Tony Gonzalez (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Tony Gonzalez (Andres Antonio (Gonzalez) Gonzalez) was born on August 28, 1936 in Central Cunagua, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1960 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 9 home runs and 47 RBI. Gonzalez played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and California Angels over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Tony Gonzalez's best season was 1963, when he hit for a .306 average and knocked in 66 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 78
| 241
| 27
| 72
| 6
| 33
| .299
| .337
| .485
| 17
| 5
| 11
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 39
| 99
| 10
| 21
| 3
| 14
| .212
| .248
| .374
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 117
| 340
| 37
| 93
| 9
| 47
| .274
| .311
| .453
| 22
| 6
| 15
| 74
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 6
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 126
| 426
| 58
| 118
| 12
| 58
| .277
| .358
| .437
| 16
| 8
| 49
| 66
| 6
| 2
| 15
| 7
| 10
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 118
| 437
| 76
| 132
| 20
| 63
| .302
| .371
| .494
| 16
| 4
| 40
| 82
| 9
| 2
| 17
| 5
| 8
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| 155
| 555
| 78
| 170
| 4
| 66
| .306
| .372
| .436
| 36
| 12
| 53
| 68
| 8
| 4
| 13
| 5
| 11
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 131
| 421
| 55
| 117
| 4
| 40
| .278
| .352
| .380
| 25
| 3
| 44
| 74
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 9
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 108
| 370
| 48
| 109
| 13
| 41
| .295
| .351
| .457
| 19
| 1
| 31
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 16
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 132
| 384
| 53
| 110
| 6
| 40
| .286
| .335
| .406
| 20
| 4
| 26
| 60
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 149
| 508
| 74
| 172
| 9
| 59
| .339
| .396
| .472
| 23
| 9
| 47
| 58
| 5
| 3
| 10
| 14
| 9
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 121
| 416
| 45
| 110
| 3
| 38
| .264
| .335
| .337
| 13
| 4
| 40
| 42
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 14
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 53
| 182
| 17
| 41
| 2
| 8
| .225
| .309
| .280
| 4
| 0
| 19
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 89
| 320
| 51
| 94
| 10
| 50
| .294
| .354
| .447
| 15
| 2
| 27
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 7
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 142
| 502
| 68
| 135
| 12
| 58
| .269
| .338
| .386
| 19
| 2
| 46
| 46
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 13
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 26
| 92
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 12
| .304
| .326
| .359
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 123
| 430
| 57
| 114
| 7
| 55
| .265
| .345
| .365
| 18
| 2
| 46
| 45
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 10
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 149
| 522
| 66
| 142
| 8
| 67
| .272
| .342
| .364
| 20
| 2
| 48
| 56
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 10
| 13
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 111
| 314
| 32
| 77
| 3
| 38
| .245
| .310
| .315
| 9
| 2
| 28
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1422
| 4789
| 649
| 1380
| 99
| 565
| .288
| .353
| .421
| 227
| 55
| 437
| 667
| 67
| 16
| 76
| 58
| 111
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 137
| 406
| 41
| 105
| 4
| 50
| .259
| .314
| .325
| 11
| 2
| 30
| 39
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 1559
| 5195
| 690
| 1485
| 103
| 615
| .286
| .350
| .413
| 238
| 57
| 467
| 706
| 71
| 20
| 79
| 63
| 124
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 67
| 56
| 498
| 146
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 62
| 56
| 484.1
| 144
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 11.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 31
| 23
| 210
| 43
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 31
| 23
| 210
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 98
| 79
| 708
| 189
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 36
| 23
| 221.2
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 33
| 26
| 267.1
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 118
| 107
| 986.1
| 246
| 7
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 87
| 81
| 716
| 201
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 114
| 110
| 970.2
| 268
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 114
| 110
| 969.2
| 265
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 151
| 144
| 1302.2
| 263
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 10
| 9
| 62.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 108
| 96
| 865
| 180
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 58
| 39
| 375
| 83
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 32
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 119
| 100
| 949.2
| 243
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 115
| 97
| 917.2
| 228
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 53
| 40
| 375.2
| 61
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 104
| 92
| 847
| 167
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 60
| 51
| 455.1
| 105
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 72
| 51
| 472.1
| 104
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 48
| 41
| 368.1
| 101
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 121
| 92
| 859.2
| 206
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 19
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 144
| 125
| 1151.1
| 260
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 17
| 14
| 123
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 106
| 89
| 839.1
| 184
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 28
| 22
| 189
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 19
| 14
| 123.1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 115
| 109
| 972.1
| 227
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 26.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 96
| 92
| 822.2
| 202
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| LF
| 41
| 37
| 327
| 70
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| CF
| 11
| 9
| 78.2
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| OF
| 49
| 47
| 415.2
| 114
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 35
| 27
| 252.2
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 82
| 76
| 689.2
| 173
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 49
| 49
| 437
| 83
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 76
| 64
| 579.2
| 124
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 131
| 123
| 1105.1
| 287
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 60
| 58
| 515.2
| 110
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 24
| 21
| 193.2
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 23
| 20
| 185.2
| 44
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 13.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 119
| 111
| 1002.2
| 235
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 115
| 111
| 989.1
| 220
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| OF
| 143
| 132
| 1196.1
| 281
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| CF
| 138
| 131
| 1175
| 264
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 20
| 11
| 108
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 88
| 73
| 684
| 146
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 7
| 3
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 69
| 59
| 543
| 110
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 464
| 359
| 3358.2
| 701
| 20
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1446
| 1286
| 11733.1
| 2783
| 73
| 39
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 936
| 846
| 7586.2
| 1880
| 45
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 117
| 81
| 788
| 151
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1957).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Lee Walls to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Wally Post, Harry Anderson and Fred Hopke (June 15, 1960).
- Selected by San Diego Padres from Philadelphia Phillies (37th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Walt Hriniak, Van Kelly and Andy Finlay (June 13, 1969).
- Sold by Atlanta Braves to California Angels (August 31, 1970).
- Released by California Angels (October 27, 1971).
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