Rubén Gómez
Rubén (Colón) Gómez
Born: July 13, 1927
Arroyo, PR
Deceased: July 26, 2004
Carolina, PR
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1949-1971
Major League Statistics
Rubén (Colón) Gómez compiled a career record of 76 wins and 41 losses and a 3.49 ERA in his 202-game pitching career with the Bristol Owls, St. Jean Braves, Havana Cubanos, Kansas City Blues, Miami Marlins, Buffalo Bisons, Jacksonville Suns, Monterrey Sultanes, Puebla Pericos, Veracruz Aguilas, Sabinas Piratas and Poza Rica Petroleros. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
 Kansas City Blues |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Monterrey Sultanes |
 Puebla Pericos |
 Veracruz Aguilas |
 Poza Rica Petroleros |
 Sabinas Piratas |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.81 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 48.0 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 68 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.82 | 4 | 17.0 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | 14 | 4 | .778 | 3.90 | 26 | 20 | 180.0 | 174 | 85 | 78 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | FLIN | Havana Cubanos | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.35 | 4 | 31.0 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.41 | 28 | 18 | 153.0 | 155 | 88 | 75 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.70 | 5 | 0 | 10.0 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.02 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 121.0 | 109 | 59 | 54 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.28 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 83.0 | 63 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.49 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 183.0 | 178 | 84 | 71 | 24 | 57 | 4 | 138 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.24 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 109.0 | 69 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.00 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 105.0 | 86 | 41 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | 15 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Sabinas Piratas | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 76 | 41 | .650 | 3.49 | 202 | 126 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 1040.0 | 940 | 462 | 403 | 52 | 464 | 16 | 521 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | 37 | 127 | 102 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | .275 | .398 | .363 | .761 | 37 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | 11 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | 42 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .412 | .662 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | 39 | 73 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .192 | .192 | .356 | .548 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | (+) Buffalo Bisons | 26 | 50 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .227 | .292 | .250 | .542 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | (+) Miami Marlins | 26 | 50 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .227 | .292 | .250 | .542 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 29 | 56 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .273 | .327 | .432 | .759 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 12 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .200 | .273 | .233 | .506 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 49 | 91 | 80 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .238 | .322 | .250 | .572 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 20 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .158 | .220 | .211 | .430 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 21 | 56 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .234 | .333 | .277 | .610 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 266 | 582 | 515 | 47 | 122 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 73 | .237 | .302 | .328 | .630 | 169 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | OF | 28 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .934 | 2.036 |
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | P | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .727 |
| 1950 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 19 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.158 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 1.333 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 30 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | .881 | 1.233 |
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | P | 16 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | .952 | 2.500 |
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | OF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | P | 14 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.857 |
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Sabinas Piratas | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 225 | 112 | 117 | 18 | 7 | .927 | 1.018 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | Colonial League | Bristol Owls | |||
| 1950 | C | Provincial League | St. Jean Braves | |||
| 1950 | B | Colonial League | Bristol Owls | |||
| 1951 | C | Provincial League | St. Jean Braves | |||
| 1951 | B | Florida International League | Havana Cubanos | WS1 | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1965 | AA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | |||
| 1966 | AA | Mexican League | Veracruz Aguilas | |||
| 1967 | AAA | Mexican League | Veracruz Aguilas | |||
| 1971 | AAA | Mexican League | Sabinas Piratas | |||
| 1971 | AAA | Mexican League | Poza Rica Petroleros |
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