.11 .973 2.11 1.73
1987 OAK AL 23 DH 18
1987 OAK AL 23 RF 8 3 42.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -28.6 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 0 1.71 1.00 .975 2.12 1.75
1988 OAK AL 24 LF 76 63 600.0 161 155 4 2 1 .988 1.9 3.8 2.9 1.3 1.6 -1 2.38 2.09 .977 2.26 1.85
1988 OAK AL 24 OF 76 64 606.0 160 155 3 2 1 .988 2.2 4.4 3.2 1.6 1.6 -1 2.35 2.08 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 OAK AL 24 DH 2
1988 OAK AL 24 RF 1 1 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.00 2.00 .950 2.25 1.90
1989 TOT AL 25 LF 108 98 856.1 244 230 10 4 2 .984 -0.6 -0.8 1.4 -5.7 7.1 -2 2.52 2.22 .977 2.16 1.83
1989 TOT AL 25 OF 108 98 856.1 244 231 9 4 2 .984 -0.6 -0.8 1.4 -5.7 7.1 -2 2.52 2.22 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 OAK AL 25 LF 55 48 428.1 132 126 4 2 1 .985 2.1 5.9 4.1 -2.9 7.0 -2 2.73 2.36 .977 2.16 1.83
1989 OAK AL 25 OF 55 48 428.1 131 126 3 2 1 .985 2.1 5.9 4.1 -2.9 7.0 -2 2.71 2.35 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 NYY AL 25 LF 53 50 428.0 112 104 6 2 1 .982 -2.7 -7.6 -2.7 -2.8 0.1 0 2.31 2.08 .977 2.16 1.83
1989 NYY AL 25 OF 53 50 428.0 113 105 6 2 1 .982 -2.7 -7.6 -2.7 -2.8 0.1 0 2.33 2.09 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 NYY AL 25 DH 9
1990 TOT AL 26 DH 15
1990 NYY AL 26 DH 4
1990 CAL AL 26 OF 85 80 681.1 148 142 3 3 2 .980 -7.9 -13.9 -5.9 -6.4 0.5 -2 1.92 1.71 .981 2.39 2.04
1990 CAL AL 26 LF 73 68 577.0 122 116 3 3 2 .975 -5.7 -11.9 -4.7 -6.8 2.1 -1 1.86 1.63 .978 2.19 1.74
1990 CAL AL 26 CF 13 12 104.1 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -25.3 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 -1 2.16 1.92 .984 2.74 2.42
1990 CAL AL 26 DH 11
1991 CAL AL 27 LF 143 140 1249.2 259 246 8 5 1 .981 -2.2 -2.1 -1.2 2.0 -3.2 -1 1.83 1.78 .978 2.17 1.72
1991 CAL AL 27 OF 143 141 1254.2 260 246 9 5 1 .981 -2.3 -2.2 -1.3 1.9 -3.2 -1 1.83 1.78 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 CAL AL 27 DH 4
1991 CAL AL 27 CF 1 1 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1992 CAL AL 28 LF 99 96 841.0 204 192 8 4 1 .980 -1.4 -2.0 -0.4 -4.6 4.2 -1 2.14 2.02 .981 2.29 1.94
1992 CAL AL 28 OF 99 96 841.0 204 192 8 4 1 .980 -1.4 -2.0 -0.4 -4.6 4.2 -1 2.14 2.02 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 CAL AL 28 DH 47
1993 CAL AL 29 LF 141 135 1181.0 304 287 12 5 3 .984 -21.6 -21.9 -15.6 -10.6 -5.0 -6 2.28 2.12 .984 2.23 1.84
1993 CAL AL 29 OF 141 135 1181.0 303 286 12 5 3 .983 -21.6 -21.9 -15.6 -10.6 -5.0 -6 2.27 2.11 .983 2.41 2.09
1993 CAL AL 29 DH 4
1994 NYY AL 30 LF 84 80 723.2 170 156 10 4 2 .976 -7.9 -13.1 -7.9 -0.7 -7.2 0 2.06 1.98 .978 2.16 1.80
1994 NYY AL 30 OF 84 80 723.2 168 155 9 4 2 .976 -7.9 -13.1 -7.9 -0.7 -7.2 0 2.04 1.95 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 NYY AL 30 DH 2
1995 TOT MLB 31 OF 79 62 574.2 146 141 5 0 1 1.000 -2.1 -4.4 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 -1 2.29 1.85 .982 2.30 1.96
1995 TOT MLB 31 LF 75 60 549.1 145 140 5 0 1 1.000 0.1 0.2 1.1 -0.4 1.5 -1 2.38 1.93 .981 2.18 1.70
1995 NYY AL 31 LF 64 56 489.1 139 134 5 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -2.9 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 -1 2.56 2.17 .982 2.22 1.75
1995 NYY AL 31 OF 64 56 489.1 137 132 5 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -2.9 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 -1 2.52 2.14 .982 2.33 1.99
1995 NYY AL 31 DH 1
1995 ATL NL 31 OF 15 6 85.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -12.7 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 0 0.95 0.60 .978 2.15 1.82
1995 ATL NL 31 LF 11 4 60.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 26.0 1.3 0.6 0.7 0 0.90 0.55 .967 1.88 1.43
1995 ATL NL 31 CF 4 2 24.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -108.5 -2.2 -0.2 -2.0 0 1.11 0.75 1.000 2.48 2.15
1995 ATL NL 31 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1996 TOT MLB 32 OF 41 29 292.2 64 61 1 2 0 .969 -7.5 -30.8 -4.5 -1.6 -2.9 -3 1.91 1.51 .983 2.34 1.98
1996 TOT MLB 32 LF 39 28 284.2 61 57 2 2 0 .967 -7.8 -32.9 -4.8 -1.9 -2.9 -3 1.87 1.51 .979 2.13 1.70
1996 BAL AL 32 OF 34 27 253.2 59 57 1 1 0 .983 -5.5 -26.0 -3.5 -0.6 -2.9 -2 2.06 1.71 .983 2.37 2.02
1996 BAL AL 32 LF 32 26 245.2 55 53 1 1 0 .982 -5.8 -28.3 -3.8 -0.9 -2.9 -2 1.98 1.69 .978 2.18 1.75
1996 BAL AL 32 DH 18
1996 BAL AL 32 RF 2 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 45.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.38 1.50 .967 2.14 1.70
1996 ATL NL 32 LF 7 2 39.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -2.0 -61.5 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 -1 1.15 0.71 .983 1.85 1.46
1996 ATL NL 32 OF 7 2 39.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -2.0 -61.5 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 -1 0.92 0.57 .980 2.12 1.80
