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Orestes Destrade

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Full Name: Orestes (Cucuas) Destrade Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/210 First Game: September 11, 1987
Birthdate: May 8, 1962 Final Game: May 24, 1994
Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba MLB Experience: 4 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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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

Orestes Destrade (Orestes (Cucuas) Destrade) was born on May 8, 1962 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1987 for the New York Yankees. In 1993, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 20 home runs and 87 RBI. Destrade played for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins over the course of his 4 year career.

Most people believe that Orestes Destrade's best season was 1993, when he slugged 20 home runs and knocked in 87 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 NY A 9 19 5 5 0 1 .263 .417 .263 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1
1988 PIT N 36 47 2 7 1 3 .149 .226 .234 1 0 5 17 0 0 0 0 0
1993 FLA N 153 569 61 145 20 87 .255 .324 .406 20 3 58 130 3 1 0 8 17
1994 FLA N 39 130 12 27 5 15 .208 .316 .354 4 0 19 32 2 0 1 1 2
Total NL 228 746 75 179 26 105 .240 .316 .386 25 3 82 179 5 1 1 9 19
Total AL 9 19 5 5 0 1 .263 .417 .263 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1
Total 237 765 80 184 26 106 .241 .319 .383 25 3 87 184 5 1 1 9 20

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1987 NY A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 NY A 1B 3 2 21 20 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 PIT N 1B 8 6 50.2 61 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 FLA N 1B 152 151 1281.2 1313 90 19 109 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1994 FLA N 1B 37 37 292.1 274 19 5 29 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total 1B 200 196 1645.2 1668 112 24 143 0 0 0 0 0 .987
Total DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by California Angels in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1980).
  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (May 17, 1981).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Hipolito Pena (March 30, 1988).
  • Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific) (May 18, 1989).
  • Signed by Florida Marlins (December 15, 1992).
  • Granted free agency (June 2, 1994).

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