Rafael Santana
[edit] Biography
Rafael Santana (Rafael Francisco (De La Cruz) Santana) was born on January 31, 1958 in La Romana, La Romana (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 5, 1983 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .276 with 1 home run and 12 RBI. Santana played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 7 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 30
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .353
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 51
| 152
| 14
| 42
| 1
| 12
| .276
| .317
| .382
| 11
| 1
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 154
| 529
| 41
| 136
| 1
| 29
| .257
| .295
| .302
| 19
| 1
| 29
| 54
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 14
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 139
| 394
| 38
| 86
| 1
| 28
| .218
| .285
| .254
| 11
| 0
| 36
| 43
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 15
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 139
| 439
| 41
| 112
| 5
| 44
| .255
| .302
| .346
| 21
| 2
| 29
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 11
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 148
| 480
| 50
| 115
| 4
| 38
| .240
| .289
| .294
| 12
| 1
| 33
| 61
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 17
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 3
| .231
| .231
| .462
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 513
| 1528
| 135
| 379
| 8
| 115
| .248
| .297
| .310
| 62
| 4
| 105
| 173
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 34
| 43
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 155
| 493
| 53
| 118
| 5
| 41
| .239
| .287
| .298
| 12
| 1
| 33
| 61
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 18
|
| Total
|
|
| 668
| 2021
| 188
| 497
| 13
| 156
| .246
| .295
| .307
| 74
| 5
| 138
| 234
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 34
| 61
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 1
| 18.2
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 9.1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| SS
| 50
| 42
| 377.2
| 92
| 104
| 6
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| SS
| 153
| 145
| 1338
| 301
| 396
| 25
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| SS
| 137
| 111
| 1044.1
| 203
| 369
| 16
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| SS
| 138
| 129
| 1125.1
| 213
| 396
| 17
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| SS
| 148
| 147
| 1255.2
| 202
| 421
| 22
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 34
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 639
| 578
| 5184.1
| 1014
| 1697
| 87
| 364
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 9
| 1
| 19.1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (August 31, 1976).
- Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named later (February 16, 1981); New York Yankees received George Frazier (June 7, 1981).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (January 17, 1984).
- Signed by New York Mets (January 17, 1984).
- Traded by New York Mets with Victor Garcia to New York Yankees in exchange for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi and Steve Frey (December 11, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 20, 1989).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 10, 1990).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (April 25, 1990).
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