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Mark Salas
Mark Bruce Salas
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 8, 1961 in Montebello, CA
High School: Nogales (La Puente, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1984
Final Game: October 5, 1991
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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
1984 23 STL NL 14 21 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 1 0 0 /279
1985 24 MIN AL 120 382 360 51 108 20 5 9 41 0 1 18 37 .300 .332 .458 .791 110 165 7 1 0 3 5 *2/D RoY-8
1986 25 MIN AL 91 285 258 28 60 7 4 8 33 3 1 18 32 .233 .282 .384 .666 78 99 8 1 5 3 2 2/D
1987 26 TOT AL 72 181 160 21 40 6 0 6 21 0 1 15 23 .250 .322 .400 .722 91 64 2 3 1 2 1 2/D7
1987 26 MIN AL 22 51 45 8 17 2 0 3 9 0 1 5 6 .378 .431 .622 1.054 172 28 0 0 0 1 1 2
1987 26 NYY AL 50 130 115 13 23 4 0 3 12 0 0 10 17 .200 .279 .313 .592 58 36 2 3 1 1 0 2/D7
1988 27 CHW AL 75 211 196 17 49 7 0 3 9 0 0 12 17 .250 .303 .332 .635 78 65 3 3 0 0 2 2/D
1989 28 CLE AL 30 83 77 4 17 4 1 2 7 0 0 5 13 .221 .277 .377 .654 82 29 2 1 0 0 1 D/2
1990 29 DET AL 74 187 164 18 38 3 0 9 24 0 0 21 28 .232 .323 .415 .737 105 68 3 1 1 0 2 2/D5
1991 30 DET AL 33 60 57 2 5 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 10 .088 .117 .158 .275 -25 9 0 2 0 1 0 2/D3
8 Seasons 509 1410 1292 142 319 49 10 38 143 3 3 89 163 .247 .300 .389 .688 86 502 25 12 8 9 13
162 Game Avg. 162 449 411 45 102 16 3 12 46 1 1 28 52 .247 .300 .389 .688 86 160 8 4 3 3 4
MIN (3 yrs) 233 718 663 87 185 29 9 20 83 3 3 41 75 .279 .320 .440 .760 102 292 15 2 5 7 8
DET (2 yrs) 107 247 221 20 43 4 0 10 31 0 0 21 38 .195 .272 .348 .621 72 77 3 3 1 1 2
STL (1 yr) 14 21 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 1 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 30 83 77 4 17 4 1 2 7 0 0 5 13 .221 .277 .377 .654 82 29 2 1 0 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 50 130 115 13 23 4 0 3 12 0 0 10 17 .200 .279 .313 .592 58 36 2 3 1 1 0
CHW (1 yr) 75 211 196 17 49 7 0 3 9 0 0 12 17 .250 .303 .332 .635 78 65 3 3 0 0 2
AL (7 yrs) 495 1389 1272 141 317 48 10 38 142 3 3 89 160 .249 .302 .392 .695 88 499 25 12 7 9 13
NL (1 yr) 14 21 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 1 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 Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1984 STL NL 23 C 4 2 21.0 13 11 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.57 3.25 .985 6.51 5.68 0 0 4 1 20%
1984 STL NL 23 OF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.00 0.67 1.000 2.30 1.90
1984 STL NL 23 LF 2 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 .950 2.02 1.55
1984 STL NL 23 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1985 MIN AL 24 C 115 95 857.2 573 529 39 5 10 .991 1.0 1.4 1 5.96 4.94 .987 6.05 5.03 11 33 64 37 37% RoY-8
1985 MIN AL 24 DH 3 RoY-8
1986 MIN AL 25 C 69 56 512.0 398 358 32 8 5 .980 -1.0 -2.3 -1 6.86 5.65 .989 6.62 5.44 5 19 41 21 34%
1986 MIN AL 25 DH 8
1987 TOT AL 26 C 55 40 353.2 275 258 16 1 0 .996 -5.0 -17.0 -5 6.97 4.98 .988 6.74 5.49 10 23 42 13 24%
1987 MIN AL 26 C 14 10 95.2 90 86 3 1 0 .989 -4.0 -50.2 -4 8.37 6.36 .988 6.75 5.49 2 8 20 1 5%
1987 NYY AL 26 C 41 30 258.0 185 172 13 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -4.7 -1 6.45 4.51 .988 6.74 5.49 8 15 22 12 35%
1987 NYY AL 26 DH 4
1987 NYY AL 26 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1987 NYY AL 26 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1988 CHW AL 27 C 69 56 483.1 292 251 35 6 5 .979 -2.0 -5.0 -2 5.33 4.14 .989 6.22 5.28 6 22 37 20 35%
1988 CHW AL 27 DH 1
1989 CLE AL 28 DH 20
1989 CLE AL 28 C 5 0 7.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.14 0.80 1.000 6.30 5.20 0 0 1 1 50%
1990 DET AL 29 C 57 44 385.0 252 227 22 3 3 .988 -4.0 -12.5 -4 5.82 4.37 .991 6.42 5.36 6 23 36 16 31%
1990 DET AL 29 DH 3
1990 DET AL 29 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.00 .900 2.70 2.30
1991 DET AL 30 C 11 2 38.0 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.45 2.09 .991 6.49 5.28 0 2 4 2 33%
1991 DET AL 30 DH 8
1991 DET AL 30 1B 5 0 7.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.40 .986 9.77 8.30
8 Seasons C 385 295 2657.2 1830 1659 148 23 23 .987 -11.0 -5.0 -11 6.12 4.69 .989 6.35 5.28 38 122 229 111 33%
7 Seasons DH 47
1 Season 1B 5 0 7.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.40 .986 9.77 8.30
2 Seasons OF 4 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -36.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.34 1.92
2 Seasons LF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.00 0.67 .950 2.00 1.60
1 Season 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.00 .900 2.70 2.30
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
8 Seasons TOT 395 296 2675.2 1840 1667 150 23 23 .988 -11.2 -5.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 0 -11 6.11 4.60 .976 6.34 5.28 38 122 229 111 33%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

December 3, 1984: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

June 7, 1987: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees for Joe Niekro.

November 12, 1987: Traded by the New York Yankees with Dan Pasqua and Steve Rosenberg to the Chicago White Sox for Richard Dotson and Scott Nielsen.

March 28, 1989: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

April 1, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

December 1, 1989: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 8, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 29, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Minnesota Twins$60,000
1986Minnesota Twins$115,000
1987New York Yankees$137,000
1988Chicago White Sox$185,000
1991Detroit Tigers$450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$947,000
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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