Héctor Villanueva
Héctor (Balasquide) Villanueva
Born: October 2, 1964
Rio Piedras, PR
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
Career: 1985-2001
Major League Statistics
Héctor (Balasquide) Villanueva compiled a career batting average of .281 with 144 home runs and 627 RBI in his 1016-game career with the Geneva Cubs, Peoria Chiefs, Winston-Salem Spirits, Pittsfield Cubs, Iowa Cubs, Louisville Redbirds, Puebla Pericos, Mexico City Tigres, Ottawa Lynx, Richmond Braves, St. Paul Saints, Monclova Acereros, Quintana Roo Langosteros, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Atlantic City Surf, Yucatan Leones, Oaxaca Guerreros and Cordoba Cafeteros. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 65 | 226 | 193 | 22 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 36 | .233 | .335 | .285 | .620 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 125 | 509 | 412 | 58 | 131 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 100 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 42 | .318 | .422 | .471 | .893 | 194 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |
| 1987 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 109 | 440 | 391 | 59 | 107 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 38 | .274 | .345 | .460 | .805 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 127 | 521 | 436 | 50 | 137 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 58 | .314 | .408 | .452 | .860 | 197 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 120 | 480 | 444 | 46 | 112 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 95 | .252 | .303 | .394 | .697 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 52 | 198 | 177 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 36 | .266 | .340 | .452 | .792 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 6 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .360 | .370 | .720 | 1.090 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 49 | 182 | 159 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 36 | .239 | .320 | .459 | .780 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 40 | 142 | 124 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | .242 | .331 | .435 | .766 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 26 | 107 | 93 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .215 | .308 | .398 | .706 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 10 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .211 | .238 | .421 | .659 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 14 | 62 | 55 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .255 | .323 | .455 | .777 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 59 | 244 | 186 | 43 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 32 | .323 | .480 | .618 | 1.098 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 124 | 516 | 443 | 78 | 137 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 95 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 52 | .309 | .397 | .605 | 1.002 | 268 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Cordoba Cafeteros | 59 | 235 | 191 | 27 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 | .319 | .430 | .492 | .922 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 31 | 127 | 98 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20 | .163 | .346 | .265 | .612 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1016 | 4037 | 3446 | 469 | 968 | 183 | 8 | 144 | 627 | 22 | 20 | 519 | 518 | .281 | .374 | .464 | .838 | 1599 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 44 | 28 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | C | 54 | 322 | 43 | 12 | 4 | .968 | 6.759 | 10 | |||
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | C | 78 | 481 | 54 | 5 | 7 | .991 | 6.859 | 7 | |||
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 1B | 27 | 172 | 18 | 1 | 16 | .995 | 7.037 | ||||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | C | 80 | 410 | 48 | 4 | 1 | .991 | 5.725 | 8 | |||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 1B | 14 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.357 | ||||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 3B | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 1B | 86 | 649 | 67 | 9 | 51 | .988 | 8.326 | ||||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | C | 45 | 191 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 4.667 | 5 | |||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 61 | 319 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .989 | 5.885 | 3 | |||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 39 | 299 | 27 | 3 | 24 | .991 | 8.359 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 22 | 130 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.818 | 5 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 20 | 133 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 24 | 175 | 18 | 2 | 12 | .990 | 8.042 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 11 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 6.545 | 2 | |||
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 1B | 9 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 8.222 | ||||
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | C | 18 | 117 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 7.111 | 3 | |||
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 1B | 16 | 130 | 12 | 4 | 17 | .973 | 8.875 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.750 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | C | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 1B | 38 | 315 | 32 | 3 | 34 | .991 | 9.132 | ||||
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | C | 18 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .967 | 4.944 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 17.9 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 1B | 95 | 744 | 55 | 6 | 72 | .993 | 8.411 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | C | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .929 | 6.500 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Cordoba Cafeteros | 1B | 9 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .989 | 9.556 | ||||
| Totals | 795 | 5073 | 518 | 65 | 287 | .989 | 7.033 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 18.2 |
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