Alvaro Espinoza
[edit] Biography
Alvaro Espinoza (Alvaro Alberto (Ramirez) Espinoza) was born on February 19, 1962 in Valencia, Carabobo (Venezuela). He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1984 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 0 home runs and 41 RBI. Espinoza played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Alvaro Espinoza's best season was 1989, when he hit for a .282 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| 32
| 57
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 9
| .263
| .288
| .298
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 37
| 42
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .233
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 146
| 503
| 51
| 142
| 0
| 41
| .282
| .301
| .332
| 23
| 1
| 14
| 60
| 1
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 14
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 150
| 438
| 31
| 98
| 2
| 20
| .224
| .258
| .274
| 12
| 2
| 16
| 54
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 13
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 148
| 480
| 51
| 123
| 5
| 33
| .256
| .282
| .344
| 23
| 2
| 16
| 57
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 129
| 263
| 34
| 73
| 4
| 27
| .278
| .298
| .380
| 15
| 0
| 8
| 36
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 90
| 231
| 27
| 55
| 1
| 19
| .238
| .258
| .307
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 66
| 143
| 15
| 36
| 2
| 17
| .252
| .264
| .322
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 48
| 134
| 19
| 41
| 4
| 16
| .306
| .324
| .478
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 59
| 112
| 12
| 25
| 4
| 11
| .223
| .279
| .402
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 107
| 246
| 31
| 66
| 8
| 27
| .268
| .303
| .443
| 11
| 4
| 10
| 37
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 33
| 72
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 7
| .181
| .213
| .194
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 134
| 19
| 41
| 4
| 16
| .306
| .324
| .478
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 894
| 2344
| 233
| 589
| 18
| 185
| .251
| .277
| .322
| 98
| 7
| 72
| 305
| 16
| 68
| 13
| 1
| 62
|
| Total
|
|
| 942
| 2478
| 252
| 630
| 22
| 201
| .254
| .279
| .331
| 105
| 9
| 76
| 324
| 16
| 73
| 13
| 1
| 66
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 31
| 21
| 188
| 25
| 69
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 19
| 11
| 85
| 12
| 36
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 18
| 5
| 64.1
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| SS
| 146
| 144
| 1223.1
| 237
| 471
| 22
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| SS
| 150
| 141
| 1208.1
| 268
| 447
| 17
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| SS
| 147
| 136
| 1197
| 223
| 438
| 21
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 99
| 50
| 519
| 42
| 107
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 35
| 13
| 147.1
| 18
| 47
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 13.2
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 12
| 154.1
| 12
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 36
| 34
| 290
| 53
| 117
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 20
| 11
| 122
| 26
| 62
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 19
| 9
| 114
| 13
| 35
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 22
| 16
| 142.1
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 22
| 9
| 102
| 18
| 39
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 37
| 30
| 263.1
| 20
| 52
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| SS
| 7
| 3
| 30.1
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 20
| 7
| 72
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 20.1
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 8
| 104.1
| 97
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 16
| 8
| 96
| 16
| 29
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 3B
| 57
| 37
| 335.1
| 27
| 63
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 1B
| 19
| 8
| 105.1
| 97
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| SS
| 23
| 11
| 126.1
| 20
| 42
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 2B
| 8
| 2
| 25.1
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 17
| 13
| 118.2
| 21
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 2B
| 14
| 7
| 60
| 21
| 23
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 218
| 117
| 1170
| 93
| 231
| 24
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 624
| 527
| 4681.1
| 890
| 1717
| 77
| 415
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 24
| 8
| 118.1
| 108
| 8
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 87
| 43
| 418
| 92
| 176
| 9
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Houston Astros (October 30, 1978).
- Released by Houston Astros (September 30, 1980).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (March 18, 1982).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1987).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 17, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (March 17, 1992).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 3, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 7, 1995).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Carlos Baerga to New York Mets in exchange for Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino (July 29, 1996).
- Released by New York Mets (March 26, 1997).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 2, 1997).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (July 14, 1997).
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