Hector Torres
[edit] Biography
Hector Torres (Hector Epitacio (Marroquin) Torres) was born on September 16, 1945 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon (Mexico). He made his Major League debut on April 10, 1968 for the Houston Astros. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 1 home run and 24 RBI. Torres played for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 9 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 128
| 466
| 44
| 104
| 1
| 24
| .223
| .252
| .258
| 11
| 1
| 18
| 64
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 10
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| 34
| 69
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 8
| .159
| .183
| .217
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 65
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 5
| .246
| .310
| .323
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 58
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .224
| .274
| .276
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 83
| 181
| 14
| 28
| 2
| 7
| .155
| .215
| .221
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 38
| 66
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .091
| .189
| .106
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 112
| 352
| 31
| 91
| 5
| 26
| .259
| .297
| .335
| 12
| 0
| 22
| 32
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 8
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 74
| 215
| 8
| 42
| 4
| 15
| .195
| .254
| .279
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 8
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 91
| 266
| 33
| 64
| 5
| 26
| .241
| .282
| .346
| 7
| 3
| 16
| 33
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 531
| 1472
| 115
| 311
| 13
| 89
| .211
| .256
| .270
| 39
| 4
| 88
| 196
| 3
| 28
| 6
| 9
| 43
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 91
| 266
| 33
| 64
| 5
| 26
| .241
| .282
| .346
| 7
| 3
| 16
| 33
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 622
| 1738
| 148
| 375
| 18
| 115
| .216
| .260
| .281
| 46
| 7
| 104
| 229
| 4
| 33
| 7
| 10
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 127
| 119
| 1054
| 159
| 391
| 24
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 22
| 14
| 144.2
| 30
| 38
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 2
| 27
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 22
| 15
| 134.2
| 26
| 45
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 18.2
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 18
| 11
| 111.1
| 11
| 40
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 60
| 41
| 404.1
| 86
| 132
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| SS
| 17
| 8
| 102
| 24
| 31
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 22
| 15
| 137
| 18
| 62
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 4
| 48.2
| 14
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| SS
| 75
| 65
| 588
| 97
| 272
| 11
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 42
| 14
| 176.1
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 11
| 100
| 24
| 36
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| SS
| 63
| 55
| 490.2
| 64
| 160
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 14.1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 68
| 55
| 492.2
| 82
| 165
| 5
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 23
| 22
| 191
| 61
| 75
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 126
| 83
| 806
| 199
| 272
| 16
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 434
| 357
| 3255
| 511
| 1204
| 67
| 190
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 48
| 15
| 195.1
| 13
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (March 25, 1962).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to California Angels in exchange for Dave Marshall (April 6, 1966).
- Traded by California Angels to Houston Astros (November 21, 1967) completing trade in which Houston Astros traded Jim Weaver to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later (August 7, 1967).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Roger Metzger (October 12, 1970).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Hal Breeden to Montreal Expos in exchange for Dan McGinn (April 7, 1972).
- Sold by Montreal Expos to Houston Astros (April 4, 1973).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a player to be named later (October 23, 1973); Houston Astros received Dan Neumeier (December 4, 1973).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to San Diego Padres (April 3, 1975).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Johnny Grubb and Fred Kendall to Cleveland Indians in exchange for George Hendrick (December 8, 1976).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for John Lowenstein (March 29, 1977).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (March 27, 1978).
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