Chico Salmon
[edit] Biography
Chico Salmon (Ruthford Eduardo Salmon) was born on December 3, 1940 in Colon, Panama. He made his Major League debut on June 28, 1964 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .307 with 4 home runs and 25 RBI. Salmon played for the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 9 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 86
| 283
| 43
| 87
| 4
| 25
| .307
| .340
| .424
| 17
| 2
| 13
| 37
| 2
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 79
| 120
| 20
| 29
| 3
| 12
| .242
| .281
| .383
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 126
| 422
| 46
| 108
| 7
| 40
| .256
| .289
| .346
| 13
| 2
| 21
| 41
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 4
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 90
| 203
| 19
| 46
| 2
| 19
| .227
| .288
| .330
| 13
| 1
| 17
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 4
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 103
| 276
| 24
| 59
| 3
| 12
| .214
| .253
| .283
| 8
| 1
| 12
| 30
| 3
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 5
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 52
| 91
| 18
| 27
| 3
| 12
| .297
| .375
| .451
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 63
| 172
| 19
| 43
| 7
| 22
| .250
| .287
| .395
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 30
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 84
| 11
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .179
| .205
| .262
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 17
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .063
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 658
| 1667
| 202
| 415
| 31
| 149
| .249
| .290
| .354
| 70
| 6
| 89
| 233
| 11
| 25
| 46
| 4
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 52
| 39
| 347
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 32
| 23
| 194.1
| 51
| 62
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 53
| 39
| 350
| 70
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 8
| 71.1
| 70
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 11
| 3
| 43.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 5.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 16
| 143.2
| 127
| 7
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 1
| 22
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 18
| 3
| 52
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 41
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 28
| 26
| 215.1
| 52
| 65
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 9
| 2
| 32
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 24
| 17
| 155.1
| 141
| 6
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 4
| 40
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 61
| 57
| 501.2
| 106
| 147
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 10
| 2
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 28
| 6
| 109.1
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 24
| 4
| 85.1
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 24
| 11
| 119.1
| 96
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 14
| 10
| 100
| 28
| 33
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 24
| 18
| 175
| 44
| 64
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 45
| 37
| 339
| 76
| 92
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 13
| 6
| 56
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 18
| 10
| 105.1
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 5
| 45
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 15
| 11
| 113.1
| 24
| 31
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 11
| 5
| 48
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 8
| 59.2
| 11
| 18
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 3
| 71
| 70
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 9
| 6
| 55
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 4
| 57
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 33
| 21
| 185.1
| 36
| 52
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 12
| 12
| 92
| 19
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 9
| 64
| 26
| 12
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 2
| 26
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 4
| 50
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 5
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 63
| 40
| 367.2
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 164
| 134
| 1161.1
| 286
| 339
| 27
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 57
| 14
| 213.1
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 137
| 107
| 973.1
| 203
| 286
| 21
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 54
| 26
| 299.1
| 37
| 64
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 123
| 56
| 602
| 131
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 133
| 64
| 661.2
| 578
| 26
| 6
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1959).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later (October, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Mike de la Hoz (April 1, 1964).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots from Cleveland Indians (11th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Traded by Seattle Pilots to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Gene Brabender and Gordy Lund (March 31, 1969).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (August 22, 1972).
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