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Chico Salmon

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: December 3, 1940 in Colon, Panama pa

Died: September 17, 2000 in Almirante, Panama

Buried: Cementerio de Almirante, Almirante, Bocas del Toro

Debut: June 28, 1964 (Age 23-208d, 12,265th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 14, 1972 (Age 31-255d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Rutherford Eduardo Salmon

Pronunciation: \suh-MONE\

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1970 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

1667

415

.249

202

RBI

149

OBP

.290

SLG

.354

OPS

.644

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1959	18	WSH-min	C	1	0	0		0																					MSO · PION
1960	19	SFG-min	C	123	604	527	108	182	23	9	5	65	23	11	59	68	.345	.411	.452	.862		238		5	5	8			PCT · PION
1961	20	DET-min	B	135	568	513	84	150	25	3	8	50	38		44	42	.292	.355	.400	.755		205		7	2	2	1		DHM · CARL
1962	21	DET-min	A,AAA	147	670	590	104	195	27	5	17	91	25		63	36	.331	.394	.480	.874		283		5	3	9	5		KNX,DEN · SALL,AA
1963	22	MLN-min	AAA	148	639	591	103	192	33	8	8	67	19	15	38	43	.325	.368	.448	.817		265		5	1	4			DEN · PCL
1964	23	CLE-min	AAA	71	312	290	40	68	11	1	8	27	7	4	17	37	.234	.282	.362	.644		105		3	0	2			POR · PCL
1964	23	CLE	AL	86	302	283	43	87	17	2	4	25	10	6	13	37	.307	.340	.424	.764	112	120	2	2	2	2	0	943H/7
1965	24	CLE	AL	79	133	120	20	29	8	0	3	12	7	4	5	19	.242	.281	.383	.665	87	46	2	2	5	1	0	H37/4598
1966	25	CLE	AL	126	452	422	46	108	13	2	7	40	10	1	21	41	.256	.289	.346	.635	82	146	4	0	6	3	2	643H/759
1967	26	CLE	AL	90	224	203	19	46	13	1	2	19	10	4	17	29	.227	.288	.330	.618	81	67	4	1	2	1	1	347H6/589
1968	27	CLE	AL	103	297	276	24	59	8	1	3	12	7	7	12	30	.214	.253	.283	.536	63	78	5	3	5	1	0	45H637/9
1969	28	BAL	AL	52	104	91	18	27	5	0	3	12	0	0	10	22	.297	.375	.451	.826	130	41	1	2	0	1	1	H3/4657
1970	29	BAL	AL	63	185	172	19	43	4	0	7	22	2	2	8	30	.250	.287	.395	.683	86	68	3	1	3	0	0	6H45/3
1971	30	BAL	AL	42	90	84	11	15	1	0	2	7	0	0	3	21	.179	.205	.262	.466	32	22	3	0	2	1	0	H/3456
1972	31	BAL	AL	17	16	16	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.063	.063	.125	.188	-46	2	1	0	0	0	0	H/35
9 Yrs				658	1803	1667	202	415	70	6	31	149	46	24	89	233	.249	.290	.354	.644	84	590	25	11	25	10	4
162 Game Avg.				162	444	410	50	102	17	1	8	37	11	6	22	57	.249	.290	.354	.644	84	145	6	3	6	2	1

CLE (5 yrs)				484	1408	1304	152	329	59	6	19	108	44	22	68	156	.252	.292	.350	.642	85	457	17	8	20	8	3
BAL (4 yrs)				174	395	363	50	86	11	0	12	41	2	2	21	77	.237	.283	.366	.649	80	133	8	3	5	2	1