Ozzie Virgil
Osvaldo Jose (Pichardo) Virgil Sr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 17, 1932 in Monte Cristi, D.R.
High School: DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, NY)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1956
Final Game: June 27, 1969
Relatives: Father of Ozzie Virgil
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Standard Batting

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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
1956 24 NYG NL 3 12 12 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083 187 8 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1957 25 NYG NL 96 241 226 26 53 0 2 4 24 2 3 14 27 .235 .278 .305 .583 57 69 8 0 0 1 1 59/76
1958 26 DET AL 49 203 193 19 47 10 2 3 19 1 0 8 20 .244 .272 .363 .635 69 70 5 0 1 1 0 5
1960 28 DET AL 62 140 132 16 30 4 2 3 13 1 1 4 14 .227 .248 .356 .604 60 47 2 0 3 1 1 5/462
1961 29 TOT AL 31 52 51 2 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .137 .154 .196 .350 -8 10 7 0 0 0 0 5/246
1961 29 DET AL 20 31 30 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 .133 .161 .233 .395 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 /5246
1961 29 KCA AL 11 21 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -23 3 5 0 0 0 0 /52
1962 30 BAL AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 33 PIT NL 39 53 49 3 13 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 10 .265 .294 .367 .661 85 18 1 0 2 0 0 2/54
1966 34 SFG NL 42 95 89 7 19 2 0 2 9 1 1 4 12 .213 .245 .303 .548 49 27 3 0 1 1 1 52/349
1969 37 SFG NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 324 798 753 75 174 19 7 14 73 6 5 34 91 .231 .263 .331 .594 59 249 26 0 7 4 4
162 Game Avg. 162 399 377 38 87 10 4 7 37 3 3 17 46 .231 .263 .331 .594 59 125 13 0 4 2 2
SFG (4 yrs) 142 349 328 35 77 3 3 6 35 4 4 18 39 .235 .273 .317 .590 59 104 11 0 1 2 2
DET (3 yrs) 131 374 355 36 81 14 4 7 33 2 1 13 39 .228 .254 .349 .603 60 124 9 0 4 2 1
PIT (1 yr) 39 53 49 3 13 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 10 .265 .294 .367 .661 85 18 1 0 2 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 11 21 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -23 3 5 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 1
AL (4 yrs) 143 396 376 37 84 14 4 7 33 2 1 14 42 .223 .250 .338 .588 56 127 14 0 4 2 2
NL (5 yrs) 181 402 377 38 90 5 3 7 40 4 4 20 49 .239 .276 .324 .599 62 122 12 0 3 2 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1956 24 NYG NL 12 7 4 15.3 102 .417 .417 .263 .417 .330 .667 .415 1.083 .745 187 .904 1.3 0.1 1.286 .333 .250 .0
1957 25 NYG NL 241 185 17 2.5 103 .250 .235 .268 .278 .332 .305 .416 .583 .748 57 .244 -14.6 -1.5 .446 .128 .071 2.7
1958 26 DET AL 203 153 18 3.1 104 .257 .244 .270 .272 .339 .363 .409 .635 .749 69 .361 -9.2 -0.9 .523 .166 .119 1.5
1960 28 DET AL 140 109 11 2.7 104 .233 .227 .267 .248 .341 .356 .408 .604 .749 60 .286 -8.4 -0.8 .486 .159 .129 1.5
1961 29 TOT AL 52 51 1 0.5 106 .143 .137 .266 .154 .342 .196 .415 .350 .757 -8 .018 -8.2 -0.8 .216 .078 .059 .0
1961 29 DET AL 31 28 1 1.0 106 .125 .133 .267 .161 .343 .233 .416 .395 .759 3 .052 -4.4 -0.4 .286 .133 .100 .0
1961 29 KCA AL 21 23 0 0.0 105 .167 .143 .265 .143 .340 .143 .412 .286 .753 -23 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .130 .000 .000
1962 30 BAL AL 1 0 0 1.000 .327 0.3 0.0
1965 33 PIT NL 53 39 5 3.5 94 .316 .265 .259 .294 .323 .367 .392 .661 .715 85 .419 -1.1 -0.1 .541 .143 .102 .0
