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Otto Velez
Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez (Otto the Swatto)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 29, 1950 in Ponce, P.R.
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1973
Final Game: August 7, 1983
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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
1973 22 NYY AL 23 92 77 9 15 4 0 2 7 0 1 15 24 .195 .326 .325 .651 87 25 0 0 0 0 0 9
1974 23 NYY AL 27 84 67 9 14 1 1 2 10 0 0 15 24 .209 .345 .343 .689 100 23 1 0 0 2 1 3/95
1975 24 NYY AL 6 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 89 2 0 0 0 0 0 /3D
1976 25 NYY AL 49 117 94 11 25 6 0 2 10 0 0 23 26 .266 .410 .394 .804 137 37 1 0 0 0 1 9/37D5
1977 26 TOR AL 120 434 360 50 92 19 3 16 62 4 2 65 87 .256 .366 .458 .824 123 165 9 1 2 6 1 9D
1978 27 TOR AL 91 300 248 29 66 14 2 9 38 1 3 45 41 .266 .380 .448 .828 132 111 8 2 3 2 1 79/D3
1979 28 TOR AL 99 325 274 45 79 21 0 15 48 0 1 46 45 .288 .396 .529 .925 148 145 8 3 2 0 2 79/D3
1980 29 TOR AL 104 417 357 54 96 12 3 20 62 0 0 54 86 .269 .365 .487 .852 127 174 8 2 0 4 8 D/3
1981 30 TOR AL 80 302 240 32 51 9 2 11 28 0 3 55 60 .213 .363 .404 .767 116 97 5 3 2 2 3 *D/3
1982 31 TOR AL 28 65 52 4 10 1 0 1 5 1 0 13 15 .192 .354 .269 .623 68 14 1 0 0 0 0 D
1983 32 CLE AL 10 28 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .080 .179 .080 .259 -27 2 0 0 0 0 0 /D
11 Seasons 637 2174 1802 244 452 87 11 78 272 6 10 336 414 .251 .369 .441 .810 123 795 41 11 9 16 17
162 Game Avg. 162 553 458 62 115 22 3 20 69 2 3 85 105 .251 .369 .441 .810 123 202 10 3 2 4 4
TOR (6 yrs) 522 1843 1531 214 394 76 10 72 243 6 9 278 334 .257 .372 .461 .834 127 706 39 11 9 14 15
NYY (4 yrs) 105 303 246 29 56 11 1 6 28 0 1 55 74 .228 .366 .354 .720 110 87 2 0 0 2 2
CLE (1 yr) 10 28 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .080 .179 .080 .259 -27 2 0 0 0 0 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
1976 25 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 NYY AL WS CIN L 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
1 WS 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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 Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 NYY AL 22 OF 23 23 204.1 49 45 2 2 0 .959 2.0 11.7 1.0 1.3 -0.3 1 2.07 2.04 .980 2.29 2.02
1973 NYY AL 22 RF 23 23 204.1 47 43 2 2 0 .957 2.0 11.7 1.0 1.3 -0.3 1 1.98 1.96 .977 2.09 1.73
1974 NYY AL 23 1B 21 18 148.2 143 136 5 2 8 .986 -1.0 -8.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 0 8.54 6.71 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 NYY AL 23 OF 3 2 17.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -1.5 -105.9 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -1 0.53 0.33 1.000 2.44 2.13
1974 NYY AL 23 RF 3 2 17.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -1.5 -105.9 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -1 0.53 0.33 1.000 2.17 1.87
1974 NYY AL 23 3B 2 2 16.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.4 30.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 3.38 3.00 .950 3.09 2.75
1975 NYY AL 24 1B 1 1 9.0 11 11 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 11.00 11.00 .991 9.80 8.30
1975 NYY AL 24 DH 1 0.0
1976 NYY AL 25 OF 24 20 174.0 48 46 1 1 1 .979 1.5 10.3 1.5 0.5 1.0 0 2.43 1.96 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 NYY AL 25 RF 20 15 131.0 36 35 0 1 0 .972 1.6 14.7 1.6 0.9 0.7 0 2.40 1.75 .981 2.21 1.92
