Damaso Garcia

Full Name: Damaso Domingo (Sanchez) Garcia	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/165	First Game: June 24, 1978
Birthdate: February 7, 1957	Final Game: September 12, 1989
Birthplace: Moca, Espaillat (Dominican Republic)	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Damaso Garcia (Damaso Domingo (Sanchez) Garcia) was born on February 7, 1957 in Moca, Espaillat (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on June 24, 1978 for the New York Yankees. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 4 home runs and 46 RBI. Garcia played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Damaso Garcia's best season was 1982, when he stole 54 bases and hit for a .310 average.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1978	NY	A	18	41	5	8	0	1	.195	.227	.195	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	1
1979	NY	A	11	38	3	10	0	4	.263	.263	.289	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1
1980	TOR	A	140	543	50	151	4	46	.278	.296	.381	30	7	12	55	3	4	13	2	14
1981	TOR	A	64	250	24	63	1	13	.252	.277	.304	8	1	9	32	0	3	13	1	6
1982	TOR	A	147	597	89	185	5	42	.310	.338	.399	32	3	21	44	5	5	54	1	7
1983	TOR	A	131	525	84	161	3	38	.307	.336	.390	23	6	24	34	2	5	31	3	9
1984	TOR	A	152	633	79	180	5	46	.284	.310	.374	32	5	16	46	9	3	46	1	6
1985	TOR	A	146	600	70	169	8	65	.282	.302	.377	25	4	15	41	4	5	28	2	13
1986	TOR	A	122	424	57	119	6	46	.281	.306	.375	22	0	13	32	4	2	9	0	14
1988	ATL	N	21	60	3	7	1	4	.117	.159	.183	1	0	3	10	0	1	1	0	4
1989	MON	N	80	203	26	55	3	18	.271	.317	.369	9	1	15	20	0	1	5	1	6
Total	NL		101	263	29	62	4	22	.236	.282	.327	10	1	18	30	0	2	6	1	10
Total	AL		931	3651	461	1046	32	301	.286	.311	.374	173	26	112	292	27	27	197	10	71
Total			1032	3914	490	1108	36	323	.283	.309	.371	183	27	130	322	27	29	203	11	81

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1978	NY	A	SS	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	.000
1978	NY	A	2B	16	14	113	36	35	3	10	.959
1979	NY	A	SS	10	9	84	9	28	4	4	.902
1979	NY	A	3B	1	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	TOR	A	2B	138	133	1206.1	316	471	16	112	.980
1980	TOR	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	TOR	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	TOR	A	2B	62	62	561.1	132	181	9	32	.972
1982	TOR	A	2B	141	140	1219	273	461	15	94	.980
1982	TOR	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	TOR	A	2B	130	125	1095.1	266	360	12	75	.981
1984	TOR	A	2B	149	146	1264.1	267	427	14	95	.980
1984	TOR	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	TOR	A	2B	142	141	1169.1	302	371	13	88	.981
1986	TOR	A	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1986	TOR	A	2B	105	102	885.2	224	286	8	66	.985
1986	TOR	A	DH	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	ATL	N	2B	13	12	114	26	35	1	5	.984
1989	MON	N	3B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	MON	N	2B	62	46	407.1	86	157	7	25	.972
Total			SS	13	9	88	9	28	5	4	.881
Total			3B	2	0	4.1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	18	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	958	921	8035.2	1928	2784	98	602	.980

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (March 10, 1975).
Traded by New York Yankees with Chris Chambliss and Paul Mirabella to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Tom Underwood, Rick Cerone and Ted Wilborn (November 1, 1979).
Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Luis Leal to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Craig McMurtry (February 2, 1987).
Released by Atlanta Braves (May 17, 1988).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 29, 1988).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (July, 1988).
Signed by Montreal Expos (January 19, 1989).
Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 22, 1989).