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Luis Polonia

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Full Name: Luis Andrew (Almonte) Polonia Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/155 First Game: April 24, 1987
Birthdate: December 10, 1963 Final Game: October 1, 2000
Birthplace: Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Luis Polonia (Luis Andrew (Almonte) Polonia) was born on December 10, 1963 in Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 24, 1987 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1987, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 4 home runs and 49 RBI. Polonia played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, California Angels, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Luis Polonia's best season was 1991, when he stole 48 bases, hit for a .296 average and knocked in 50 runs.

[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
1987 OAK A 125 435 78 125 4 49 .287 .335 .398 16 10 32 64 0 1 29 1 4
1988 OAK A 84 288 51 84 2 27 .292 .338 .378 11 4 21 40 0 2 24 0 3
1989 OAK A 59 206 31 59 1 17 .286 .315 .369 6 4 9 15 0 2 13 0 5
1989 NY A 66 227 39 71 2 29 .313 .359 .405 11 2 16 29 2 0 9 1 8
1989 TOT A 125 433 70 130 3 46 .300 .338 .388 17 6 25 44 2 2 22 1 13
1990 NY A 11 22 2 7 0 3 .318 .304 .318 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
1990 CAL A 109 381 50 128 2 32 .336 .376 .417 7 9 25 42 1 3 20 1 8
1990 TOT A 120 403 52 135 2 35 .335 .372 .412 7 9 25 43 1 3 21 1 9
1991 CAL A 150 604 92 179 2 50 .296 .352 .379 28 8 52 74 1 2 48 4 11
1992 CAL A 149 577 83 165 0 35 .286 .337 .329 17 4 45 64 1 8 51 6 18
1993 CAL A 152 576 75 156 1 32 .271 .328 .326 17 6 48 53 2 8 55 7 7
1994 NY A 95 350 62 109 1 36 .311 .383 .414 21 6 37 36 4 2 20 1 7
1995 NY A 67 238 37 62 2 15 .261 .326 .349 9 3 25 29 0 2 10 1 3
1995 ATL N 28 53 6 14 0 2 .264 .304 .396 7 0 3 9 0 1 3 0 0
1995 Total 95 291 43 76 2 17 .261 .322 .357 16 3 28 38 0 3 13 1 3
1996 BAL A 58 175 25 42 2 14 .240 .285 .309 4 1 10 20 1 1 8 0 10
1996 ATL N 22 31 3 13 0 2 .419 .424 .419 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
1996 Total 80 206 28 55 2 16 .267 .306 .325 4 1 11 23 1 1 9 0 10
1999 DET A 87 333 46 108 10 32 .324 .357 .526 21 8 16 32 2 2 17 0 2
2000 NY A 37 77 11 22 1 5 .286 .341 .377 4 0 7 7 0 0 4 0 2
2000 DET A 80 267 37 73 6 25 .273 .325 .416 10 5 22 25 1 3 8 1 2
2000 TOT A 117 344 48 95 7 30 .276 .329 .407 14 5 29 32 1 3 12 1 4
Total NL 50 84 9 27 0 4 .321 .348 .405 7 0 4 12 0 1 4 0 0
Total AL 1329 4756 719 1390 36 401 .292 .342 .383 182 70 365 531 15 36 317 23 91
Total 1379 4840 728 1417 36 405 .293 .342 .383 189 70 369 543 15 37 321 23 91

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1987 OAK A OF 104 95 837.2 235 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1987 OAK A DH 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 OAK A CF 69 63 544.1 153 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1987 OAK A RF 8 3 42 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 OAK A LF 35 29 251.1 73 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1988 OAK A LF 76 63 600 155 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1988 OAK A DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 OAK A OF 76 64 606 155 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1988 OAK A RF 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 OAK A OF 55 48 428.1 126 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1989 OAK A LF 55 48 428.1 126 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1989 NY A LF 53 50 428 104 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1989 NY A DH 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 NY A OF 53 50 428 105 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1989 TOT A LF 108 98 856.1 230 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1989 TOT A OF 108 98 856.1 231 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1990 NY A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 CAL A CF 13 12 104.1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 CAL A OF 85 80 681.1 142 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1990 CAL A DH 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 CAL A LF 73 68 577 116 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1990 TOT A DH 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 CAL A LF 143 140 1249.2 246 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1991 CAL A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 CAL A OF 143 141 1254.2 246 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1991 CAL A CF 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 CAL A OF 99 96 841 192 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1992 CAL A LF 99 96 841 192 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1992 CAL A DH 47 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 CAL A OF 141 135 1181 286 12 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1993 CAL A LF 141 135 1181 287 12 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1993 CAL A DH 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1994 NY A OF 84 80 723.2 155 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1994 NY A LF 84 80 723.2 156 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1994 NY A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NY A OF 64 56 489.1 132 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 NY A LF 64 56 489.1 134 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 NY A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ATL N OF 15 6 85.1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 ATL N RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ATL N LF 11 4 60 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 ATL N CF 4 2 24.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 Total OF 79 62 574.2 141 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 Total LF 75 60 549.1 140 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 BAL A DH 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 BAL A OF 34 27 253.2 56 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1996 BAL A RF 2 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 BAL A LF 32 26 245.2 54 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1996 ATL N LF 7 2 39 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1996 ATL N OF 7 2 39 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1996 Total LF 39 28 284.2 58 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1996 Total OF 41 29 292.2 60 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1999 DET A OF 40 37 295 68 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1999 DET A LF 31 29 231 52 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1999 DET A DH 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 DET A RF 10 8 64 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 NY A DH 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NY A OF 28 15 153 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
2000 NY A RF 6 0 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 NY A LF 22 15 136 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .968
2000 DET A DH 44 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 DET A LF 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 DET A OF 27 20 161.1 44 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 DET A RF 26 19 152.1 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TOT A OF 55 35 314.1 76 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
2000 TOT A DH 51 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 TOT A RF 32 19 169.1 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TOT A LF 23 16 145 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
Total DH 214 187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 54 32 290.1 70 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 927 842 7490 1739 65 32 13 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total CF 87 78 678 181 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total OF 1055 952 8458.1 1987 67 36 14 0 0 0 0 0 .983

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Oakland Athletics (January 3, 1984).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics with Greg Cadaret and Eric Plunk to New York Yankees in exchange for Rickey Henderson (June 21, 1989).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to California Angels in exchange for Claudell Washington and Rich Monteleone (April 29, 1990).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 1993).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (December 20, 1993).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Troy Hughes (August 11, 1995).
  • Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
  • Signed by Seattle Mariners (February 1, 1996).
  • Released by Seattle Mariners (March 26, 1996).
  • Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 19, 1996).
  • Released by Baltimore Orioles (August 12, 1996).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (August 17, 1996).
  • Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
  • Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (March 11, 1997).
  • Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 18, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (November 4, 1999).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 15, 1999).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (July 31, 2000).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (August 3, 2000).
  • Granted free agency (October 30, 2000).

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