1976 NYY AL 25 1B 8 4 43.0 45 43 1 1 4 .978 -0.6 -16.7 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0 9.21 5.50 .991 9.86 8.88
1976 NYY AL 25 LF 6 5 43.0 12 10 2 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -2.8 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0 2.51 2.00 .975 2.24 1.92
1976 NYY AL 25 DH 5 0.0
1976 NYY AL 25 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1977 TOR AL 26 OF 79 72 625.2 149 140 5 4 1 .973 -3.9 -7.5 -2.9 0.1 -2.9 -1 2.09 1.84 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 TOR AL 26 RF 79 72 625.2 149 140 5 4 1 .973 -3.9 -7.5 -2.9 0.1 -2.9 -1 2.09 1.84 .974 2.08 1.71
1977 TOR AL 26 DH 28 0.0
1978 TOR AL 27 OF 74 58 562.0 163 150 10 3 4 .982 5.4 11.5 3.4 3.8 -0.4 2 2.56 2.16 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 TOR AL 27 LF 39 29 272.0 88 78 8 2 3 .977 4.4 19.4 3.4 3.0 0.4 1 2.85 2.21 .974 2.21 1.78
1978 TOR AL 27 RF 39 29 290.0 79 76 2 1 1 .987 1.0 4.1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 1 2.42 2.00 .977 2.24 1.85
1978 TOR AL 27 DH 9 0.0
1978 TOR AL 27 1B 1 1 11.0 13 11 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 21.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 10.64 13.00 .992 10.06 8.80
1979 TOR AL 28 OF 73 64 523.1 137 130 3 4 1 .971 0.4 0.9 -1.6 -1.4 -0.2 2 2.29 1.82 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 TOR AL 28 LF 43 35 268.2 65 61 0 4 0 .938 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 0 2.04 1.42 .982 2.22 1.80
1979 TOR AL 28 RF 35 29 254.2 73 70 3 0 1 1.000 0.6 2.8 -1.4 -1.7 0.3 2 2.58 2.09 .979 2.25 1.88
1979 TOR AL 28 DH 9 0.0
1979 TOR AL 28 1B 6 4 31.0 31 29 2 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 5.17 .990 10.07 8.85
1980 TOR AL 29 DH 97 0.0
1980 TOR AL 29 1B 3 3 32.0 40 36 3 1 2 .975 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 10.97 13.00 .992 10.01 8.40
1981 TOR AL 30 DH 74 0.0
1981 TOR AL 30 1B 1 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 9.00 9.00 .989 10.10 8.60
1982 TOR AL 31 DH 24 0.0
1983 CLE AL 32 DH 8 0.0
6 Seasons OF 276 239 2106.1 548 512 21 15 7 .973 3.9 2.2 0.9 4.0 -3.1 3 2.28 1.93 .980 2.41 2.10
9 Seasons DH 255 0.0
6 Seasons RF 199 170 1522.2 386 365 12 9 3 .977 -0.2 -0.2 -2.2 1.1 -3.3 2 2.23 1.89 .977 2.15 1.79
3 Seasons LF 88 69 583.2 165 149 10 6 4 .964 4.1 8.4 3.1 2.9 0.2 1 2.45 1.81 .977 2.22 1.80
7 Seasons 1B 41 32 283.2 292 275 13 4 17 .986 -1.8 -7.6 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 0 9.14 7.02 .992 9.83 8.37
2 Seasons 3B 3 2 17.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.3 21.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.18 2.00 .950 3.07 2.70
11 Seasons TOT 320 273 2407.0 846 790 37 19 24 .978 2.4 1.2 -0.6 3.6 -4.2 3 0 3.09 2.58 .961 3.29 2.91
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1338), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 23, 1969: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Yankees as the 53rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

September 7, 1982: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

February 7, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

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Name and misspellings: Otto Otoniel the (Franceschi) Otto Swatto Velez

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