Cesar Tovar
[edit] Biography
Cesar Tovar (Cesar Leonardo Tovar) was born on July 3, 1940 in Caracas, Distrito Federal (Venezuela). He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1965 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 2 home runs and 41 RBI. Tovar played for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees over the course of his 12 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Cesar Tovar's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1970, when he stole 30 bases, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 54 runs. However, others believe that it was 1969, when he stole 45 bases, hit for a .288 average and knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 18
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .259
| .240
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 134
| 465
| 57
| 121
| 2
| 41
| .260
| .325
| .335
| 19
| 5
| 44
| 50
| 4
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 7
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 164
| 649
| 98
| 173
| 6
| 47
| .267
| .325
| .365
| 32
| 7
| 46
| 51
| 13
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 8
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 157
| 613
| 89
| 167
| 6
| 47
| .272
| .326
| .372
| 31
| 6
| 34
| 41
| 17
| 5
| 35
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| 158
| 535
| 99
| 154
| 11
| 52
| .288
| .342
| .415
| 25
| 5
| 37
| 37
| 9
| 7
| 45
| 3
| 7
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| 161
| 650
| 120
| 195
| 10
| 54
| .300
| .356
| .442
| 36
| 13
| 52
| 47
| 8
| 10
| 30
| 5
| 9
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 157
| 657
| 94
| 204
| 1
| 45
| .311
| .356
| .368
| 29
| 3
| 45
| 39
| 3
| 11
| 18
| 5
| 5
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| 141
| 548
| 86
| 145
| 2
| 31
| .265
| .329
| .334
| 20
| 6
| 39
| 39
| 14
| 5
| 21
| 6
| 6
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 97
| 328
| 49
| 88
| 1
| 21
| .268
| .335
| .357
| 18
| 4
| 29
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 138
| 562
| 78
| 164
| 4
| 58
| .292
| .354
| .377
| 24
| 6
| 47
| 33
| 9
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 102
| 427
| 53
| 110
| 3
| 28
| .258
| .306
| .316
| 16
| 0
| 27
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 8
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 19
| 26
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .231
| .310
| .269
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 121
| 453
| 58
| 116
| 3
| 31
| .256
| .306
| .313
| 17
| 0
| 30
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 8
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 29
| 45
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .178
| .275
| .178
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| 13
| 39
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .250
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 84
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .167
| .263
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 97
| 328
| 49
| 88
| 1
| 21
| .268
| .335
| .357
| 18
| 4
| 29
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1391
| 5241
| 785
| 1458
| 45
| 414
| .278
| .335
| .368
| 235
| 51
| 384
| 375
| 83
| 73
| 220
| 21
| 55
|
| Total
|
|
| 1488
| 5569
| 834
| 1546
| 46
| 435
| .278
| .335
| .368
| 253
| 55
| 413
| 410
| 88
| 73
| 226
| 23
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 14.2
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 33
| 27
| 262
| 47
| 67
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 24
| 21
| 183
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 74
| 73
| 644.1
| 154
| 205
| 8
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 20
| 17
| 153
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 10
| 6
| 59.2
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 64
| 60
| 501
| 140
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 9
| 5
| 44
| 9
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 74
| 70
| 598.2
| 169
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 35
| 31
| 270.1
| 69
| 66
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 38
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 72
| 56
| 520
| 60
| 101
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 78
| 52
| 502.2
| 138
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 36
| 29
| 269.1
| 81
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 11
| 8
| 73.1
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| P
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 77
| 68
| 545.2
| 48
| 147
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 35
| 20
| 185.2
| 31
| 59
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 37
| 15
| 160
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 19
| 12
| 97.1
| 29
| 24
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 41
| 33
| 316.1
| 78
| 99
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 8
| 8
| 77.2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 112
| 76
| 748
| 225
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 40
| 3
| 119.1
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 69
| 65
| 551
| 177
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 23
| 14
| 134.2
| 12
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 45
| 21
| 243.1
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 150
| 146
| 1288.1
| 370
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 6
| 56
| 17
| 10
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 132
| 125
| 1041
| 316
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 4
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .625
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 47
| 36
| 331
| 81
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 154
| 150
| 1315.1
| 348
| 14
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 42
| 33
| 237
| 81
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 104
| 81
| 747.1
| 186
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 5
| 45.1
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 100
| 94
| 838
| 218
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 41
| 38
| 335
| 66
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 139
| 134
| 1194.1
| 287
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 21.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 45
| 39
| 331
| 34
| 56
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 16
| 16
| 107.2
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 24
| 20
| 161.2
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 6
| 2
| 33
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 22
| 20
| 131.1
| 39
| 56
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 135
| 133
| 1171.2
| 331
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 12
| 8
| 82
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 88
| 84
| 680.1
| 190
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 68
| 41
| 409.1
| 117
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 31
| 30
| 259
| 56
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 25
| 23
| 196
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 66
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 6
| 6
| 56
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 73
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 20
| 8
| 103
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 14
| 5
| 65
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| DH
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 214
| 180
| 1576.1
| 395
| 481
| 28
| 109
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 469
| 425
| 3553
| 1072
| 33
| 19
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 943
| 842
| 7537.2
| 2043
| 71
| 44
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 79
| 52
| 494.2
| 87
| 139
| 14
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 233
| 187
| 1639.2
| 160
| 351
| 38
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 90
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 394
| 239
| 2398
| 556
| 14
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 207
| 178
| 1586.2
| 408
| 20
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
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| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1959).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Gerry Arrigo (December 4, 1964).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ken Sanders, Ken Reynolds and Joe Lis (November 30, 1972).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Texas Rangers (December 7, 1973).
- Sold by Texas Rangers to Oakland Athletics (August 31, 1975).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (August 25, 1976).
- Signed by New York Yankees (September 1, 1976).
- Released by New York Yankees (December 17, 1976).
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