Otto Velez

Full Name: Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez	Primary Position: OF,DH,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170	First Game: September 4, 1973
Birthdate: November 29, 1950	Final Game: August 7, 1983
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Otto Velez (Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez) was born on November 29, 1950 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1973 for the New York Yankees. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 16 home runs and 62 RBI. Velez played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Otto Velez's best season was 1977, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 62 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1973	NY	A	23	77	9	15	2	7	.195	.326	.325	4	0	15	24	0	0	0	0	0
1974	NY	A	27	67	9	14	2	10	.209	.345	.343	1	1	15	24	0	0	0	1	1
1975	NY	A	6	8	0	2	0	1	.250	.400	.250	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	NY	A	49	94	11	25	2	10	.266	.410	.394	6	0	23	26	0	0	0	1	1
1977	TOR	A	120	360	50	92	16	62	.256	.366	.458	19	3	65	87	1	2	4	1	9
1978	TOR	A	91	248	29	66	9	38	.266	.380	.448	14	2	45	41	2	3	1	1	8
1979	TOR	A	99	274	45	79	15	48	.288	.396	.529	21	0	46	45	3	2	0	2	8
1980	TOR	A	104	357	54	96	20	62	.269	.365	.487	12	3	54	86	2	0	0	8	8
1981	TOR	A	80	240	32	51	11	28	.213	.363	.404	9	2	55	60	3	2	0	3	5
1982	TOR	A	28	52	4	10	1	5	.192	.354	.269	1	0	13	15	0	0	1	0	1
1983	CLE	A	10	25	1	2	0	1	.080	.179	.080	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0
Total			637	1802	244	452	78	272	.251	.369	.441	87	11	336	414	11	9	6	17	41

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1973	NY	A	OF	23	23	204.1	45	2	2	0	.959
1973	NY	A	RF	23	23	204.1	43	2	2	0	.957
1974	NY	A	RF	3	2	17	1	0	1	0	.500
1974	NY	A	OF	3	2	17	1	0	1	0	.500
1974	NY	A	1B	21	18	148.2	136	5	2	8	.986
1974	NY	A	3B	2	2	16	3	3	0	0	1.000
1975	NY	A	1B	1	1	9	11	0	0	1	1.000
1975	NY	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	NY	A	RF	20	15	131	35	0	1	0	.972
1976	NY	A	DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	NY	A	1B	8	4	43	43	1	1	4	.978
1976	NY	A	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	NY	A	OF	25	20	174	46	1	1	1	.979
1976	NY	A	LF	6	5	43	10	2	0	1	1.000
1977	TOR	A	OF	78	71	625.2	140	5	4	1	.973
1977	TOR	A	RF	78	71	625.2	140	5	4	1	.973
1977	TOR	A	DH	29	26	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	TOR	A	OF	74	58	562	150	10	3	4	.982
1978	TOR	A	DH	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	TOR	A	RF	39	29	290	76	2	1	1	.987
1978	TOR	A	1B	1	1	11	11	2	0	0	1.000
1978	TOR	A	LF	39	29	272	78	8	2	3	.977
1979	TOR	A	LF	43	35	268.2	61	0	4	0	.938
1979	TOR	A	1B	6	4	31	29	2	0	2	1.000
1979	TOR	A	RF	35	29	254.2	70	3	0	1	1.000
1979	TOR	A	OF	73	64	523.1	130	3	4	1	.971
1979	TOR	A	DH	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	TOR	A	DH	97	97	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	TOR	A	1B	3	3	32	36	3	1	2	.975
1981	TOR	A	DH	74	71	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	TOR	A	1B	1	1	9	9	0	0	0	1.000
1982	TOR	A	DH	24	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	CLE	A	DH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	255	233	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	198	169	1522.2	365	12	9	3	.977
Total			1B	41	32	283.2	275	13	4	17	.986
Total			LF	88	69	583.2	149	10	6	4	.964
Total			3B	3	2	17	3	3	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	276	238	2106.1	512	21	15	7	.973

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (December 23, 1969).
Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from New York Yankees (53rd pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
Released by Toronto Blue Jays (September 7, 1982).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 7, 1983).

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