Otto Vélez

Positions: Rightfielder, Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: November 29, 1950 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 4, 1973 (Age 22-279d, 13,425th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 7, 1983 (Age 32-251d)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein • Previously: Norm Kaplan, Dave Pinter

Full Name: Otoniel Vélez

Nicknames: Otto the Swatto

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

1802

452

.251

244

RBI

272

OBP

.369

SLG

.441

OPS

.810

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-13 / in Starts: 12-10
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	54 (25-18-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (26-17-8)

Most Driven In
B Murcer	3
R White	2
E Maddox	2
Self	2
L Piniella	1

Most Driven In By
G Nettles	3
Self	2
J Mason	1
F GonzÃ¡lez	1
G Michael	1
B Sudakis	0

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	24	73 (72)	Jun 29	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4	.97	0.032	.98	0.02%	0.01	1B
2	25	74	Jun 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	4	1.06	-0.170	.94	-0.09%	-1.58	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	26	75	Jul 1	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.36	-0.034	1.10	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
4	27	76	Jul 2	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	4	1.01	-0.057	.66	-0.02%	-0.57	1B
5	28	77	Jul 3	NYY	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	4	4	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.563	.857	5	1.26	0.560	.66	0.18%	2.73	1B
6	29	78	Jul 4	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.611	1.066	5	1.31	0.281	.59	0.08%	2.21	1B
7	30	79	Jul 5	NYY	@	TEX	W,14-2	CG	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.318	.429	.545	.974	5	.26	0.024	.13	0.01%	-0.08	1B
8	31	83 (3)	Jul 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.308	.424	.500	.924	5	.60	0.085	.40	0.03%	0.96	1B
9	32	86 (2)	Jul 12	NYY		OAK	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.378	.433	.812	5	.81	-0.097	.75	-0.05%	-1.27	1B
10	33	87	Jul 13	NYY		OAK	W,12-6	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.375	.455	.830	5	1.39	-0.040	1.53	-0.03%	-0.36	1B
11	34	89 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,1-6	CG	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294	.409	.471	.880	5	1.30	0.066	1.40	0.04%	0.52	1B
12	35	90	Jul 16	NYY		TEX	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.404	.459	.864	5	.81	-0.039	.91	-0.03%	-0.54	3B 1B
13	36	91	Jul 17	NYY		TEX	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.380	.425	.805	5	.87	-0.064	1.25	-0.06%	-0.45	3B
14	37	92	Jul 18	NYY		KCR	W,10-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.389	.488	.877	5	1.09	0.225	1.44	0.18%	1.69	1B
15	38	96 (3)	Jul 25	NYY		MIL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.368	.457	.825	5	.76	-0.058	1.57	-0.07%	-0.65	1B
16	39	99 (2)	Jul 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.350	.429	.779	5	.80	-0.061	2.09	-0.10%	-0.49	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	40	105 (5)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.359	.412	.771	4	1.27	0.008	1.98	0.01%	0.15	1B
18	41	115 (9)	Aug 13	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.343	.389	.732	5	.95	-0.065	1.05	-0.04%	-0.56	RF
19	42	116	Aug 14	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.329	.368	.697	5	1.49	-0.106	1.16	-0.05%	-0.80	RF
20	43	117	Aug 16 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.329	.368	.697	6						1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	44	136 (18)	Sep 6	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG(7)	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.356	.390	.746	6	1.44	0.194	6.54	0.53%	2.49	1B
22	45	137	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.351	.371	.722	6	.59	0.004	2.78	0.01%	-0.14	1B
23	46	139 (1)	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,3-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.346	.365	.711	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	RF
24	47	141 (1)	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.346	.365	.711	6						1B
25	48	142	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	16-16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.342	.359	.701	9	1.69	-0.040	13.31	-0.19%	-0.14	PH
26	49	143	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.349	.348	.698	6	.60	0.069	4.84	0.34%	0.61	1B
27	50	146 (2)	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.345	.343	.689	7	.18	-0.005	1.00	-0.02%	-0.10	1B
							14-13		84	67	9	14	1	1	2	10	15	1	24	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.209	.345	.343	.689		.95	0.712	1.60	0.65%	3.46

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