John Orsino
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John Orsino (John Joseph Orsino) was born on April 22, 1938 in Teaneck, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on July 14, 1961 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 19 home runs and 56 RBI. Orsino played for the San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that John Orsino's best season was 1963, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| SF
| N
| 25
| 83
| 5
| 23
| 4
| 12
| .277
| .310
| .506
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| 18
| 48
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .271
| .333
| .313
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 116
| 379
| 53
| 103
| 19
| 56
| .272
| .349
| .475
| 18
| 1
| 38
| 53
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 7
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 81
| 248
| 21
| 55
| 8
| 23
| .222
| .290
| .359
| 10
| 0
| 23
| 55
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 77
| 232
| 30
| 54
| 9
| 28
| .233
| .313
| .409
| 10
| 2
| 23
| 51
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 15
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 14
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .174
| .174
| .217
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| WAS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 43
| 131
| 9
| 36
| 4
| 16
| .275
| .319
| .435
| 5
| 2
| 8
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 289
| 883
| 105
| 216
| 36
| 107
| .245
| .319
| .418
| 39
| 3
| 84
| 167
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 11
| 28
|
| Total
|
|
| 332
| 1014
| 114
| 252
| 40
| 123
| .249
| .319
| .420
| 44
| 5
| 92
| 191
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 11
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| SF
| N
| C
| 25
| 22
| 192
| 130
| 9
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .959
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| C
| 16
| 12
| 114
| 72
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .963
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| C
| 109
| 103
| 926
| 636
| 37
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 32
| 16
| 1
| .990
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 6
| 48
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| C
| 65
| 59
| 537.1
| 384
| 31
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 28
| 10
| 2
| .976
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| C
| 63
| 55
| 513.2
| 342
| 25
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 29
| 12
| 0
| .987
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 30
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 31
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| C
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 280
| 253
| 2287
| 1567
| 108
| 31
| 19
| 0
| 24
| 105
| 45
| 3
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 19
| 19
| 134
| 117
| 5
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1957).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Stu Miller and Mike McCormick to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jack Fisher, Billy Hoeft and Jimmie Coker (December 15, 1962).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators in exchange for Woodie Held (October 12, 1965).
- Sold by Washington Senators to New York Yankees (January 8, 1969).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rob Gardner (June 12, 1969).
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