Sandy Amoros
[edit] Biography
Sandy Amoros (Edmundo (Isasi) Amoros) was born on January 30, 1930 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on August 22, 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 9 home runs and 34 RBI. Amoros played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Sandy Amoros's best season was 1955, when he knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| 20
| 44
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .250
| .327
| .364
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| 79
| 263
| 44
| 72
| 9
| 34
| .274
| .353
| .490
| 18
| 6
| 31
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| 119
| 388
| 59
| 96
| 10
| 51
| .247
| .347
| .402
| 16
| 7
| 55
| 45
| 6
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 8
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| 114
| 292
| 53
| 76
| 16
| 58
| .260
| .385
| .517
| 11
| 8
| 59
| 51
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 6
| 4
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| 106
| 238
| 40
| 66
| 7
| 26
| .277
| .399
| .403
| 7
| 1
| 46
| 42
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 6
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .294
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 65
| 67
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 7
| .149
| .275
| .194
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 74
| 81
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 7
| .148
| .278
| .185
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 452
| 1244
| 208
| 324
| 42
| 173
| .260
| .366
| .443
| 55
| 23
| 199
| 179
| 11
| 18
| 18
| 20
| 22
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 65
| 67
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 7
| .149
| .275
| .194
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 517
| 1311
| 215
| 334
| 43
| 180
| .255
| .361
| .430
| 55
| 23
| 211
| 189
| 11
| 18
| 18
| 21
| 23
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 69
| 67
| 595.1
| 148
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 70
| 68
| 607
| 149
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 66
| 57
| 532
| 123
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 66
| 57
| 542.1
| 122
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| OF
| 10
| 6
| 64.2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| CF
| 9
| 6
| 62.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 86.2
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| CF
| 10
| 6
| 64.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 354
| 134
| 1236
| 635
| 22
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 13
| 7
| 84.1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 7
| 3
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 136
| 124
| 1129.2
| 271
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1952).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Gail Harris (May 7, 1960).
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