Sonny Ruberto
John Edward Ruberto
Born: January 2, 1946
Staten Island, NY US
Deceased: March 24, 2014
Ave Maria, FL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Career: 1964-1976
Major League Statistics
Sonny Ruberto compiled a career batting average of .250 with 42 home runs and 303 RBI in his 1004-game career with the Cardinals, Rock Hill Cardinals, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Raleigh Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cards, Modesto Reds, Arkansas Travelers, Tulsa Oilers, Lodi Padres, Asheville Tourists and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign.
 Winnipeg Goldeyes |
 Rock Hill Cardinals |
 Arkansas Travelers |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 Modesto Reds |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 Lodi Padres |
 Asheville Tourists |
 Indianapolis Indians |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | CARL | Raleigh Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cards | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 17 | 53 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .292 | .358 | .479 | .838 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | SALL3 | Rock Hill Cardinals | 27 | 86 | 70 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .243 | .369 | .300 | .669 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 14 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .269 | .375 | .644 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Raleigh Cardinals | 77 | 201 | 183 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 32 | .202 | .246 | .273 | .519 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cards | 88 | 305 | 279 | 40 | 79 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 36 | .283 | .324 | .348 | .672 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tulsa Oilers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 85 | 315 | 282 | 32 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 75 | .199 | .262 | .323 | .585 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 98 | 338 | 306 | 30 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 48 | .232 | .296 | .304 | .599 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 14 | 50 | 49 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .327 | .340 | .367 | .707 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 37 | 108 | 102 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .275 | .315 | .324 | .638 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Lodi Padres | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 105 | 349 | 322 | 23 | 94 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 39 | .292 | .334 | .379 | .713 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 117 | 418 | 367 | 34 | 90 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 51 | .245 | .311 | .349 | .660 | 128 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 93 | 327 | 287 | 37 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 57 | .233 | .308 | .303 | .612 | 87 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 99 | 306 | 280 | 35 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 40 | .261 | .306 | .382 | .688 | 107 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 90 | 286 | 260 | 27 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 52 | .262 | .314 | .385 | .699 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 40 | 92 | 83 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .253 | .308 | .277 | .585 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1004 | 3269 | 2949 | 321 | 738 | 106 | 17 | 42 | 303 | 48 | 35 | 235 | 492 | .250 | .306 | .340 | .647 | 1004 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 24 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A | SALL3 | Rock Hill Cardinals | C | 25 | 199 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .978 | 8.800 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | R | GULF | Cardinals | C | 13 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 4.462 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 13 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .969 | 7.231 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Raleigh Cardinals | C | 38 | 182 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .986 | 5.447 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Raleigh Cardinals | 3B | 20 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .956 | 2.150 | ||||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cards | C | 35 | 192 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 6.257 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cards | 2B | 14 | 28 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 1B | 9 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .952 | 4.444 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | SS | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .939 | 3.875 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 2B | 32 | 49 | 70 | 9 | 9 | .930 | 3.719 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | C | 22 | 134 | 20 | 3 | 4 | .981 | 7.000 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 3B | 17 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .925 | 2.176 | ||||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | C | 92 | 573 | 78 | 16 | 9 | .976 | 7.076 | 14 | |||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | C | 10 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .973 | 7.200 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 3B | 19 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 3 | .946 | 2.789 | ||||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | C | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .961 | 4.083 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Lodi Padres | 2B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 40 | 177 | 25 | 3 | 5 | .985 | 5.050 | 3 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 27 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 8 | .959 | 1.741 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 2B | 26 | 47 | 55 | 5 | 13 | .953 | 3.923 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 17 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 10 | .918 | 3.941 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 61 | 310 | 34 | 5 | 5 | .986 | 5.639 | 6 | |||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 19 | 28 | 45 | 4 | 7 | .948 | 3.842 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 2B | 18 | 39 | 51 | 4 | 10 | .957 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 81 | 413 | 46 | 6 | 4 | .987 | 5.667 | 9 | |||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 3.250 | ||||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 95 | 495 | 58 | 11 | 5 | .980 | 5.821 | 8 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 74 | 431 | 50 | 12 | 6 | .976 | 6.500 | 10 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 32 | 139 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .969 | 4.875 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 886 | 3826 | 920 | 128 | 126 | .974 | 5.357 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | R | Sarasota Rookie League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1964 | A | Western Carolinas League | Rock Hill Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1964 | A | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1966 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cards | SLN | ||
| 1967 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1967 | A | California League | Modesto Reds | SLN | ||
| 1968 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1970 | A | California League | Lodi Padres | SDN | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Asheville Tourists | CIN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1973 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1974 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1975 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN |
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