Vic Power
[edit] Biography
Vic Power (Victor Pellot Power) was born on November 1, 1927 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 8 home runs and 38 RBI. Power played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels and California Angels over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Vic Power's best season was 1958, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .312 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| 127
| 462
| 36
| 118
| 8
| 38
| .255
| .287
| .366
| 17
| 5
| 19
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 147
| 596
| 91
| 190
| 19
| 76
| .319
| .354
| .505
| 34
| 10
| 35
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 12
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 127
| 530
| 77
| 164
| 14
| 63
| .309
| .340
| .447
| 21
| 5
| 24
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 129
| 467
| 48
| 121
| 14
| 42
| .259
| .291
| .385
| 15
| 1
| 19
| 21
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 10
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 52
| 205
| 35
| 62
| 4
| 27
| .302
| .325
| .463
| 13
| 4
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 93
| 385
| 63
| 122
| 12
| 53
| .317
| .336
| .504
| 24
| 6
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 145
| 590
| 98
| 184
| 16
| 80
| .312
| .332
| .490
| 37
| 10
| 20
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 13
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 147
| 595
| 102
| 172
| 10
| 60
| .289
| .334
| .412
| 31
| 6
| 40
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 19
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 147
| 580
| 69
| 167
| 10
| 84
| .288
| .313
| .395
| 26
| 3
| 24
| 20
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 5
| 12
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 147
| 563
| 64
| 151
| 5
| 63
| .268
| .309
| .369
| 34
| 4
| 38
| 16
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 19
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 144
| 611
| 80
| 177
| 16
| 63
| .290
| .316
| .421
| 28
| 2
| 22
| 35
| 3
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 14
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 138
| 541
| 65
| 146
| 10
| 52
| .270
| .297
| .384
| 28
| 2
| 22
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 15
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 18
| 48
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .208
| .240
| .292
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 19
| 45
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .239
| .267
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 68
| 221
| 17
| 55
| 3
| 13
| .249
| .275
| .317
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1964
| Total
|
| 105
| 314
| 24
| 75
| 3
| 17
| .239
| .264
| .306
| 12
| 0
| 11
| 20
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 87
| 266
| 23
| 65
| 3
| 14
| .244
| .269
| .308
| 8
| 0
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 124
| 197
| 11
| 51
| 1
| 20
| .259
| .281
| .320
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 18
| 48
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .208
| .240
| .292
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1609
| 5998
| 764
| 1706
| 126
| 655
| .284
| .315
| .411
| 286
| 49
| 277
| 244
| 15
| 73
| 45
| 26
| 145
|
| Total
|
|
| 1627
| 6046
| 765
| 1716
| 126
| 658
| .284
| .315
| .411
| 290
| 49
| 279
| 247
| 15
| 73
| 45
| 26
| 145
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 256
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 12
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 1281
| 130
| 10
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 138
| 7
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 671
| 62
| 5
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 38
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 38
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 113
| 100
| 935
| 968
| 99
| 2
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 50
| 50
| 441
| 439
| 48
| 4
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 41
| 28
| 284.2
| 263
| 29
| 2
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 27
| 23
| 205.2
| 49
| 65
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 42
| 40
| 327.2
| 51
| 78
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 28
| 23
| 210.2
| 51
| 65
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 91
| 78
| 725.2
| 702
| 77
| 6
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 21
| 21
| 178
| 48
| 54
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 7
| 54
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 121
| 118
| 1063.1
| 1039
| 110
| 6
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 147
| 147
| 1293
| 1177
| 145
| 5
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 141
| 139
| 1246
| 1154
| 142
| 8
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 7
| 60
| 20
| 22
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 142
| 141
| 1240.1
| 1193
| 134
| 10
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 124
| 99
| 923.1
| 896
| 76
| 8
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 18
| 146
| 44
| 45
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 11
| 116.2
| 123
| 11
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 7
| 78.2
| 86
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 1B
| 51
| 25
| 285.2
| 282
| 30
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 27
| 199.2
| 20
| 49
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 3
| 21.2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| Total
|
| 1B
| 80
| 43
| 481
| 491
| 50
| 2
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 63
| 32
| 364.1
| 368
| 39
| 1
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 29
| 27
| 202.2
| 20
| 49
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 107
| 30
| 423.1
| 419
| 41
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 5
| 36
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 90
| 81
| 649.1
| 89
| 152
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 38
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1307
| 895
| 8331
| 10141
| 1078
| 66
| 1056
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 138
| 81
| 687.1
| 313
| 346
| 19
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 115
| 7
| 45
| 283
| 13
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Drummondville (Provincial) to New York Yankees (1951).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Don Bollweg, Johnny Gray, Jim Robertson, Jim Finigan and Bill Renna to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Harry Byrd, Eddie Robinson, Tom Hamilton, Carmen Mauro and Loren Babe (December 16, 1953).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Woodie Held to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Roger Maris, Preston Ward and Dick Tomanek (June 15, 1958).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Dick Stigman to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Pedro Ramos (April 2, 1962).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Lenny Green to Los Angeles Angels as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Jerry Kindall to Minnesota Twins; Los Angeles Angels sent Billy Moran to Cleveland Indians; and Los Angeles Angels sent Frank Kostro to Minnesota Twins (June 11, 1964).
- Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (September 9, 1964); California Angels received Marcelino Lopez (October 24, 1964).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to California Angels (November 30, 1964).
- Released by California Angels (April 1, 1966).
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