Paul Casanova
[edit] Biography
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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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