Tony Fernandez
[edit] Biography
Tony Fernandez (Octavio Antonio (Castro) Fernandez) was born on June 30, 1962 in San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1983 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .270 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI. Fernandez played for the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Tony Fernandez's best season was 1986, when he stole 25 bases, hit for a .310 average and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 15
| 34
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .265
| .324
| .353
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 88
| 233
| 29
| 63
| 3
| 19
| .270
| .317
| .356
| 5
| 3
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 161
| 564
| 71
| 163
| 2
| 51
| .289
| .340
| .390
| 31
| 10
| 43
| 41
| 2
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 12
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 163
| 687
| 91
| 213
| 10
| 65
| .310
| .338
| .428
| 33
| 9
| 27
| 52
| 4
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 8
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 146
| 578
| 90
| 186
| 5
| 67
| .322
| .379
| .426
| 29
| 8
| 51
| 48
| 5
| 4
| 32
| 3
| 14
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 154
| 648
| 76
| 186
| 5
| 70
| .287
| .335
| .386
| 41
| 4
| 45
| 65
| 4
| 3
| 15
| 3
| 9
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 140
| 573
| 64
| 147
| 11
| 64
| .257
| .291
| .389
| 25
| 9
| 29
| 51
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 9
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 161
| 635
| 84
| 175
| 4
| 66
| .276
| .352
| .391
| 27
| 17
| 71
| 70
| 7
| 2
| 26
| 4
| 17
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 145
| 558
| 81
| 152
| 4
| 38
| .272
| .337
| .360
| 27
| 5
| 55
| 74
| 0
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 12
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 155
| 622
| 84
| 171
| 4
| 37
| .275
| .337
| .359
| 32
| 4
| 56
| 62
| 4
| 9
| 20
| 4
| 6
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 94
| 353
| 45
| 108
| 4
| 50
| .306
| .361
| .442
| 18
| 9
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 3
| 13
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 48
| 173
| 20
| 39
| 1
| 14
| .225
| .323
| .295
| 5
| 2
| 25
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 142
| 526
| 65
| 147
| 5
| 64
| .279
| .348
| .394
| 23
| 11
| 56
| 45
| 1
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 16
|
| 1994
| CIN
| N
| 104
| 366
| 50
| 102
| 8
| 50
| .279
| .361
| .426
| 18
| 6
| 44
| 40
| 5
| 4
| 12
| 8
| 5
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 108
| 384
| 57
| 94
| 5
| 45
| .245
| .322
| .346
| 20
| 2
| 42
| 40
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 14
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 120
| 409
| 55
| 117
| 11
| 44
| .286
| .323
| .423
| 21
| 1
| 22
| 47
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 11
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 138
| 486
| 71
| 156
| 9
| 72
| .321
| .387
| .459
| 36
| 2
| 45
| 53
| 11
| 3
| 13
| 5
| 11
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 142
| 485
| 73
| 159
| 6
| 75
| .328
| .427
| .449
| 41
| 0
| 77
| 62
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 10
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 48
| 59
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 12
| .305
| .323
| .424
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| 28
| 64
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 3
| .281
| .352
| .328
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 76
| 123
| 11
| 36
| 2
| 15
| .293
| .338
| .374
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 480
| 1783
| 241
| 482
| 18
| 142
| .270
| .341
| .366
| 82
| 17
| 187
| 204
| 10
| 24
| 62
| 12
| 27
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1678
| 6128
| 816
| 1794
| 76
| 702
| .293
| .349
| .409
| 332
| 75
| 503
| 580
| 54
| 43
| 184
| 36
| 134
|
| Total
|
|
| 2158
| 7911
| 1057
| 2276
| 94
| 844
| .288
| .347
| .399
| 414
| 92
| 690
| 784
| 64
| 67
| 246
| 48
| 161
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 13
| 7
| 79.1
| 16
| 17
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 73
| 50
| 504
| 116
| 178
| 8
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 3
| 45.1
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 160
| 158
| 1416
| 283
| 478
| 30
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 163
| 162
| 1443
| 294
| 445
| 13
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 146
| 142
| 1210.1
| 270
| 396
| 14
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 154
| 154
| 1334.2
| 247
| 470
| 14
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 140
| 140
| 1243
| 260
| 475
| 6
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 161
| 161
| 1384
| 297
| 480
| 9
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| SS
| 145
| 143
| 1262.2
| 247
| 440
| 20
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| SS
| 154
| 154
| 1348.2
| 240
| 405
| 11
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 94
| 94
| 821.2
| 196
| 260
| 7
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| SS
| 48
| 48
| 413.2
| 83
| 150
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| SS
| 142
| 142
| 1235.1
| 279
| 410
| 13
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1994
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 9
| 6
| 50
| 6
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1994
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 5
| 33.2
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 93
| 87
| 762
| 54
| 166
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 4
| 36
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| SS
| 103
| 101
| 887.2
| 141
| 274
| 10
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 109
| 94
| 840.1
| 207
| 295
| 10
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 10
| 8
| 65.2
| 12
| 26
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 54
| 52
| 452.2
| 32
| 73
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 82
| 81
| 692.2
| 128
| 222
| 9
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 132
| 130
| 1109.2
| 65
| 212
| 18
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 13
| 111.1
| 3
| 25
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 27
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 201
| 184
| 1605.2
| 349
| 540
| 19
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1573
| 1528
| 13464.1
| 2708
| 4511
| 151
| 943
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 302
| 285
| 2481
| 157
| 493
| 26
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Toronto Blue Jays (April 24, 1979).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Fred McGriff to San Diego Padres in exchange for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar (December 5, 1990).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Mets in exchange for Wally Whitehurst, D.J. Dozier and a player to be named later (October 26, 1992); San Diego Padres received Raul Casanova (December 7, 1992).
- Traded by New York Mets to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Darrin Jackson (June 11, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1993).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (March 8, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 13, 1994).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 15, 1994).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 28, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1997).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 8, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1999).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (February 8, 2001).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (May 29, 2001).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (June 8, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
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