José Vidal
José (Nicolás) Vidal "Papito"
Born: April 3, 1940
Batey Lechuga, El Seibo DO
Deceased: January 7, 2011
La Romana, La Romana DO
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1958-1975
Major League Statistics
José (Nicolás) Vidal compiled a career batting average of .277 with 253 home runs and 997 RBI in his 1631-game career with the Hastings Giants, Dubuque Packers, Hobbs Pirates, Burlington Bees, Grand Forks Chiefs, Reno Silver Sox, Charleston Indians, Portland Beavers, Syracuse Chiefs, Nishitetsu Lions, Toledo Mud Hens, Tampico Alijadores, Yucatan Leones and Poza Rica Petroleros. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
 Dubuque Packers |
 Burlington Bees |
 Reno Silver Sox |
 Portland Beavers |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Nishitetsu Lions |
 Tampico Alijadores |
 Yucatan Leones |
 Poza Rica Petroleros |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | 21 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | .197 | .246 | .279 | .525 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 85 | 335 | 284 | 42 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 91 | .215 | .315 | .387 | .702 | 110 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Pirates | 93 | 413 | 363 | 85 | 124 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 81 | 20 | 3 | 42 | 61 | .342 | .410 | .570 | .980 | 207 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 96 | 359 | 320 | 54 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 33 | 94 | .234 | .309 | .388 | .697 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | 32 | 136 | 109 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 22 | .239 | .382 | .358 | .740 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | D | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 28 | 125 | 110 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .273 | .355 | .436 | .791 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1963 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 139 | 614 | 512 | 126 | 174 | 31 | 3 | 40 | 162 | 14 | 1 | 89 | 99 | .340 | .440 | .646 | 1.086 | 331 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 44 | 179 | 155 | 22 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 39 | .277 | .352 | .419 | .771 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 141 | 562 | 495 | 73 | 129 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 86 | 17 | 4 | 48 | 144 | .261 | .332 | .461 | .793 | 228 | 8 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 115 | 459 | 403 | 65 | 118 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 81 | .293 | .362 | .491 | .854 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 69 | 260 | 230 | 43 | 70 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 48 | .304 | .377 | .583 | .960 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 44 | 157 | 146 | 27 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 31 | .329 | .372 | .664 | 1.036 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 86 | 270 | 231 | 30 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 60 | .212 | .313 | .355 | .668 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 73 | 234 | 195 | 36 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 48 | .262 | .379 | .426 | .805 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 28 | 64 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .172 | .250 | .276 | .526 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | 39 | 135 | 122 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 31 | .221 | .289 | .320 | .609 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 121 | 484 | 404 | 86 | 120 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 79 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 87 | .297 | .406 | .604 | 1.010 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 116 | 477 | 391 | 74 | 120 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 101 | 15 | 5 | 70 | 60 | .307 | .411 | .524 | .935 | 205 | 6 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 130 | 509 | 416 | 58 | 109 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 79 | .262 | .388 | .399 | .787 | 166 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | 131 | 544 | 454 | 62 | 117 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 73 | .258 | .359 | .416 | .775 | 189 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 1631 | 6381 | 5459 | 947 | 1513 | 244 | 53 | 253 | 997 | 145 | 37 | 771 | 1208 | .277 | .369 | .480 | .849 | 2622 | 14 | 62 | 23 | 66 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | OF | 20 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 | .700 |
| 1959 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | OF | 65 | 91 | 13 | 18 | 2 | .852 | 1.600 |
| 1959 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 3B | 19 | 11 | 35 | 13 | 1 | .780 | 2.421 |
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Pirates | OF | 91 | 146 | 14 | 16 | 1 | .909 | 1.758 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | OF | 89 | 122 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .950 | 1.506 |
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | OF | 32 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 1.406 |
| 1962 | D | MIDW | Burlington Bees | OF | 28 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .964 | 1.893 |
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 3B | 22 | 10 | 38 | 14 | 3 | .774 | 2.182 |
| 1963 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | OF | 119 | 192 | 14 | 12 | 1 | .945 | 1.731 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | OF | 28 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .881 | 1.857 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 3B | 16 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 2 | .833 | 2.812 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 131 | 308 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .952 | 2.427 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 109 | 206 | 7 | 12 | 2 | .947 | 1.954 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 65 | 139 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .973 | 2.185 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 36 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .979 | 2.556 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | OF | 74 | 133 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .945 | 1.851 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | OF | 60 | 73 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .925 | 1.233 |
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | OF | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | 1B | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 17 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .893 | 1.471 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | OF | 121 | 213 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .970 | 1.876 |
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 1B | 7 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 3B | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 1.167 |
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | OF | 107 | 208 | 12 | 14 | 2 | .940 | 2.056 |
| 1974 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | OF | 109 | 190 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .921 | 1.817 |
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | OF | 114 | 202 | 9 | 11 | 3 | .950 | 1.851 |
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 |
| Totals | 1528 | 2587 | 251 | 206 | 34 | .932 | 1.857 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Nebraska State League | Hastings Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | D | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | PIT | ||
| 1960 | D | Sophomore League | Hobbs Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1962 | D | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1962 | C | Northern League | Grand Forks Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1963 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions | |||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Mexican League | Tampico Alijadores | |||
| 1973 | AAA | Mexican League | Tampico Alijadores | |||
| 1974 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | |||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Poza Rica Petroleros |
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