Tito Fuentes
[edit] Biography
Tito Fuentes (Rigoberto (Peat) Fuentes) was born on January 4, 1944 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1965 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. Fuentes played for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Tito Fuentes's best season was 1973, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 26
| 72
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 1
| .208
| .269
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 133
| 541
| 63
| 141
| 9
| 40
| .261
| .276
| .360
| 21
| 3
| 9
| 57
| 3
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 6
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 133
| 344
| 27
| 72
| 5
| 29
| .209
| .266
| .294
| 12
| 1
| 27
| 61
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 9
| 7
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 67
| 183
| 28
| 54
| 1
| 14
| .295
| .350
| .366
| 4
| 3
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 123
| 435
| 49
| 116
| 2
| 32
| .267
| .323
| .343
| 13
| 7
| 36
| 52
| 3
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 7
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 152
| 630
| 63
| 172
| 4
| 52
| .273
| .299
| .356
| 28
| 6
| 18
| 46
| 6
| 16
| 12
| 2
| 15
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 152
| 572
| 64
| 151
| 7
| 53
| .264
| .310
| .379
| 33
| 6
| 39
| 56
| 3
| 12
| 16
| 3
| 9
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 160
| 656
| 78
| 182
| 6
| 63
| .277
| .328
| .358
| 25
| 5
| 45
| 62
| 7
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 11
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 108
| 390
| 33
| 97
| 0
| 22
| .249
| .293
| .297
| 15
| 2
| 22
| 32
| 3
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 12
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 146
| 565
| 57
| 158
| 4
| 43
| .280
| .309
| .349
| 21
| 3
| 25
| 51
| 3
| 12
| 8
| 2
| 15
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 135
| 520
| 48
| 137
| 2
| 36
| .263
| .287
| .310
| 18
| 0
| 18
| 38
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 12
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 151
| 615
| 83
| 190
| 5
| 51
| .309
| .348
| .397
| 19
| 10
| 38
| 61
| 2
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 11
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 13
| 43
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .140
| .159
| .163
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1335
| 4908
| 522
| 1295
| 40
| 385
| .264
| .303
| .342
| 191
| 36
| 259
| 494
| 31
| 119
| 76
| 22
| 96
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 164
| 658
| 88
| 196
| 5
| 53
| .298
| .337
| .381
| 20
| 10
| 39
| 67
| 2
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 1499
| 5566
| 610
| 1491
| 45
| 438
| .268
| .307
| .347
| 211
| 46
| 298
| 561
| 33
| 133
| 80
| 23
| 107
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| SF
| N
| SS
| 18
| 15
| 146
| 16
| 41
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 2
| 28.1
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| SS
| 77
| 74
| 668.1
| 145
| 233
| 17
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 60
| 52
| 487.1
| 138
| 170
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 129
| 105
| 924
| 274
| 313
| 12
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 36
| 32
| 253
| 22
| 64
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| SS
| 30
| 14
| 160.2
| 28
| 53
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 78
| 70
| 596.1
| 141
| 205
| 12
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| SS
| 36
| 17
| 188.2
| 41
| 74
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 23
| 199.1
| 20
| 45
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 151
| 1348.1
| 373
| 465
| 23
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 150
| 1331
| 361
| 417
| 29
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 159
| 158
| 1400.1
| 386
| 478
| 6
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 103
| 94
| 851.2
| 238
| 287
| 11
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 142
| 141
| 1264
| 389
| 448
| 26
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 127
| 126
| 1117.1
| 339
| 387
| 22
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 151
| 149
| 1327
| 379
| 459
| 26
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 9
| 83
| 17
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1273
| 1207
| 10758.2
| 3046
| 3654
| 182
| 832
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 62
| 55
| 455.1
| 42
| 110
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 166
| 120
| 1172.2
| 232
| 403
| 31
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (1962).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Butch Metzger to San Diego Padres in exchange for Derrel Thomas (December 6, 1974).
- Granted free agency (December 1, 1976).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 23, 1977).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Montreal Expos (January 30, 1978).
- Released by Montreal Expos (March 22, 1978).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (June 20, 1978).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (July 26, 1978).
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