Carlos Baerga
[edit] Biography
Carlos Baerga (Carlos Obed (Ortiz) Baerga) was born on November 4, 1968 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1990 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1990, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 7 home runs and 47 RBI. Baerga played for the Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Carlos Baerga's best season was 1993, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .321 average and knocked in 114 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 108
| 312
| 46
| 81
| 7
| 47
| .260
| .300
| .394
| 17
| 2
| 16
| 57
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 158
| 593
| 80
| 171
| 11
| 69
| .288
| .346
| .398
| 28
| 2
| 48
| 74
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 12
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 161
| 657
| 92
| 205
| 20
| 105
| .312
| .354
| .455
| 32
| 1
| 35
| 76
| 13
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 15
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 154
| 624
| 105
| 200
| 21
| 114
| .321
| .355
| .486
| 28
| 6
| 34
| 68
| 6
| 3
| 15
| 7
| 17
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 103
| 442
| 81
| 139
| 19
| 80
| .314
| .333
| .525
| 32
| 2
| 10
| 45
| 6
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 10
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 135
| 557
| 87
| 175
| 15
| 90
| .314
| .355
| .452
| 28
| 2
| 35
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 15
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 26
| 83
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 11
| .193
| .253
| .301
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 100
| 424
| 54
| 113
| 10
| 55
| .267
| .302
| .396
| 25
| 0
| 16
| 25
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 126
| 507
| 59
| 129
| 12
| 66
| .254
| .293
| .381
| 28
| 0
| 21
| 27
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 23
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 133
| 467
| 53
| 131
| 9
| 52
| .281
| .311
| .396
| 25
| 1
| 20
| 54
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 13
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 147
| 511
| 46
| 136
| 7
| 53
| .266
| .303
| .364
| 27
| 1
| 24
| 55
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 21
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 33
| 80
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 5
| .250
| .318
| .338
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 57
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 5
| .228
| .274
| .281
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 55
| 137
| 10
| 33
| 3
| 10
| .241
| .300
| .314
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 73
| 182
| 17
| 52
| 2
| 19
| .286
| .316
| .379
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 6
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| 105
| 207
| 31
| 71
| 4
| 39
| .343
| .396
| .464
| 13
| 0
| 18
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 2004
| ARI
| N
| 79
| 85
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 11
| .235
| .309
| .329
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| 93
| 158
| 18
| 40
| 2
| 19
| .253
| .318
| .335
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 616
| 1591
| 165
| 434
| 28
| 190
| .273
| .318
| .377
| 78
| 2
| 86
| 174
| 26
| 9
| 4
| 8
| 61
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1014
| 3848
| 566
| 1149
| 106
| 584
| .299
| .338
| .441
| 201
| 15
| 205
| 406
| 47
| 17
| 55
| 33
| 97
|
| Total
|
|
| 1630
| 5439
| 731
| 1583
| 134
| 774
| .291
| .332
| .423
| 279
| 17
| 291
| 580
| 73
| 26
| 59
| 41
| 158
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 48
| 13
| 171
| 24
| 41
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 8
| 70
| 22
| 22
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .898
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 50
| 45
| 396.2
| 33
| 101
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 75
| 73
| 633.2
| 163
| 238
| 12
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 89
| 77
| 698.2
| 54
| 183
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 160
| 160
| 1434
| 400
| 475
| 19
| 138
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 150
| 148
| 1303.2
| 347
| 445
| 17
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 102
| 102
| 891.2
| 205
| 335
| 15
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 134
| 133
| 1165
| 231
| 444
| 19
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 3
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 16
| 117
| 98
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 100
| 99
| 880.1
| 191
| 308
| 15
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 2B
| 101
| 100
| 887.1
| 194
| 311
| 15
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 131
| 122
| 1048.2
| 244
| 371
| 14
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 144
| 135
| 1164.2
| 289
| 340
| 9
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 7
| 71.1
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 9
| 72.2
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 11
| 107
| 8
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 2
| 29
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 2B
| 19
| 11
| 101.2
| 21
| 29
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 3B
| 28
| 18
| 178.1
| 13
| 29
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 17
| 10
| 88
| 25
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| 1B
| 19
| 13
| 118.1
| 123
| 8
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 40
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 15
| 113
| 21
| 40
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| ARI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 35.2
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| ARI
| N
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 20
| 10
| 100.2
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 9
| 86.2
| 65
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 5
| 46
| 15
| 19
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 199
| 157
| 1449.1
| 115
| 340
| 30
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 54
| 42
| 360
| 318
| 19
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 50
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1063
| 1022
| 8947.1
| 2177
| 3101
| 130
| 759
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 50
| 14
| 180
| 24
| 41
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Diego Padres (November 4, 1985).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Sandy Alomar and Chris James to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Joe Carter (December 6, 1989).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Alvaro Espinoza to New York Mets in exchange for Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino (July 29, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1998).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 27, 1999).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 17, 1999).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (March 23, 1999).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 4, 1999).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (June 6, 1999).
- Sold by San Diego Padres to Cleveland Indians (August 16, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (February 24, 2000).
- Contract voided (March 31, 2000).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 23, 2001).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 30, 2001).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 18, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (March 26, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2003).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 7, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (February 23, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
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