Paul Casanova

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Full Name: Paulino (Ortiz) Casanova	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/180	First Game: September 18, 1965
Birthdate: December 21, 1941	Final Game: September 9, 1974
Birthplace: Colon, Cuba	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/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
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7 See Also
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Paul Casanova (Paulino (Ortiz) Casanova) was born on December 21, 1941 in Colon, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1965 for the Washington Senators. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 13 home runs and 44 RBI. Casanova played for the Washington Senators and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Paul Casanova's best season was 1967, when he knocked in 53 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
1965	WAS	A	5	13	2	4	0	1	.308	.357	.385	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
1966	WAS	A	122	429	45	109	13	44	.254	.278	.406	16	5	14	78	1	3	1	2	8
1967	WAS	A	141	528	47	131	9	53	.248	.273	.339	19	1	17	65	2	2	1	5	19
1968	WAS	A	96	322	19	63	4	25	.196	.210	.252	6	0	7	52	0	1	0	1	8
1969	WAS	A	124	379	26	82	4	37	.216	.254	.282	9	2	18	52	3	2	0	7	12
1970	WAS	A	104	328	25	75	6	30	.229	.251	.354	17	3	10	47	1	0	0	2	5
1971	WAS	A	94	311	19	63	5	26	.203	.238	.286	9	1	14	52	1	1	0	1	8
1972	ATL	N	49	136	8	28	2	10	.206	.229	.272	3	0	4	28	0	0	0	2	7
1973	ATL	N	82	236	18	51	7	18	.216	.254	.335	7	0	11	36	1	0	0	3	5
1974	ATL	N	42	104	5	21	0	8	.202	.232	.202	0	0	5	17	0	1	0	2	2
Total	NL		173	476	31	100	9	36	.210	.242	.288	10	0	20	81	1	1	0	7	14
Total	AL		686	2310	183	527	41	216	.228	.255	.325	77	12	81	349	8	9	2	18	60
Total			859	2786	214	627	50	252	.225	.252	.319	87	12	101	430	9	10	2	25	74

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1965	WAS	A	C	4	4	31	15	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	.938
1966	WAS	A	C	119	113	1032.2	674	53	14	12	0	6	37	32	3	.981
1967	WAS	A	C	137	132	1221	827	70	15	19	0	14	38	37	9	.984
1968	WAS	A	C	92	86	761	472	46	6	3	0	10	38	23	2	.989
1969	WAS	A	C	122	106	952.1	583	59	5	5	0	11	53	27	7	.992
1970	WAS	A	C	100	82	774.1	461	48	6	12	0	2	23	24	6	.988
1971	WAS	A	C	83	81	716.2	416	40	7	4	0	6	32	17	0	.985
1972	ATL	N	C	43	32	300	139	16	4	3	0	4	10	8	0	.975
1973	ATL	N	C	78	64	574.1	330	48	9	3	0	9	59	28	0	.977
1974	ATL	N	C	33	29	247.1	123	15	2	4	0	3	18	12	3	.986
Total			C	811	729	6610.2	4040	395	69	65	0	65	311	208	30	.985

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1960).
Released by Cleveland Indians (June 11, 1960).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 27, 1960).
Released by Cleveland Indians (April 23, 1961).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (September 21, 1961).
Released by Chicago Cubs (April 26, 1962).
Signed by Washington Senators (October 5, 1962).
Traded by Texas Rangers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Hal King (December 2, 1971).
Released by Atlanta Braves (March 28, 1975).

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