Ruben Amaro
Ruben Amaro
Born: January 6, 1936
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Mexico
Deceased: 2017
Weston, FL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1958-1969
Minor League Statistics
Ruben Amaro compiled a career batting average of .234 with 8 home runs and 156 RBI in his 940-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and California Angels. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 82 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .224 | .272 | .276 | .548 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 292 | 264 | 25 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 32 | .231 | .292 | .273 | .564 | 72 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 447 | 381 | 34 | 98 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 59 | .257 | .351 | .349 | .700 | 133 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 265 | 226 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 28 | .243 | .330 | .288 | .617 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 115 | 245 | 217 | 25 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31 | .217 | .276 | .304 | .580 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 323 | 299 | 31 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 37 | .264 | .307 | .341 | .648 | 102 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1965 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 118 | 218 | 184 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | .212 | .312 | .250 | .562 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | AL | New York Yankees | 14 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 130 | 470 | 417 | 31 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 49 | .223 | .297 | .259 | .556 | 108 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 47 | 50 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .122 | .280 | .146 | .426 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 41 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .222 | .323 | .222 | .545 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 940 | 2451 | 2155 | 211 | 505 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 156 | 11 | 14 | 227 | 280 | .234 | .309 | .292 | .601 | 630 | 53 | 10 | 47 | 12 | 24 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 36 | 21 | 211.3 | 44 | 65 | 6 | 18 | .948 | 4.642 | 3.028 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 |
| 1960 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 92 | 90 | 742.3 | 153 | 230 | 14 | 47 | .965 | 4.643 | 4.163 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 132 | 127 | 1083.0 | 243 | 379 | 19 | 91 | .970 | 5.169 | 4.712 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.375 | 3.667 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 78 | 71 | 619.0 | 143 | 224 | 12 | 50 | .968 | 5.336 | 4.705 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 63 | 42 | 389.7 | 90 | 121 | 11 | 24 | .950 | 4.873 | 3.349 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 45 | 16 | 205.7 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .969 | 2.757 | 1.400 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.200 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 79 | 69 | 613.0 | 141 | 191 | 10 | 44 | .971 | 4.874 | 4.203 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 58 | 7 | 158.3 | 154 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 9.265 | 2.810 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6.750 | 2.000 |
| 1964 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1965 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 60 | 42 | 377.3 | 86 | 114 | 9 | 23 | .957 | 4.770 | 3.333 |
| 1965 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 60 | 0 | 97.3 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 9 | .990 | 9.062 | 1.633 |
| 1965 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 3.906 | 3.833 |
| 1966 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 14 | 8 | 67.7 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 8 | .977 | 5.586 | 3.000 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 123 | 115 | 1052.7 | 212 | 374 | 16 | 73 | .973 | 5.010 | 4.764 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 3.000 | 1.667 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.077 | 8.000 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 23 | 10 | 117.7 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 8 | .962 | 3.824 | 2.174 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 22 | 0 | 41.7 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.856 | 1.864 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 9 | 4 | 36.0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 5.000 | 2.222 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 18 | 0 | 30.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.700 | 1.611 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | SS | 5 | 0 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 1.200 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 948 | 631 | 5986.3 | 1532 | 1864 | 108 | 421 | .969 | 5.106 | 3.582 |
Awards
1964 - NL Gold Glove SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
