Candy Maldonado
[edit] Biography
Candy Maldonado (Candido (Guadarrama) Maldonado) was born on September 5, 1960 in Humacao, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1981 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI. Maldonado played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Candy Maldonado's best season was 1990, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 95 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 42
| 62
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 6
| .194
| .254
| .290
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 116
| 254
| 25
| 68
| 5
| 28
| .268
| .318
| .382
| 14
| 0
| 19
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 121
| 213
| 20
| 48
| 5
| 19
| .225
| .288
| .338
| 7
| 1
| 19
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 133
| 405
| 49
| 102
| 18
| 85
| .252
| .289
| .477
| 31
| 3
| 20
| 77
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 12
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 118
| 442
| 69
| 129
| 20
| 85
| .292
| .346
| .509
| 28
| 4
| 34
| 78
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 9
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 142
| 499
| 53
| 127
| 12
| 68
| .255
| .311
| .377
| 23
| 1
| 37
| 89
| 7
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 13
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 129
| 345
| 39
| 75
| 9
| 41
| .217
| .296
| .362
| 23
| 0
| 37
| 69
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 8
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 155
| 590
| 76
| 161
| 22
| 95
| .273
| .330
| .446
| 32
| 2
| 49
| 134
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 13
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 52
| 177
| 26
| 49
| 7
| 28
| .277
| .375
| .446
| 9
| 0
| 23
| 53
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 34
| 111
| 11
| 23
| 5
| 20
| .207
| .288
| .396
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| 86
| 288
| 37
| 72
| 12
| 48
| .250
| .342
| .427
| 15
| 0
| 36
| 76
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 8
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 137
| 489
| 64
| 133
| 20
| 66
| .272
| .357
| .462
| 25
| 4
| 59
| 112
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 13
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 81
| 11
| 20
| 5
| 20
| .247
| .333
| .457
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 70
| 140
| 8
| 26
| 3
| 15
| .186
| .260
| .286
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 98
| 221
| 19
| 46
| 8
| 35
| .208
| .287
| .348
| 7
| 0
| 24
| 58
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 92
| 14
| 18
| 5
| 12
| .196
| .333
| .435
| 5
| 1
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 61
| 160
| 22
| 43
| 7
| 25
| .269
| .368
| .481
| 13
| 0
| 25
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 13
| 30
| 6
| 7
| 2
| 5
| .233
| .378
| .533
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 74
| 190
| 28
| 50
| 9
| 30
| .263
| .370
| .489
| 16
| 0
| 32
| 50
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 888
| 2376
| 268
| 588
| 73
| 347
| .247
| .305
| .404
| 132
| 10
| 185
| 443
| 21
| 8
| 23
| 18
| 55
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 522
| 1730
| 230
| 454
| 73
| 271
| .262
| .345
| .452
| 95
| 7
| 206
| 421
| 20
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 43
|
| Total
|
|
| 1410
| 4106
| 498
| 1042
| 146
| 618
| .254
| .322
| .424
| 227
| 17
| 391
| 864
| 41
| 11
| 34
| 32
| 98
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| LA
| N
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 20.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| OF
| 9
| 2
| 26.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 8.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| RF
| 19
| 13
| 115.1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| LF
| 12
| 1
| 26.2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| OF
| 33
| 14
| 149
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| OF
| 102
| 63
| 585.1
| 124
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| LF
| 8
| 2
| 26
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| RF
| 67
| 39
| 361.1
| 81
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| CF
| 31
| 22
| 198
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| CF
| 57
| 40
| 347
| 87
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| LF
| 44
| 6
| 117
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| OF
| 113
| 47
| 516.2
| 121
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| RF
| 24
| 1
| 52.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| OF
| 101
| 88
| 796
| 161
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| CF
| 6
| 4
| 40.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| RF
| 62
| 52
| 449.1
| 89
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| LF
| 47
| 32
| 306
| 61
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| OF
| 116
| 114
| 993.1
| 176
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| RF
| 115
| 113
| 972.1
| 176
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| OF
| 139
| 128
| 1155
| 251
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| RF
| 139
| 128
| 1155
| 251
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| RF
| 116
| 83
| 769.2
| 183
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| OF
| 116
| 83
| 769.2
| 181
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 41
| 38
| 324.2
| 91
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 134
| 134
| 1162
| 293
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 104
| 96
| 837.1
| 200
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 52
| 52
| 446
| 98
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 52
| 52
| 445
| 98
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 14
| 13
| 108.1
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 12
| 9
| 81
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 24
| 22
| 189.1
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 13
| 9
| 82
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 66
| 65
| 553.1
| 127
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 76
| 74
| 635.1
| 139
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 132
| 130
| 1151.2
| 260
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 129
| 128
| 1123.2
| 257
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 26
| 19
| 178
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 25
| 18
| 167
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 14
| 10
| 87
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 41
| 30
| 253
| 50
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 29
| 20
| 166
| 35
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| RF
| 39
| 28
| 254
| 52
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| LF
| 31
| 21
| 177
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| OF
| 67
| 49
| 431
| 89
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 58
| 40
| 392.1
| 78
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 38
| 30
| 255.2
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 26
| 10
| 136.2
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 13.2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 11
| 10
| 75.2
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 62
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 42
| 31
| 269.1
| 59
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 35
| 19
| 198.2
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 69
| 50
| 468
| 98
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 61
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 687
| 539
| 4854.2
| 1035
| 36
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 492
| 374
| 3428.2
| 769
| 31
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 97
| 66
| 592.2
| 136
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1215
| 979
| 8876
| 1938
| 68
| 48
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 6, 1978).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Alex Trevino (December 11, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 28, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (April 2, 1991).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Rob Wishnevski and a player to be named later (August 9, 1991); Milwaukee Brewers received William Suero (August 14, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 11, 1992).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Glenallen Hill (August 19, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1994).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 12, 1995).
- Sent to Texas Rangers by Toronto Blue Jays for future considerations (August 31, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
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