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Chico Salmon    \suh-MONE\

Ruthford Eduardo Salmon

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: December 3, 1940 in Colon, Colon, Panama
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1964 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Indians/Orioles 1964-1972

Final Game: August 14, 1972 (Age 31)
Died: September 17, 2000 in Bocas del Toro, Panama
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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
1964 23 CLE AL 86 302 283 43 87 17 2 4 25 10 6 13 37 .307 .340 .424 .764 112 120 2 2 2 2 0 943/7
1965 24 CLE AL 79 133 120 20 29 8 0 3 12 7 4 5 19 .242 .281 .383 .665 87 46 2 2 5 1 0 37/4598
1966 25 CLE AL 126 452 422 46 108 13 2 7 40 10 1 21 41 .256 .289 .346 .635 82 146 4 0 6 3 2 643/759
1967 26 CLE AL 90 224 203 19 46 13 1 2 19 10 4 17 29 .227 .288 .330 .618 81 67 4 1 2 1 1 3476/589
1968 27 CLE AL 103 297 276 24 59 8 1 3 12 7 7 12 30 .214 .253 .283 .536 63 78 5 3 5 1 0 45637/9
1969 28 BAL AL 52 104 91 18 27 5 0 3 12 0 0 10 22 .297 .375 .451 .826 130 41 1 2 0 1 1 3/4657
1970 29 BAL AL 63 185 172 19 43 4 0 7 22 2 2 8 30 .250 .287 .395 .683 86 68 3 1 3 0 0 645/3
1971 30 BAL AL 42 90 84 11 15 1 0 2 7 0 0 3 21 .179 .205 .262 .466 32 22 3 0 2 1 0 /3456
1972 31 BAL AL 17 16 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .125 .188 -46 2 1 0 0 0 0 /35
9 Yrs 658 1803 1667 202 415 70 6 31 149 46 24 89 233 .249 .290 .354 .644 84 590 25 11 25 10 4
162 Game Avg. 162 444 410 50 102 17 1 8 37 11 6 22 57 .249 .290 .354 .644 84 145 6 3 6 2 1
CLE (5 yrs) 484 1408 1304 152 329 59 6 19 108 44 22 68 156 .252 .292 .350 .642 85 457 17 8 20 8 3
BAL (4 yrs) 174 395 363 50 86 11 0 12 41 2 2 21 77 .237 .283 .366 .649 80 133 8 3 5 2 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1964 23 CLE AL 86 302 6 -0 1 -3 -2 1 -0.0 9 10 0.9 .502 .501 1.4 -0.7 14 943/7
1965 24 CLE AL 79 133 -3 -0 -0 -5 -2 -10 -1.2 4 -6 -0.8 .485 .493 -0.2 -0.8 -2 37/4598
1966 25 CLE AL 126 452 -8 2 1 -10 3 -12 -1.6 15 2 -0.1 .489 .491 1.2 -1.0 12 643/759
1967 26 CLE AL 90 224 -3 1 0 5 -1 3 0.2 7 10 1.0 .504 .502 0.4 0.4 5 3476/589
1968 27 CLE AL 103 297 -10 -1 0 5 1 -5 -0.7 10 6 0.3 .494 .496 -0.2 0.7 0 $14,000 45637/9
1969 28 BAL AL 52 104 3 -0 -0 -2 -0 1 0.1 4 5 0.5 .502 .501 0.7 -0.2 6 $20,000 3/4657
1970 29 BAL AL 63 185 -2 0 0 -4 2 -3 -0.4 6 3 0.3 .495 .498 0.7 -0.2 7 645/3
1971 30 BAL AL 42 90 -5 -0 -0 -3 0 -9 -1.0 3 -6 -0.7 .476 .494 -0.3 -0.4 -2 /3456
1972 31 BAL AL 17 16 -2 -0 -0 -0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .482 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 /35
9 Seasons 658 1803 -24 1 2 -16 1 -37 -5.0 59 22 1.1 .494 .497 3.4 -2.3 38 $34,000
CLE (5 yrs) 484 1408 -19 1 2 -7 -2 -24 -3.4 45 22 1.3 .494 .497 2.6 -1.4 29 $14,000
BAL (4 yrs) 174 395 -6 -0 -1 -9 2 -13 -1.6 14 0 -0.2 .491 .498 0.9 -0.8 9 $20,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1969 28 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 28 BAL AL WS NYM L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 BAL AL WS CIN W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

