Rey Sanchez
[edit] Biography
Rey Sanchez (Rey Francisco (Guadalupe) Sanchez) was born on October 5, 1967 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1991 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1992, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 1 home run and 19 RBI. Sanchez played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Rey Sanchez's best season was 1999, when he hit for a .294 average and knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .261
| .370
| .261
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 74
| 255
| 24
| 64
| 1
| 19
| .251
| .285
| .341
| 14
| 3
| 10
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 105
| 344
| 35
| 97
| 0
| 28
| .282
| .316
| .326
| 11
| 2
| 15
| 22
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 7
| 8
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 96
| 291
| 26
| 83
| 0
| 24
| .285
| .345
| .337
| 13
| 1
| 20
| 29
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 9
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 114
| 428
| 57
| 119
| 3
| 27
| .278
| .301
| .360
| 22
| 2
| 14
| 48
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 9
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| 95
| 289
| 28
| 61
| 1
| 12
| .211
| .272
| .253
| 9
| 0
| 22
| 42
| 3
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 38
| 138
| 21
| 43
| 1
| 15
| .312
| .338
| .420
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 97
| 205
| 14
| 51
| 1
| 12
| .249
| .287
| .307
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 7
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 135
| 343
| 35
| 94
| 2
| 27
| .274
| .307
| .353
| 21
| 0
| 16
| 47
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 8
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 109
| 316
| 44
| 90
| 2
| 30
| .285
| .325
| .361
| 14
| 2
| 16
| 47
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| 134
| 479
| 66
| 141
| 2
| 56
| .294
| .329
| .370
| 18
| 6
| 22
| 48
| 4
| 10
| 11
| 2
| 14
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 143
| 509
| 68
| 139
| 1
| 38
| .273
| .314
| .322
| 18
| 2
| 28
| 55
| 4
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 17
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 100
| 390
| 46
| 118
| 0
| 28
| .303
| .322
| .364
| 14
| 5
| 11
| 34
| 2
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 11
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 154
| 10
| 35
| 0
| 9
| .227
| .245
| .266
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 149
| 544
| 56
| 153
| 0
| 37
| .281
| .300
| .336
| 18
| 6
| 15
| 49
| 2
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 20
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 107
| 357
| 46
| 102
| 1
| 38
| .286
| .318
| .345
| 12
| 3
| 17
| 31
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 46
| 170
| 22
| 50
| 0
| 11
| .294
| .330
| .335
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| 56
| 174
| 11
| 36
| 0
| 12
| .207
| .240
| .236
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 102
| 344
| 33
| 86
| 0
| 23
| .250
| .285
| .285
| 8
| 2
| 16
| 39
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 10
|
| 2004
| TB
| A
| 91
| 285
| 23
| 70
| 2
| 26
| .246
| .281
| .337
| 14
| 3
| 12
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 23
| 43
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .279
| .326
| .302
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 808
| 2479
| 250
| 642
| 8
| 175
| .259
| .298
| .318
| 99
| 12
| 124
| 267
| 21
| 43
| 25
| 25
| 73
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 682
| 2371
| 299
| 675
| 7
| 214
| .285
| .318
| .350
| 94
| 20
| 105
| 241
| 19
| 50
| 30
| 4
| 63
|
| Total
|
|
| 1490
| 4850
| 549
| 1317
| 15
| 389
| .272
| .308
| .334
| 193
| 32
| 229
| 508
| 40
| 93
| 55
| 29
| 136
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 10
| 7
| 64.2
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 15.1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 68
| 67
| 593.1
| 143
| 198
| 9
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 97
| 82
| 761.1
| 158
| 316
| 15
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 30
| 17
| 189.1
| 37
| 82
| 5
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 8
| 91
| 6
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 50
| 47
| 422
| 109
| 164
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 111
| 101
| 903.2
| 194
| 342
| 7
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 92
| 90
| 768
| 151
| 307
| 11
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 37
| 36
| 306
| 63
| 101
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| SS
| 6
| 1
| 23.2
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 32
| 28
| 230.2
| 51
| 72
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 63
| 24
| 279
| 49
| 85
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| SS
| 69
| 25
| 302.2
| 52
| 94
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 2B
| 69
| 64
| 536.2
| 114
| 173
| 5
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 36
| 19
| 196
| 36
| 76
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| SS
| 76
| 52
| 504.2
| 106
| 185
| 7
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| SS
| 134
| 131
| 1128.2
| 242
| 452
| 13
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| SS
| 143
| 140
| 1198
| 224
| 447
| 4
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| SS
| 100
| 97
| 851
| 155
| 333
| 3
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 48
| 45
| 391.1
| 62
| 146
| 3
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| SS
| 148
| 142
| 1242.1
| 217
| 479
| 6
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 10
| 7
| 71
| 9
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 100
| 97
| 819.2
| 151
| 272
| 4
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 46
| 44
| 391.1
| 77
| 109
| 4
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| SS
| 42
| 40
| 344.1
| 57
| 116
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 6
| 62
| 16
| 23
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| SS
| 88
| 84
| 735.2
| 134
| 225
| 6
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2004
| TB
| A
| 2B
| 87
| 80
| 696
| 157
| 234
| 5
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2004
| TB
| A
| SS
| 4
| 2
| 26
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| SS
| 10
| 3
| 38
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 7
| 63
| 18
| 24
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 480
| 424
| 3724.1
| 801
| 1320
| 27
| 268
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 983
| 851
| 7643.2
| 1496
| 2866
| 83
| 651
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 19
| 8
| 93
| 6
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 22, 1986).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bryan House (January 3, 1990).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees in exchange for Frisco Parotte (August 16, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1997).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 22, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1998).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 11, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 7, 1999).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Brad Voyles and Alejandro Machado (July 31, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (February 27, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2002).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 31, 2002).
- Traded by New York Mets with cash to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Kenny Kelly (July 29, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2003).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 19, 2003).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 23, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
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