Rafael Batista

Rafael (Sanchez) Batista
Born: November 25, 1945
San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Deceased: October 25, 2008
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 1965-1984
Major League Statistics
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Rafael (Sanchez) Batista compiled a career batting average of .292 with 158 home runs and 981 RBI in his 1856-game career with the Braves, West Palm Beach Braves, Kinston Eagles, Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Savannah Senators, Oklahoma City 89ers, Columbus Astros, Denver Bears, Iowa Oaks, Cordoba Cafeteros, Union Laguna Diablos Blancos, Monclova Acereros and Tampico Astros. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign.

Kinston Eagles	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Oklahoma City 89ers	Columbus Astros	Denver Bears	Iowa Oaks
Cordoba Cafeteros	Monclova Acereros

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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
1965	R	GULF	Braves	34	124	106	19	44	4	3	1	23	2	0	15	21	.415	.492	.538	1.030	57		2	0	1
1965	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	3	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.400	.400	.400	.800	2		0	0	0
1966	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	132	516	471	40	118	19	5	5	40	8	4	33	82	.251	.304	.344	.647	162		5	2	5
1967	A	CARL	Kinston Eagles	41	159	140	19	33	4	1	0	14	1	0	16	28	.236	.321	.279	.599	39		2	0	1
1967	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	68	262	231	20	61	8	2	0	28	0	0	16	32	.264	.327	.316	.643	73		8	2	5
1968	AA	TL	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	111	373	344	32	86	19	3	4	38	2	3	18	85	.250	.295	.358	.653	123		5	4	2
1969	AA	SOUL	Savannah Senators	119	448	400	40	112	22	4	8	49	2	3	39	88	.280	.351	.415	.766	166		6	1	2
1970	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	90	267	234	33	72	8	6	4	36	5	3	29	49	.308	.385	.444	.829	104		1	2	1
1971	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	44	157	146	14	41	8	2	0	14	1	1	9	23	.281	.318	.363	.681	53		0	0	2
1971	AA	SOUL	Columbus Astros	62	223	198	33	57	8	4	4	27	1	1	22	48	.288	.368	.429	.797	85		3	0	0
1972	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	126	462	416	57	129	35	7	9	84	3	1	35	79	.310	.367	.493	.859	205		5	1	5
1973	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	100	446	385	64	122	26	2	9	64	2	1	50	85	.317	.399	.465	.864	179		6	0	5
1974	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	122	487	413	69	131	25	8	15	75	3	4	60	72	.317	.398	.525	.923	217		1	4	9
1975	AAA	AA2	Iowa Oaks	23	96	87	10	19	7	0	1	4	0	0	9	17	.218	.292	.333	.625	29		0	0	0
1976	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	126	498	415	70	139	36	2	13	91	2	2	67	81	.335	.435	.525	.960	218		10	1	5
1977	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	146	578	475	66	142	27	9	11	70	2	5	93	82	.299	.417	.463	.880	220		6	0	4
1978	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	143	588	507	83	156	37	2	23	102	3	2	76	104	.308	.401	.525	.926	266		4	0	1
1980	AAA	MEX	Union Laguna Diablos Blancos	98	401	343	59	112	23	5	20	83	2	1	51	45	.327	.409	.598	1.007	205		1	0	6
1982	AAA	MEX	Monclova Acereros	120	470	410	59	111	27	1	17	69	1	0	54	95	.271	.357	.466	.823	191		3	0	3	7
1983	AAA	MEX	Tampico Astros	105	424	348	53	89	17	1	11	46	2	0	65	80	.256	.374	.405	.779	141		3	4	4	11
1984	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	11	46	34	5	6	2	0	0	4	0	0	10	7	.176	.391	.235	.627	8		2	0	0	2
Totals				1856	7158	6220	858	1816	373	67	158	981	43	31	780	1235	.292	.374	.450	.824	2797	0	74	21	63	20

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1965	R	GULF	Braves	1B	26	198	9	2	11	.990	7.962
1966	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	1B	29	241	22	2	22	.992	9.069
1966	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	OF	101	164	11	13	1	.931	1.733
1967	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	1B	56	486	38	7	36	.987	9.357
1967	A	CARL	Kinston Eagles	OF	20	34	2	0	1	1.000	1.800
1967	A	CARL	Kinston Eagles	1B	18	159	8	4	12	.977	9.278
1967	A	FLOR	West Palm Beach Braves	OF	13	22	0	3	0	.880	1.692
1968	AA	TL	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	OF	9	11	1	1	0	.923	1.333
1968	AA	TL	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	1B	87	784	64	3	69	.996	9.747
1969	AA	SOUL	Savannah Senators	1B	116	872	59	14	96	.985	8.026
1970	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	1B	61	426	35	6	40	.987	7.557
1970	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	OF	1	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.000
1971	AA	SOUL	Columbus Astros	OF	44	53	3	3	0	.949	1.273
1971	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	OF	4	8	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
1971	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	1B	34	232	23	5	38	.981	7.500
1971	AA	SOUL	Columbus Astros	1B	13	64	5	0	5	1.000	5.308
1972	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	1B	87	581	40	10	66	.984	7.138
1972	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	OF	44	44	2	5	0	.902	1.045
1973	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	1B	98	878	47	14	99	.985	9.439
1974	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	OF	5	3	0	0	0	1.000	.600
1974	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	1B	118	1001	76	10	110	.991	9.127
1975	AAA	AA2	Iowa Oaks	1B	12	115	9	0	4	1.000	1.333
1976	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	1B	121	1069	76	9	93	.992	9.463
1977	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	1B	128	1120	83	5	90	.996	9.398
1978	AAA	MEX	Cordoba Cafeteros	1B	128	1168	55	10	91	.992	9.555
1980	AAA	MEX	Union Laguna Diablos Blancos	1B	92	838	43	10	83	.989	9.576
1982	AAA	MEX	Monclova Acereros	1B	69	630	45	2	65	.997	9.783
1983	AAA	MEX	Tampico Astros	1B	54	336	18	1	26	.997	6.556
Totals					1619	11796	787	140	1090	.989	7.772

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1965	R	Florida Rookie League	Braves	ML1
1965	A	Florida State League	West Palm Beach Braves	ML1
1966	A	Florida State League	West Palm Beach Braves	ATL
1967	A	Florida State League	West Palm Beach Braves	ATL
1967	A	Carolina League	Kinston Eagles	ATL
1968	AA	Texas League	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	HOU
1969	AA	Southern League	Savannah Senators	WS2
1970	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	HOU
1971	AA	Southern League	Columbus Astros	HOU
1971	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	HOU
1972	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	HOU
1973	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	HOU
1974	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	HOU
1975	AAA	American Association 2	Iowa Oaks	HOU
1976	AAA	Mexican League	Cordoba Cafeteros
1977	AAA	Mexican League	Cordoba Cafeteros
1978	AAA	Mexican League	Cordoba Cafeteros
1979	AAA	Mexican League	Cordoba Cafeteros
1980	AAA	Mexican League	Union Laguna Diablos Blancos
1981	AAA	Mexican League	Union Laguna Diablos Blancos
1982	AAA	Mexican League	Monclova Acereros
1983	AAA	Mexican League	Tampico Astros
1984	AAA	Mexican League	Cordoba Cafeteros

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