1999 DET AL 35 DH 51
1999 DET AL 35 OF 40 37 295.0 72 67 4 1 0 .986 -3.5 -14.2 -2.5 -3.8 1.3 -1 2.17 1.78 .983 2.30 2.03
1999 DET AL 35 LF 31 29 231.0 56 52 3 1 0 .982 -2.2 -11.4 -2.2 -4.0 1.8 0 2.14 1.77 .986 2.08 1.73
1999 DET AL 35 RF 10 8 64.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -24.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 -1 2.25 1.60 .981 2.11 1.82
2000 TOT AL 36 OF 55 35 314.1 79 76 2 1 0 .987 0.6 2.3 0.6 0.8 -0.2 0 2.23 1.42 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 TOT AL 36 DH 51
2000 TOT AL 36 RF 32 19 169.1 44 42 2 0 0 1.000 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.8 -0.7 0 2.34 1.38 .984 2.16 1.76
2000 TOT AL 36 LF 23 16 145.0 35 34 0 1 0 .971 0.5 4.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.11 1.48 .983 2.16 1.76
2000 DET AL 36 DH 44
2000 DET AL 36 OF 27 20 161.1 46 44 2 0 0 1.000 0.8 6.0 0.8 0.9 -0.1 0 2.57 1.70 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 DET AL 36 RF 26 19 152.1 42 40 2 0 0 1.000 0.4 3.2 0.4 0.9 -0.5 0 2.48 1.62 .983 2.16 1.76
2000 DET AL 36 LF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 4.00 4.00 .975 2.20 1.80
2000 NYY AL 36 OF 28 15 153.0 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -0.2 -1.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 1.88 1.14 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 NYY AL 36 LF 22 15 136.0 31 30 0 1 0 .968 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.99 1.36 .984 2.16 1.76
2000 NYY AL 36 DH 7
2000 NYY AL 36 RF 6 0 17.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -21.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0 1.06 0.33 1.000 2.17 1.77
12 Seasons OF 1055 952 8458.1 2090 1987 67 36 14 .983 -56.2 -8.0 -34.2 -30.7 -3.4 -22 2.19 1.95 .982 2.38 2.06
12 Seasons LF 927 842 7490.0 1836 1738 66 32 13 .983 -43.7 -7.0 -27.7 -31.9 4.3 -16 2.17 1.95 .979 2.19 1.79
12 Seasons DH 222
4 Seasons CF 87 78 678.0 187 181 2 4 1 .979 -10.9 -19.3 -5.9 0.2 -6.1 -5 2.43 2.10 .986 2.70 2.34
6 Seasons RF 54 32 290.1 73 70 3 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -6.6 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 -1 2.26 1.35 .981 2.15 1.77
12 Seasons TOT 1057 952 8458.1 2092 1988 68 36 14 .983 -56.2 -8.0 -34.2 -30.7 -3.4 -22 2.19 1.95 .964 2.36 2.01
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1987 AL  10 (2nd)
1990 AL  9 (3rd)
1991 AL  8 (8th)
1993 AL  6 (9th)
1994 AL  6 (5th)
1999 AL  8 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1991 AL  48 (4th)
1992 AL  51 (4th)
1993 AL  55 (2nd)
Career  321 (134th)

Singles s c a p y
1991 AL  141 (5th)
1992 AL  144 (4th)
1993 AL  132 (9th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1992 AL  18 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1990 AL  14 (8th)
1991 AL  23 (1st)
1992 AL  21 (1st)
1993 AL  24 (1st)
1994 AL  12 (2nd)
Career  145 (25th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 12 (1268), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (924), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 3, 1984: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent.

June 21, 1989: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Greg Cadaret and Eric Plunk to the New York Yankees for Rickey Henderson.

April 29, 1990: Traded by the New York Yankees to the California Angels for Rich Monteleone and Claudell Washington.

October 27, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

August 11, 1995: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Troy Hughes (minors).

November 2, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 26, 1996: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 19, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

August 12, 1996: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

August 17, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 18, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

March 11, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

November 4, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 31, 2000: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

August 3, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 30, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Oakland Athletics$62,500
1989Oakland Athletics$182,500
1990New York Yankees$200,000
1991California Angels$845,000
1992California Angels$1,650,000
1993California Angels$2,475,000
1994New York Yankees$1,500,000
1995New York Yankees$1,500,000
1996Baltimore Orioles$250,000
Atlanta Braves$109,000
1999Detroit Tigers$300,000
2000Detroit Tigers$1,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,174,000
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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