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 Awards
1964 CLE AL 23 OF 53 39 26 350.0 71 70 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -15 1.83 1.34 .980 2.04 2.03
1964 CLE AL 23 RF 52 39 26 347.0 69 68 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -15 1.79 1.33 .984 1.88 1.87
1964 CLE AL 23 2B 32 23 13 194.1 115 51 62 2 10 .983 2 10 5.23 3.53 .980 5.17 5.16
1964 CLE AL 23 1B 13 8 6 71.1 74 70 4 0 4 1.000 -1 -10 9.34 5.69 .991 9.42 9.41
1964 CLE AL 23 LF 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 40 3.00 1.00 .980 1.80 1.80
1965 CLE AL 24 1B 28 16 9 143.2 136 127 7 2 10 .985 -2 -17 8.39 4.79 .991 9.56 9.53
1965 CLE AL 24 OF 17 3 3 52.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 12 2.08 0.71 .978 2.04 2.03
1965 CLE AL 24 LF 11 3 3 43.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1 25 2.28 1.00 .979 1.87 1.86
1965 CLE AL 24 2B 5 1 1 22.0 11 7 4 0 3 1.000 -1 -71 4.50 2.20 .978 5.07 5.06
1965 CLE AL 24 3B 5 4 3 41.0 11 5 5 1 1 .909 -2 -56 2.20 2.00 .960 3.14 3.12
1965 CLE AL 24 RF 5 0 0 5.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -85 1.59 0.20 .980 1.91 1.84
1965 CLE AL 24 CF 2 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.00 0.50 .980 2.40 2.40
1966 CLE AL 25 SS 61 57 54 501.2 264 106 147 11 32 .958 -6 -14 4.54 4.15 .960 4.79 4.78
1966 CLE AL 25 2B 28 26 16 215.1 123 52 65 6 10 .951 -2 -11 4.89 4.18 .975 5.09 5.09
1966 CLE AL 25 1B 24 17 14 155.1 149 141 6 2 10 .987 -2 -15 8.52 6.13 .991 9.59 9.58
1966 CLE AL 25 OF 10 2 2 33.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -11 1.91 0.70 .981 2.10 2.10
1966 CLE AL 25 LF 9 2 2 32.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -11 1.69 0.67 .980 1.83 1.82
1966 CLE AL 25 3B 6 4 4 40.0 16 9 7 0 1 1.000 0 6 3.60 2.67 .954 3.04 3.03
1966 CLE AL 25 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1967 CLE AL 26 OF 28 6 5 109.1 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 2 16 2.63 1.14 .980 2.05 2.06
1967 CLE AL 26 1B 24 11 11 119.1 99 96 2 1 7 .990 -1 -12 7.39 4.08 .991 9.53 9.55
1967 CLE AL 26 2B 24 18 13 175.0 112 44 64 4 10 .964 3 21 5.55 4.50 .979 4.95 4.96
1967 CLE AL 26 LF 24 4 3 85.1 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 2 31 2.43 0.96 .976 1.87 1.87
1967 CLE AL 26 SS 14 10 10 100.0 61 28 33 0 9 1.000 2 22 5.49 4.36 .963 4.62 4.63
1967 CLE AL 26 3B 4 0 0 10.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0 36 2.70 0.75 .953 3.15 3.15
1967 CLE AL 26 CF 3 2 2 18.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -40 2.50 1.67 .980 2.45 2.47
1967 CLE AL 26 RF 3 0 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -20 1.50 0.33 .980 1.80 1.83
1968 CLE AL 27 2B 45 37 32 339.0 173 76 92 5 18 .971 6 21 4.46 3.73 .977 5.11 5.08
1968 CLE AL 27 3B 18 10 7 105.1 34 13 20 1 2 .971 -0 -6 2.82 1.83 .951 3.05 3.04
1968 CLE AL 27 SS 15 11 7 113.1 56 24 31 1 6 .982 -0 -2 4.37 3.67 .962 4.79 4.77
1968 CLE AL 27 OF 13 7 3 56.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 1.77 0.85 .981 2.07 2.07
1968 CLE AL 27 1B 11 4 4 45.0 31 28 2 1 3 .968 -0 -5 6.00 2.73 .989 9.60 9.54
1968 CLE AL 27 LF 11 6 3 48.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -17 1.31 0.64 .979 1.86 1.84
1968 CLE AL 27 RF 2 1 0 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 120 4.50 2.00 .978 1.91 1.85
