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Les Straker
Lester Paul (Bolnalda) Straker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 193 lb.

Born: October 10, 1959 in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1987
Final Game: October 1, 1988
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1987 27 MIN AL 8 10 .444 4.37 31 26 1 1 0 0 154.1 150 79 75 24 59 6 76 2 5 2 656 105 1.354 8.7 1.4 3.4 4.4 1.29
1988 28 MIN AL 2 5 .286 3.92 16 14 1 1 1 1 82.2 86 39 36 8 25 1 23 0 3 4 341 103 1.343 9.4 0.9 2.7 2.5 0.92
2 Seasons 10 15 .400 4.22 47 40 2 2 1 1 237.0 236 118 111 32 84 7 99 2 8 6 997 105 1.350 9.0 1.2 3.2 3.8 1.18
162 Game Avg. 8 12 .400 4.22 37 31 2 2 1 1 185 184 92 87 25 66 5 77 2 6 5 779 105 1.350 9.0 1.2 3.2 3.8 1.18

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1987 27 MIN AL ALCS W DET 0 0 16.88 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 5 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 15 2.625 10.1 0.0 13.5 3.4 0.25
1987 27 MIN AL WS W STL 0 0 4.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 9 4 4 1 3 0 6 0 1 0 39 1.333 9.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1 Season (2 Series) 0 0 6.94 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 12 9 9 1 7 0 7 0 2 0 54 1.629 9.3 0.8 5.4 5.4 1.00
1 ALCS 0 0 16.88 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 5 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 15 2.625 10.1 0.0 13.5 3.4 0.25
1 WS 0 0 4.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 9 4 4 1 3 0 6 0 1 0 39 1.333 9.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
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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
1987 27 MIN AL WS STL W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 MIN AL 27 P 31 26 154.1 24 5 18 1 0 .958 0.0 0.0 1.34 0.74 .954 1.84 0.67
1988 MIN AL 28 P 16 14 82.2 23 9 13 1 1 .957 0.0 0.0 2.40 1.38 .961 1.79 0.67
2 Seasons P 47 40 237.0 47 14 31 2 1 .957 0.0 0.0 1.71 0.96 .957 1.82 0.67
2 Seasons TOT 47 40 237.0 47 14 31 2 1 .957 0.0 0.0 1.71 0.96 .915 1.82 0.67

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1334), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

February 10, 1977: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

October 20, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

December 12, 1984: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

January 10, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

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1988Minnesota Twins$93,000
Career (may be incomplete)$93,000
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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