Rubén Amaro

Positions: Shortstop, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: January 6, 1936 in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico mx

Died: March 31, 2017 in Weston, FL

Debut: June 29, 1958 (Age 22-174d, 9,158th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1969 (Age 33-265d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Ruben Amaro

Pronunciation: \ah-MAR-o\

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Relatives: Father of Ruben Amaro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

AB

2155

R

211

H

505

BA

.234

HR

RBI

156

SB

OBP

.309

SLG

.292

OPS

.601

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1954	18	STL-min	C	93	406	319	55	91	17	4	5	47	7		72	39	.285	.419	.411	.830		131		3	10	2			MXL · AZTX
1955	19	STL-min	C	140	583	583		180	29	6	18						.309	.309	.472	.780		275							MXL · AZMX
1956	20	STL-min	AA	152	624	533	53	142	15	2	2	64	7	8	76	53	.266	.362	.313	.675		167		6	5	4			HSN · TL
1957	21	STL-min	AA	142	529	451	50	100	17	0	3	46	4	3	65	36	.222	.324	.279	.603		126		4	7	2			HSN · TL
1958	22	STL-min	AAA	92	313	275	30	55	9	2	1	20	3		28	33	.200	.278	.258	.536		71		2	7	1	10		ROC · IL
1958	22	STL	NL	40	82	76	8	17	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	.224	.272	.276	.548	43	21	3	0	1	0	1	6/4

1959	23	PHI-min	AAA	119	476	423	59	109	18	3	3	31	4		44	29	.258	.329	.336	.665		142		2	5	2	2		BFL · IL
1960	24	PHI-min	AAA	45	192	176	24	38	5	1	1	16	1		13	22	.216	.274	.273	.546		48		1	2	0	0		INA · AA
1960	24	PHI	NL	92	292	264	25	61	9	1	0	16	0	1	21	32	.231	.292	.273	.564	57	72	5	2	4	1	2	6
1961	25	PHI	NL	135	447	381	34	98	14	9	1	32	1	0	53	59	.257	.351	.349	.700	90	133	9	2	11	0	2	*6/34
1962	26	PHI	NL	79	265	226	24	55	10	0	0	19	5	2	30	28	.243	.330	.288	.617	70	65	6	1	4	4	4	6/3
1963	27	PHI	NL	115	245	217	25	47	9	2	2	19	0	1	19	31	.217	.276	.304	.580	68	66	4	0	6	3	6	65/3
1964	28	PHI	NL	129	323	299	31	79	11	0	4	34	1	6	16	37	.264	.307	.341	.648	84	102	5	3	4	1	2	63/457	MVP-21,GG
1965	29	PHI	NL	118	218	184	26	39	7	0	0	15	1	1	27	22	.212	.312	.250	.562	62	46	6	1	3	3	3	36/4
1966	30	NYY	AL	14	23	23	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.217	.217	.217	.435	29	5	2	0	0	0	0	6
1967	31	NYY	AL	130	470	417	31	93	12	0	1	17	3	2	43	49	.223	.297	.259	.556	70	108	13	1	9	0	4	*6/53
1968	32	NYY	AL	47	50	41	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	6	.122	.280	.146	.426	36	6	0	0	0	0	0	63
1969	33	CAL	AL	41	36	27	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	.222	.323	.222	.545	59	6	0	0	5	0	0	3/465
1970	34	PHI-min	AAA	106	386	310	54	72	11	3	2	17	9	0	66	31	.232	.367	.306	.673		95		1	7	2			EUG · PCL
1971	35	PHI-min	AAA,AA	28	99	89	13	24	6	1	0	10	1	1	10	8	.270	.343	.360	.703		32		0	0	0			EUG,REA · PCL,EL
11 Yrs				940	2451	2155	211	505	75	13	8	156	11	14	227	280	.234	.309	.292	.601	71	630	53	10	47	12	24
162 Game Avg.				162	422	371	36	87	13	2	1	27	2	2	39	48	.234	.309	.292	.601	71	109	9	2	8	2	4

PHI (6 yrs)				668	1790	1571	165	379	60	12	7	135	8	11	166	209	.241	.315	.308	.623	74	484	35	9	32	12	19
NYY (3 yrs)				191	543	481	34	103	13	0	1	20	3	2	52	57	.214	.292	.247	.540	65	119	15	1	9	0	4
STL (1 yr)				40	82	76	8	17	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	.224	.272	.276	.548	43	21	3	0	1	0	1
CAL (1 yr)				41	36	27	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	.222	.323	.222	.545	59	6	0	0	5	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				708	1872	1647	173	396	62	13	7	135	8	12	171	217	.240	.313	.307	.620	73	505	38	9	33	12	20
AL (4 yrs)				232	579	508	38	109	13	0	1	21	3	2	56	63	.215	.294	.246	.540	65	125	15	1	14	0	4

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Rubén Amaro

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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