1969 BAL AL 28 1B 17 3 2 71.0 73 70 3 0 6 1.000 1 20 9.25 4.29 .992 9.63 9.62
1969 BAL AL 28 2B 9 8 5 59.2 34 11 18 5 3 .853 -1 -20 4.37 3.22 .976 5.22 5.21
1969 BAL AL 28 SS 9 6 5 55.0 24 8 15 1 0 .958 -2 -33 3.76 2.56 .966 4.96 4.96
1969 BAL AL 28 3B 3 1 1 13.0 9 1 6 2 0 .778 -0 -18 4.85 2.33 .956 3.18 3.13
1969 BAL AL 28 LF 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -144 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.00
1969 BAL AL 28 OF 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -144 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.10
1970 BAL AL 29 SS 33 21 8 185.1 93 36 52 5 9 .946 -4 -23 4.27 2.67 .967 4.93 4.91
1970 BAL AL 29 2B 12 12 5 92.0 44 19 22 3 2 .932 -1 -10 4.01 3.42 .979 5.35 5.32
1970 BAL AL 29 3B 11 4 4 57.0 17 3 13 1 1 .941 1 15 2.53 1.45 .949 3.06 3.06
1970 BAL AL 29 1B 2 0 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -30 6.75 1.50 .990 9.67 9.55
1971 BAL AL 30 1B 9 4 3 50.0 44 42 2 0 4 1.000 -0 -10 7.92 4.89 .992 9.59 9.53
1971 BAL AL 30 2B 9 9 2 64.0 40 26 12 2 5 .950 -2 -30 5.34 4.22 .980 5.32 5.28
1971 BAL AL 30 3B 6 2 1 26.0 15 6 8 1 2 .933 0 9 4.85 2.33 .956 3.05 3.03
1971 BAL AL 30 SS 5 2 1 18.0 12 1 8 3 1 .750 -1 -93 4.50 1.80 .965 4.90 4.88
1972 BAL AL 31 1B 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 4.50 0.50 .990 9.90 9.70
1972 BAL AL 31 3B 1 1 0 7.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0 -17 2.57 2.00 .955 2.96 3.00
8 Seasons 2B 164 134 87 1161.1 652 286 339 27 61 .959 4 4 4.84 3.81 .978 5.13 5.11
6 Seasons SS 137 107 85 973.1 510 203 286 21 57 .959 -11 -13 4.52 3.57 .962 4.81 4.81
9 Seasons 1B 130 63 49 661.2 610 578 26 6 45 .990 -5 -9 8.22 4.65 .991 9.56 9.55
6 Seasons OF 122 57 39 602.0 133 131 2 0 0 1.000 -3 -5 1.99 1.09 .980 2.05 2.05
5 Seasons RF 63 40 26 367.2 75 74 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -13 1.84 1.19 .984 1.88 1.87
6 Seasons LF 57 15 11 213.1 48 48 0 0 0 1.000 2 11 2.02 0.84 .978 1.86 1.86
8 Seasons 3B 54 26 20 299.1 107 37 64 6 7 .944 -1 -5 3.04 1.87 .953 3.07 3.06
2 Seasons CF 5 2 2 21.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -34 2.57 1.20 .980 2.44 2.44
9 Seasons TOT 607 387 280 3697.2 2012 1235 717 60 170 .970 -16 -5 4.75 3.22 .977 5.17 5.20
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • 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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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1964 AL  6 (8th)

Total Zone Runs as 2B s c a p y
1967 AL  3 (5th)
1968 AL  6 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (2757), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS First Base (349th), 1.1 career WAR/2.6 7yr-peak WAR/1.8 JAWS
Average HOF 1B (out of 19) = 68.2 career WAR/43.2 7yr-peak WAR/55.7 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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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 Notes/Other Sources
196827Cleveland Indians$14,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
196928Baltimore Orioles$20,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$34,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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