Joey Cora

Full Name: Jose Manuel (Amaro) Cora	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 7"/150	First Game: April 6, 1987
Birthdate: May 14, 1965	Final Game: September 27, 1998
Birthplace: Caguas, Puerto Rico	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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[edit] Biography

Joey Cora (Jose Manuel (Amaro) Cora) was born on May 14, 1965 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 1987 for the San Diego Padres. In 1987, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 0 home runs and 13 RBI. Cora played for the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Joey Cora's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1997, when he hit for a .300 average and knocked in 54 runs. However, others believe that it was 1993, when he knocked in 51 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
1987	SD	N	77	241	23	57	0	13	.237	.317	.282	7	2	28	26	1	5	15	1	4
1989	SD	N	12	19	5	6	0	1	.316	.350	.368	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1990	SD	N	51	100	12	27	0	2	.270	.311	.300	3	0	6	9	0	0	8	1	1
1991	CHI	A	100	228	37	55	0	18	.241	.313	.276	2	3	20	21	5	8	11	0	1
1992	CHI	A	68	122	27	30	0	9	.246	.371	.320	7	1	22	13	4	2	10	1	2
1993	CHI	A	153	579	95	155	2	51	.268	.351	.349	15	13	67	63	9	19	20	0	14
1994	CHI	A	90	312	55	86	2	30	.276	.353	.362	13	4	38	32	2	11	8	0	8
1995	SEA	A	120	427	64	127	3	39	.297	.359	.372	19	2	37	31	6	13	18	0	8
1996	SEA	A	144	530	90	154	6	45	.291	.340	.417	37	6	35	32	7	6	5	1	9
1997	SEA	A	149	574	105	172	11	54	.300	.359	.441	40	4	53	49	5	8	6	2	6
1998	SEA	A	131	519	95	147	6	26	.283	.362	.385	23	6	62	50	4	10	13	0	2
1998	CLE	A	24	83	16	19	0	6	.229	.326	.277	4	0	11	9	1	2	2	0	3
1998	TOT	A	155	602	111	166	6	32	.276	.357	.370	27	6	73	59	5	12	15	0	5
Total	NL		140	360	40	90	0	16	.250	.317	.292	11	2	35	35	1	5	24	2	5
Total	AL		979	3374	584	945	30	278	.280	.351	.377	160	39	345	300	43	79	93	4	53
Total			1119	3734	624	1035	30	294	.277	.348	.369	171	41	380	335	44	84	117	6	58

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	SB	AVG
1987	SD	N	SS	6	4	34	5	8	2	1	0	0	.867
1987	SD	N	2B	66	58	512	118	192	8	31	0	0	.975
1989	SD	N	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1989	SD	N	SS	7	3	39	10	14	1	2	0	0	.960
1989	SD	N	3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	.500
1990	SD	N	2B	15	12	110	43	32	5	12	0	0	.938
1990	SD	N	C	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.000
1990	SD	N	SS	21	9	103.2	13	17	6	3	0	0	.833
1991	CHI	A	SS	5	2	23	4	8	1	3	0	0	.923
1991	CHI	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1991	CHI	A	2B	80	63	565	103	184	9	33	0	0	.970
1992	CHI	A	DH	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	CHI	A	SS	6	3	26	9	5	0	3	0	0	1.000
1992	CHI	A	2B	28	21	210.1	51	71	2	19	0	0	.984
1992	CHI	A	3B	5	2	27.1	0	8	1	0	0	0	.889
1993	CHI	A	2B	151	145	1299	295	410	19	85	0	0	.974
1993	CHI	A	3B	3	1	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
1994	CHI	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1994	CHI	A	2B	84	74	675.1	162	195	8	48	0	0	.978
1995	SEA	A	SS	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
1995	SEA	A	2B	112	102	919.2	205	262	22	53	1	0	.955
1995	SEA	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	SEA	A	2B	140	119	1071.2	296	314	13	88	0	0	.979
1996	SEA	A	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	SEA	A	2B	142	138	1192.2	307	310	17	81	0	0	.973
1998	SEA	A	2B	130	126	1087	212	270	19	68	0	0	.962
1998	CLE	A	2B	21	21	181.2	31	40	1	8	0	0	.986
1998	TOT	A	2B	151	147	1268.2	243	310	20	76	0	0	.965
Total			2B	970	879	7825.1	1824	2280	123	526	1	0	.971
Total			DH	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	11	3	43.1	1	12	2	1	0	0	.867
Total			SS	46	21	226.2	41	52	11	12	0	0	.894
Total			C	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (23rd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985 - signed June 5, 1985).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Kevin Garner and Warren Newson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Adam Peterson and Steve Rosenberg (March 31, 1991).
Granted free agency (December 23, 1994).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 6, 1995).
Granted free agency (November 6, 1997).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (November 18, 1997).
Traded by Seattle Mariners to Cleveland Indians in exchange for David Bell (August 31, 1998).
Granted free agency (October 29, 1998).
Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 18, 1999).

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1 Time All-Star: 1997

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