Felix Mantilla

Full Name: Felix (Lamela) Mantilla	Primary Position: 2B,SS,OF,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/160	First Game: June 21, 1956
Birthdate: July 29, 1934	Final Game: October 2, 1966
Birthplace: Isabella, Puerto Rico	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Felix Mantilla (Felix (Lamela) Mantilla) was born on July 29, 1934 in Isabella, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on June 21, 1956 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Mantilla played for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Felix Mantilla's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1964, when he slugged 30 home runs, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 64 runs. However, others believe that it was 1965, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .275 average and knocked in 92 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1956	MIL	N	35	53	9	15	0	3	.283	.309	.340	1	1	1	8	1	1	0	0	1
1957	MIL	N	71	182	28	43	4	21	.236	.296	.363	9	1	14	34	2	1	2	2	3
1958	MIL	N	85	226	37	50	7	19	.221	.282	.345	5	1	20	20	0	4	2	2	6
1959	MIL	N	103	251	26	54	3	19	.215	.266	.271	5	0	16	31	2	3	6	1	8
1960	MIL	N	63	148	21	38	3	11	.257	.291	.365	7	0	7	16	1	1	3	1	1
1961	MIL	N	45	93	13	20	1	5	.215	.298	.280	3	0	10	16	1	1	1	0	2
1962	NY	N	141	466	54	128	11	59	.275	.330	.399	17	4	37	51	5	3	3	0	11
1963	BOS	A	66	178	27	56	6	15	.315	.384	.461	8	0	20	14	0	0	2	1	5
1964	BOS	A	133	425	69	123	30	64	.289	.357	.553	20	1	41	46	4	0	0	1	12
1965	BOS	A	150	534	60	147	18	92	.275	.374	.416	17	2	79	84	8	3	7	5	24
1966	HOU	N	77	151	16	33	6	22	.219	.279	.371	5	0	11	32	2	1	1	0	6
Total	NL		620	1570	204	381	35	159	.243	.298	.352	52	7	116	208	14	15	18	6	38
Total	AL		349	1137	156	326	54	171	.287	.369	.474	45	3	140	144	12	3	9	7	41
Total			969	2707	360	707	89	330	.261	.329	.403	97	10	256	352	26	18	27	13	79

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1956	MIL	N	3B	3	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	.857
1956	MIL	N	SS	15	0	0	19	41	0	8	0	1.000
1957	MIL	N	3B	7	7	63	9	17	0	1	0	1.000
1957	MIL	N	SS	35	30	265	58	90	11	21	0	.931
1957	MIL	N	CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1957	MIL	N	2B	13	7	84	20	29	1	6	0	.980
1957	MIL	N	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1958	MIL	N	OF	43	28	277.2	73	2	1	0	0	.987
1958	MIL	N	LF	11	1	30	15	0	1	0	0	.938
1958	MIL	N	CF	34	27	247.2	60	2	0	0	0	1.000
1958	MIL	N	SS	5	5	41	8	11	0	3	0	1.000
1958	MIL	N	2B	21	18	170.1	41	47	3	12	0	.967
1958	MIL	N	3B	2	1	16	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1959	MIL	N	2B	58	44	383.1	97	126	7	26	0	.970
1959	MIL	N	OF	7	3	29	6	0	0	0	0	1.000
1959	MIL	N	SS	25	20	190.2	29	76	8	13	0	.929
1959	MIL	N	CF	6	3	28	6	0	0	0	0	1.000
1959	MIL	N	3B	9	4	42	4	9	2	1	0	.867
1959	MIL	N	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1960	MIL	N	2B	26	12	128.1	38	27	3	6	0	.956
1960	MIL	N	CF	5	5	35	5	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	MIL	N	SS	25	20	178	35	58	6	9	0	.939
1960	MIL	N	LF	3	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	MIL	N	OF	8	5	40	7	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	MIL	N	LF	2	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	MIL	N	2B	10	10	84	25	27	1	4	0	.981
1961	MIL	N	CF	5	4	35	7	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	MIL	N	OF	10	8	67	12	1	0	0	0	1.000
1961	MIL	N	RF	3	3	23	4	1	0	0	0	1.000
1961	MIL	N	SS	19	0	29	5	9	1	2	0	.933
1961	MIL	N	3B	6	4	42	5	11	1	1	0	.941
1962	NY	N	2B	14	9	91.1	35	24	2	4	0	.967
1962	NY	N	3B	95	88	759	76	179	14	22	0	.948
1962	NY	N	SS	25	17	165.2	28	48	4	10	0	.950
1963	BOS	A	OF	11	11	96	21	1	0	0	0	1.000
1963	BOS	A	SS	26	23	207	49	62	4	16	0	.965
1963	BOS	A	2B	6	6	49	13	11	0	3	1	1.000
1963	BOS	A	CF	11	11	96	21	1	0	0	0	1.000
1964	BOS	A	2B	46	46	398	97	119	1	25	0	.995
1964	BOS	A	3B	7	6	47.1	5	9	3	0	0	.824
1964	BOS	A	LF	35	31	293	43	0	1	0	0	.977
1964	BOS	A	SS	6	4	48	11	16	0	4	0	1.000
1964	BOS	A	OF	47	41	375	60	2	1	0	0	.984
1964	BOS	A	RF	8	7	61	14	0	0	0	0	1.000
1964	BOS	A	CF	5	3	21	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	BOS	A	2B	124	120	1060	251	286	13	64	1	.976
1965	BOS	A	CF	8	7	64	12	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	BOS	A	OF	27	26	216.1	37	1	3	0	0	.927
1965	BOS	A	1B	1	1	8	8	1	0	0	0	1.000
1965	BOS	A	LF	20	19	152.1	26	1	3	0	0	.900
1966	HOU	N	3B	13	11	100.1	15	30	3	1	0	.938
1966	HOU	N	OF	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	HOU	N	2B	10	9	68	6	13	0	2	0	1.000
1966	HOU	N	1B	14	12	97	100	3	1	8	0	.990
1966	HOU	N	LF	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	181	119	1124.1	242	411	34	86	0	.951
Total			3B	142	121	1069.2	116	260	24	26	0	.940
Total			OF	155	123	1110	219	7	5	0	0	.978
Total			1B	15	13	105	108	4	1	8	0	.991
Total			CF	75	60	527.2	112	3	0	0	0	1.000
Total			RF	11	10	84	18	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	328	281	2516.1	623	709	31	152	2	.977
Total			LF	73	53	498.1	90	1	5	0	0	.948

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1952).
Selected by New York Mets from Milwaukee Braves in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
Traded by New York Mets to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tracy Stallard, Pumpsie Green and a player to be named later (December 11, 1962); New York Mets received Al Moran (January 14, 1963).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Houston Astros in exchange for Eddie Kasko (April 3, 1966).
Released by Houston Astros (November 28, 1966).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (February 9, 1967).
Released by Chicago Cubs (July 6, 1967).