Manny Jimenez
[edit] Biography
Manny Jimenez (Manuel Emilio (Rivera) Jimenez) was born on November 19, 1938 in San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 11, 1962 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 11 home runs and 69 RBI. Jimenez played for the Kansas City Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Manny Jimenez's best season was 1962, when he hit for a .301 average and knocked in 69 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 139
| 479
| 48
| 144
| 11
| 69
| .301
| .354
| .428
| 24
| 2
| 31
| 34
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 12
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 60
| 157
| 12
| 44
| 0
| 15
| .280
| .361
| .338
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 95
| 204
| 19
| 46
| 12
| 38
| .225
| .293
| .436
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 13
| 35
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .114
| .244
| .171
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 50
| 56
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 10
| .250
| .276
| .393
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 66
| 66
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 11
| .303
| .403
| .394
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 122
| 128
| 10
| 35
| 3
| 21
| .273
| .340
| .383
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 307
| 875
| 80
| 238
| 23
| 123
| .272
| .336
| .403
| 40
| 3
| 68
| 76
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 34
|
| Total
|
|
| 429
| 1003
| 90
| 273
| 26
| 144
| .272
| .337
| .401
| 43
| 4
| 75
| 97
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| KC
| A
| OF
| 122
| 121
| 971.1
| 185
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| LF
| 116
| 115
| 926.1
| 180
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 45
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| OF
| 40
| 40
| 325
| 66
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| LF
| 33
| 33
| 270
| 57
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 55
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| OF
| 49
| 46
| 355.1
| 59
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| LF
| 46
| 43
| 329.1
| 57
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| OF
| 12
| 10
| 77
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| LF
| 8
| 7
| 59
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 6
| 4
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 22
| 19
| 144
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 214
| 207
| 1650.2
| 310
| 15
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 234
| 226
| 1794.2
| 329
| 17
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Joe Azcue and Ed Charles to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock (December 15, 1961).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Kansas City Athletics in the minor league draft (November 29, 1966).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Joe Campbell and Chuck Hartenstein (January 15, 1969).
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