Jose Calero
Jose Luis (Roman) Calero
Born: April 7, 1939
Hato Rey, PR
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1959-1975
Jose (Roman) Calero compiled a career batting average of .293 with 151 home runs and 852 RBI in his 1510-game career with the Kearney Yankees, St. Petersburg Saints, El Paso Sun Kings, Eugene Emeralds, Springfield Giants, Wilson Tobs, Charlotte Hornets, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Louisville Colonels, Puebla Pericos, Cordoba Cafeteros and Chihuahua Dorados. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
 St. Petersburg Saints |
 El Paso Sun Kings |
 Charlotte Hornets |
 Winston-Salem Red Sox |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Louisville Colonels |
 Puebla Pericos |
 Cordoba Cafeteros |
 Chihuahua Dorados |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Kearney Yankees | 29 | 96 | 82 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 27 | .171 | .292 | .268 | .560 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | D | FLOR | St. Petersburg Saints | 19 | 79 | 75 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .227 | .266 | .333 | .599 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | D | SOPH | El Paso Sun Kings | 130 | 585 | 510 | 116 | 180 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 105 | 26 | 14 | 65 | 52 | .353 | .426 | .522 | .947 | 266 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 139 | 565 | 506 | 74 | 148 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 67 | .292 | .351 | .433 | .784 | 219 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1963 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 70 | 232 | 214 | 22 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 29 | .243 | .294 | .369 | .664 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 49 | 176 | 165 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .327 | .358 | .491 | .849 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 140 | 587 | 529 | 66 | 138 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 76 | .261 | .319 | .391 | .710 | 207 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 56 | 206 | 181 | 31 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 32 | .260 | .322 | .403 | .725 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 70 | 287 | 262 | 35 | 71 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 43 | .271 | .313 | .450 | .764 | 118 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 134 | 540 | 479 | 90 | 158 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 94 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 77 | .330 | .395 | .555 | .950 | 266 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 127 | 480 | 438 | 50 | 125 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 68 | .285 | .340 | .390 | .731 | 171 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 131 | 501 | 467 | 49 | 134 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 56 | .287 | .327 | .398 | .726 | 186 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 91 | 351 | 311 | 46 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 49 | .277 | .348 | .428 | .775 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 74 | 136 | 125 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .296 | .346 | .352 | .698 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 91 | 270 | 251 | 38 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 36 | .327 | .367 | .462 | .829 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 136 | 548 | 475 | 75 | 144 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 89 | .303 | .386 | .545 | .932 | 259 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Chihuahua Dorados | 24 | 98 | 87 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .299 | .351 | .425 | .776 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 1510 | 5737 | 5157 | 759 | 1513 | 242 | 47 | 151 | 852 | 52 | 33 | 456 | 761 | .293 | .353 | .446 | .800 | 2302 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 49 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Kearney Yankees | 1B | 27 | 202 | 10 | 4 | 16 | .981 | 7.852 |
| 1960 | D | FLOR | St. Petersburg Saints | 1B | 10 | 174 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .984 | 18.200 |
| 1961 | D | SOPH | El Paso Sun Kings | 1B | 130 | 1114 | 51 | 23 | 96 | .981 | 8.962 |
| 1962 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 1B | 132 | 1025 | 66 | 25 | 87 | .978 | 8.265 |
| 1963 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 3B | 61 | 54 | 64 | 18 | 8 | .868 | 1.934 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 1B | 46 | 364 | 29 | 3 | 39 | .992 | 8.543 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 1B | 140 | 1175 | 78 | 17 | 128 | .987 | 8.950 |
| 1965 | A | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 3B | 49 | 48 | 75 | 10 | 5 | .925 | 2.510 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 1B | 35 | 287 | 17 | 3 | 27 | .990 | 8.686 |
| 1965 | A | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 1B | 18 | 163 | 9 | 4 | 14 | .977 | 9.556 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | OF | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.538 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3B | 27 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 1B | 105 | 807 | 51 | 7 | 74 | .992 | 8.171 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1B | 86 | 725 | 51 | 13 | 60 | .984 | 9.023 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2B | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 6.333 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3B | 28 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 1 | .857 | 1.714 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | SS | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 82 | 710 | 53 | 8 | 48 | .990 | 9.305 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 44 | 43 | 72 | 7 | 12 | .943 | 2.614 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 23 | 205 | 12 | 1 | 18 | .995 | 9.435 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.600 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 18 | 130 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 | 7.778 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 77 | 458 | 30 | 2 | 42 | .996 | 6.338 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 2B | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 1B | 135 | 1172 | 101 | 8 | 111 | .994 | 9.430 |
| Totals | 1317 | 8962 | 891 | 168 | 828 | .983 | 7.481 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Nebraska State League | Kearney Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1960 | D | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Saints | NYA | ||
| 1961 | D | Sophomore League | El Paso Sun Kings | SFN | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SFN | ||
| 1963 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | SFN | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Springfield Giants | SFN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Springfield Giants | SFN | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Wilson Tobs | MIN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | |||
| 1973 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | |||
| 1973 | AAA | Mexican League | Cordoba Cafeteros | |||
| 1974 | AAA | Mexican League | Cordoba Cafeteros | |||
| 1974 | AAA | Mexican League | Chihuahua Dorados | |||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Chihuahua Dorados |
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