Aurelio Rodriguez
[edit] Biography
Aurelio Rodriguez (Aurelio (Ituarte) Rodriguez) was born on December 28, 1947 in Cananea, Sonora (Mexico). He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1967 for the California Angels. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .238 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. Rodriguez played for the California Angels, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Aurelio Rodriguez's best season was 1970, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 83 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 29
| 130
| 14
| 31
| 1
| 8
| .238
| .250
| .300
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 76
| 223
| 14
| 54
| 1
| 16
| .242
| .299
| .309
| 10
| 1
| 17
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 159
| 561
| 47
| 130
| 7
| 49
| .232
| .272
| .307
| 17
| 2
| 32
| 88
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 11
| 13
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 142
| 547
| 64
| 135
| 19
| 76
| .247
| .300
| .426
| 31
| 5
| 37
| 81
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 17
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 63
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 7
| .270
| .313
| .365
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 159
| 610
| 70
| 152
| 19
| 83
| .249
| .302
| .420
| 33
| 7
| 40
| 87
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 19
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 154
| 604
| 68
| 153
| 15
| 39
| .253
| .288
| .401
| 30
| 7
| 27
| 93
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 14
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 153
| 601
| 65
| 142
| 13
| 56
| .236
| .272
| .356
| 23
| 5
| 28
| 104
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 14
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 160
| 555
| 46
| 123
| 9
| 58
| .222
| .266
| .330
| 27
| 3
| 31
| 85
| 3
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 159
| 571
| 54
| 127
| 5
| 49
| .222
| .255
| .306
| 23
| 5
| 26
| 70
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 16
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 151
| 507
| 47
| 124
| 13
| 60
| .245
| .286
| .385
| 20
| 6
| 30
| 63
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 128
| 480
| 40
| 115
| 8
| 50
| .240
| .267
| .325
| 13
| 2
| 19
| 61
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 19
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 96
| 306
| 30
| 67
| 10
| 32
| .219
| .257
| .369
| 14
| 1
| 16
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| 134
| 385
| 40
| 102
| 7
| 43
| .265
| .303
| .395
| 25
| 2
| 19
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 106
| 343
| 27
| 87
| 5
| 36
| .254
| .277
| .350
| 18
| 0
| 11
| 40
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 89
| 175
| 7
| 35
| 2
| 13
| .200
| .227
| .297
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 52
| 164
| 14
| 36
| 3
| 14
| .220
| .251
| .323
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 141
| 339
| 21
| 71
| 5
| 27
| .209
| .239
| .310
| 13
| 3
| 13
| 61
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 12
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 27
| 52
| 4
| 18
| 2
| 8
| .346
| .370
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 118
| 257
| 24
| 62
| 3
| 31
| .241
| .275
| .342
| 15
| 1
| 11
| 35
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 45
| 67
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .119
| .130
| .119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 67
| 87
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 3
| .138
| .146
| .184
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 89
| 175
| 7
| 35
| 2
| 13
| .200
| .227
| .297
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1928
| 6436
| 605
| 1535
| 122
| 635
| .239
| .276
| .353
| 280
| 44
| 318
| 917
| 27
| 80
| 34
| 37
| 162
|
| Total
|
|
| 2017
| 6611
| 612
| 1570
| 124
| 648
| .237
| .275
| .351
| 287
| 46
| 324
| 943
| 27
| 82
| 35
| 37
| 167
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 29
| 29
| 262.1
| 19
| 75
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 70
| 62
| 551.1
| 61
| 113
| 15
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 159
| 156
| 1372.1
| 145
| 352
| 24
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 137
| 1221.2
| 103
| 336
| 18
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 7
| 5
| 46.2
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 17
| 153
| 15
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 154
| 154
| 1374.2
| 118
| 377
| 18
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 152
| 147
| 1322
| 127
| 341
| 23
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 153
| 150
| 1334.1
| 150
| 348
| 16
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 160
| 156
| 1394.2
| 135
| 335
| 14
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 159
| 157
| 1391.2
| 132
| 389
| 21
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 151
| 150
| 1302
| 136
| 375
| 25
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 128
| 128
| 1138
| 120
| 280
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 95
| 84
| 749.1
| 60
| 222
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 131
| 85
| 920.1
| 79
| 228
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 106
| 97
| 841
| 72
| 211
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 87
| 57
| 482
| 38
| 128
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 49
| 43
| 393
| 26
| 77
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 3
| 30
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 3B
| 136
| 100
| 875
| 64
| 205
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 20
| 11
| 103.1
| 11
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8.2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 117
| 87
| 751.1
| 78
| 204
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 22
| 6
| 72.1
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 45
| 18
| 204.2
| 18
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 67
| 24
| 277
| 22
| 67
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1987
| 1777
| 15960.2
| 1529
| 4150
| 215
| 408
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9.2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 11
| 5
| 59
| 13
| 24
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 14
| 5
| 64.2
| 12
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Jalisco (Mexican) to California Angels (August 12, 1966).
- Traded by California Angels with Rick Reichardt to Washington Senators in exchange for Ken McMullen (April 27, 1970).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Ed Brinkman, Joe Coleman and Jim Hannan to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Denny McLain, Don Wert, Norm McRae and Elliott Maddox (October 9, 1970).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to San Diego Padres for $200000 (December 7, 1979).
- Sold by San Diego Padres to New York Yankees (August 4, 1980).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later (November 17, 1981); New York Yankees received Mike Lebo (December 9, 1981).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Wayne Nordhagen (April 2, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 3, 1983).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (August 13, 1983).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (August 31, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
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