1966 34 SFG NL 95 76 6 2.1 99 .224 .213 .269 .245 .328 .303 .406 .548 .734 49 .222 -6.4 -0.7 .419 .135 .090 1.3
1969 37 SFG NL 1 1 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .258 .000 .328 .000 .383 .000 .711 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
9 Seasons 798 621 62 2.7 102 .245 .231 .268 .263 .335 .331 .410 .594 .745 59 .286 -46.5 -4.7 .466 .146 .100 8.4
162 Game Avg. 399 311 31 2.7 102 .245 .231 .268 .263 .335 .331 .410 .594 .745 59 .286 -46.5 -4.7 .466 .146 .100 4
SFG (4 yrs) 349 269 27 2.7 102 .249 .235 .268 .273 .331 .317 .413 .590 .744 59 .283 -19.9 -2.1 .459 .137 .082 4.8
DET (3 yrs) 374 290 30 2.8 104 .238 .228 .268 .254 .340 .349 .410 .603 .750 60 .301 -22.0 -2.1 .486 .161 .121 3.1
PIT (1 yr) 53 39 5 3.5 94 .316 .265 .259 .294 .323 .367 .392 .661 .715 85 .419 -1.1 -0.1 .541 .143 .102 .0
KCA (1 yr) 21 23 0 0.0 105 .167 .143 .265 .143 .340 .143 .412 .286 .753 -23 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .130 .000 .000
BAL (1 yr) 1 0 0 1.000 .327 0.3 0.0
AL (4 yrs) 396 313 30 2.6 104 .234 .223 .268 .250 .340 .338 .410 .588 .750 56 .271 -25.4 -2.5 .463 .154 .114 3.1
NL (5 yrs) 402 308 32 2.8 101 .257 .239 .267 .276 .330 .324 .410 .599 .740 62 .300 -21.0 -2.2 .469 .138 .085 5.1

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1956 24 NYG NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 40% 6.0 0.50 100%
1957 25 NYG NL 241 1.7% 11.2% 5.8% 2.5% 11% 1.93 8.4 56.5 9.4 1.33 81%
1958 26 DET AL 203 1.5% 9.9% 3.9% 7.4% 32% 2.50 9.7 64.3 10.2 1.05 84%
1960 28 DET AL 140 2.1% 10.0% 2.9% 6.4% 30% 3.50 9.4 44.0 10.2 1.12 83%
1961 29 TOT AL 52 1.9% 15.4% 1.9% 1.9% 14% 8.00 6.4 51.0 51.0 2.15 81%
1961 29 DET AL 31 3.2% 16.1% 3.2% 3.2% 25% 5.00 6.0 30.0 30.0 1.75 77%
1961 29 KCA AL 21 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 2.80 86%
1962 30 BAL AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
1965 33 PIT NL 53 1.9% 18.9% 3.8% 5.7% 23% 5.00 4.9 49.0 9.8 1.55 72%
1966 34 SFG NL 95 2.1% 12.6% 4.2% 4.2% 21% 3.00 7.4 44.5 9.9 2.10 80%
1969 37 SFG NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
9 Seasons 798 1.8% 11.4% 4.3% 5.0% 23% 2.68 8.3 53.8 10.3 1.31 82%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1956 24 NYG NL 1 0 40% 4 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1957 25 NYG NL 5 0 35% 101 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 47% 9 8 1 2 1 1 8 1 7
1958 26 DET AL 3 0 31% 79 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 46% 12 7 5 5 3 1 7 1 5
1960 28 DET AL 3 0 42% 65 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 54% 6 3 2 1 0 1 6 2 4
1961 29 TOT AL 2 0 14% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1961 29 DET AL 1 0 0% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1961 29 KCA AL 1 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 30 BAL AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 33 PIT NL 0 0 14% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1966 34 SFG NL 3 0 24% 33 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 2
1969 37 SFG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 17 0 31% 326 6 5 55% 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 9 49% 36 24 11 10 5 4 27 5 21
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1956 24 NYG NL 12 67% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 8 2 25% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 25 NYG NL 218 36% 53 8 1 0 1 1.33 4 0 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 0% 45 8 18% 23 6 26% 121 18 15% 9 4 44% 12 7 58% 22
