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Full Name: Ronald Edward Santo Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190 First Game: June 26, 1960
Birthdate: February 25, 1940 Final Game: September 29, 1974
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Ron Santo (Ronald Edward Santo) was born on February 25, 1940 in Seattle, Washington. He made his Major League debut on June 26, 1960 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 9 home runs and 44 RBI. Santo played for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Ron Santo's best season was 1964, when he slugged 30 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 114 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1960 CHI N 95 347 44 87 9 44 .251 .311 .409 24 2 31 44 0 2 0 5 9
1961 CHI N 154 578 84 164 23 83 .284 .362 .479 32 6 73 77 0 1 2 7 25
1962 CHI N 162 604 44 137 17 83 .227 .302 .358 20 4 65 94 2 3 4 5 17
1963 CHI N 162 630 79 187 25 99 .297 .339 .481 29 6 42 92 4 0 6 7 17
1964 CHI N 161 592 94 185 30 114 .313 .398 .564 33 13 86 96 2 0 3 5 11
1965 CHI N 164 608 88 173 33 101 .285 .378 .510 30 4 88 109 5 0 3 7 12
1966 CHI N 155 561 93 175 30 94 .312 .412 .538 21 8 95 78 6 2 4 7 16
1967 CHI N 161 586 107 176 31 98 .300 .395 .512 23 4 96 103 3 0 1 9 17
1968 CHI N 162 577 86 142 26 98 .246 .354 .421 17 3 96 106 3 1 3 7 18
1969 CHI N 160 575 97 166 29 123 .289 .384 .485 18 4 96 97 2 0 1 7 21
1970 CHI N 154 555 83 148 26 114 .267 .369 .476 30 4 92 108 1 1 2 6 17
1971 CHI N 154 555 77 148 21 88 .267 .354 .423 22 1 79 95 0 1 4 8 20
1972 CHI N 133 464 68 140 17 74 .302 .391 .487 25 5 69 75 4 2 1 5 13
1973 CHI N 149 536 65 143 20 77 .267 .348 .440 29 2 63 97 4 0 1 8 27
1974 CHI A 117 375 29 83 5 41 .221 .293 .299 12 1 37 72 2 0 0 1 16
Total NL 2126 7768 1109 2171 337 1290 .279 .366 .472 353 66 1071 1271 36 13 35 93 240
Total AL 117 375 29 83 5 41 .221 .293 .299 12 1 37 72 2 0 0 1 16
Total 2243 8143 1138 2254 342 1331 .277 .362 .464 365 67 1108 1343 38 13 35 94 256

Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1960 CHI N 3B 94 94 836.1 78 144 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 .945
1961 CHI N 3B 153 152 1352 157 307 31 41 0 0 0 0 0 .937
1962 CHI N SS 8 3 39.2 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1962 CHI N 3B 157 156 1372.2 161 332 23 33 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1963 CHI N 3B 162 162 1457 136 374 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1964 CHI N 3B 161 161 1422 156 367 20 31 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1965 CHI N 3B 164 164 1472 155 373 24 27 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1966 CHI N 3B 152 151 1350.2 150 391 25 36 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1966 CHI N SS 8 4 37 7 17 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1967 CHI N 3B 161 161 1440.1 187 393 26 33 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1968 CHI N 3B 162 162 1444.1 130 378 15 33 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1969 CHI N 3B 160 159 1413.1 144 334 27 23 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1970 CHI N OF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CHI N 3B 152 151 1321 143 320 27 36 0 0 0 0 0 .945
1970 CHI N LF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CHI N OF 6 6 53 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1971 CHI N 3B 149 147 1294.2 118 274 17 29 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1971 CHI N LF 6 6 53 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1972 CHI N SS 1 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI N 3B 129 128 1116 108 274 21 19 1 0 0 0 0 .948
1972 CHI N OF 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI N 2B 3 2 21 9 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1972 CHI N LF 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CHI N 3B 146 146 1275.1 107 271 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1974 CHI A 3B 28 22 209.2 25 49 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1974 CHI A DH 47 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 CHI A 1B 3 2 10 13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 CHI A 2B 39 37 331.1 97 99 6 40 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1974 CHI A SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 3 2 10 13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 47 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total SS 18 7 80 14 28 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .955
Total 2B 42 39 352.1 106 107 7 44 0 0 0 0 0 .968
Total LF 8 8 69 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
Total 3B 2130 2116 18777.1 1955 4581 317 395 1 0 0 0 0 .954
Total OF 8 8 69 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929

Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1959).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, Steve Swisher and a player to be named later (December 11, 1973); Chicago Cubs received Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973).

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