1958 26 DET AL 203 13% 47 1 0 0 0 4.39 3 0 6 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 50% 47 5 11% 26 8 31% 128 17 13% 10 8 80% 13 6 46% 0
1960 28 DET AL 140 18% 30 8 2 0 1 1.07 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 3 100% 19 2 11% 12 5 42% 64 10 16% 7 4 57% 5 3 60% 0
1961 29 TOT AL 52 38% 7 12 3 1 1 1.26 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 7 44% 7 0 0% 38 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1961 29 DET AL 31 32% 4 7 2 1 1 0.67 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 25% 7 0 0% 18 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1961 29 KCA AL 21 48% 3 5 1 0 0 2.09 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 0 0 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 30 BAL AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 33 PIT NL 48 31% 13 15 4 1 2 1.70 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 3 1 33% 19 2 11% 0 0 2 0 0% 5
1966 34 SFG NL 95 53% 19 12 1 0 1 2.72 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 15 3 20% 14 5 36% 51 7 14% 7 3 43% 4 1 25% 0
1969 37 SFG NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 770 29% 174 57 11 2 6 1.70 14 0 16 9 5 7 7 0 10 7 70% 152 26 17% 85 25 29% 431 56 13% 35 19 54% 36 17 47% 27
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1956 24 3 12 12 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083 187 8 0 0 0 0 0
1957 25 99 253 238 28 58 1 3 4 26 3 3 14 27 .244 .285 .324 .608 64 77 8 0 0 1 1
1958 26 148 456 431 47 105 11 5 7 45 4 3 22 47 .244 .279 .341 .620 66 147 13 0 1 2 1
1959 27 148 456 431 47 105 11 5 7 45 4 3 22 47 .244 .279 .341 .620 66 147 13 0 1 2 1
1960 28 210 596 563 63 135 15 7 10 58 5 4 26 61 .240 .272 .345 .617 64 194 15 0 4 3 2
1961 29 241 648 614 65 142 15 7 11 59 5 4 27 69 .231 .262 .332 .595 59 204 22 0 4 3 2
1962 30 242 649 614 65 142 15 7 11 59 5 4 28 69 .231 .264 .332 .596 59 204 22 0 4 3 3
1963 31 242 649 614 65 142 15 7 11 59 5 4 28 69 .231 .264 .332 .596 59 204 22 0 4 3 3
1964 32 242 649 614 65 142 15 7 11 59 5 4 28 69 .231 .264 .332 .596 59 204 22 0 4 3 3
1965 33 281 702 663 68 155 17 7 12 64 5 4 30 79 .234 .266 .335 .601 61 222 23 0 6 3 3
1966 34 323 797 752 75 174 19 7 14 73 6 5 34 91 .231 .263 .331 .594 59 249 26 0 7 4 4
1967 35 323 797 752 75 174 19 7 14 73 6 5 34 91 .231 .263 .331 .594 59 249 26 0 7 4 4
1968 36 323 797 752 75 174 19 7 14 73 6 5 34 91 .231 .263 .331 .594 59 249 26 0 7 4 4
1969 37 324 798 753 75 174 19 7 14 73 6 5 34 91 .231 .263 .331 .594 59 249 26 0 7 4 4

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1956 24 3 13 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 3
1957 25 100 248 233 27 52 0 2 4 25 2 14 28 .223 .266 .292 .558 18 96
1958 26 51 209 200 20 47 10 2 3 20 1 8 21 .235 .263 .350 .613 19 49
1960 28 65 142 137 17 30 4 2 3 13 1 4 15 .219 .239 .343 .583 12 62
1961 29 31 52 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .019 .000 .019 0 31
1962 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1
1965 33 39 52 50 3 14 2 0 1 6 0 2 10 .280 .308 .380 .688 6 39
1966 34 42 93 88 7 18 2 0 2 9 1 4 12 .205 .237 .295 .532 6 42
1969 37 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
9 Seasons 333 811 773 76 161 18 6 13 75 6 34 94 .208 .240 .298 .538 65 324
162 Game Avg. 162 395 376 37 78 9 3 6 36 3 17 46 .208 .240 .298 .538 32 324

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