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Felix Mantilla

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Full Name: Felix (Lamela) Mantilla Primary Position: 2B,SS,OF,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/160 First Game: June 21, 1956
Birthdate: July 29, 1934 Final Game: October 2, 1966
Birthplace: Isabella, Puerto Rico MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Felix Mantilla (Felix (Lamela) Mantilla) was born on July 29, 1934 in Isabella, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on June 21, 1956 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Mantilla played for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Felix Mantilla's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1964, when he slugged 30 home runs, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 64 runs. However, others believe that it was 1965, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .275 average and knocked in 92 runs.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1956 MIL N 35 53 9 15 0 3 .283 .309 .340 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 1
1957 MIL N 71 182 28 43 4 21 .236 .296 .363 9 1 14 34 2 1 2 2 3
1958 MIL N 85 226 37 50 7 19 .221 .282 .345 5 1 20 20 0 4 2 2 6
1959 MIL N 103 251 26 54 3 19 .215 .266 .271 5 0 16 31 2 3 6 1 8
1960 MIL N 63 148 21 38 3 11 .257 .291 .365 7 0 7 16 1 1 3 1 1
1961 MIL N 45 93 13 20 1 5 .215 .298 .280 3 0 10 16 1 1 1 0 2
1962 NY N 141 466 54 128 11 59 .275 .330 .399 17 4 37 51 5 3 3 0 11
1963 BOS A 66 178 27 56 6 15 .315 .384 .461 8 0 20 14 0 0 2 1 5
1964 BOS A 133 425 69 123 30 64 .289 .357 .553 20 1 41 46 4 0 0 1 12
1965 BOS A 150 534 60 147 18 92 .275 .374 .416 17 2 79 84 8 3 7 5 24
1966 HOU N 77 151 16 33 6 22 .219 .279 .371 5 0 11 32 2 1 1 0 6
Total NL 620 1570 204 381 35 159 .243 .298 .352 52 7 116 208 14 15 18 6 38
Total AL 349 1137 156 326 54 171 .287 .369 .474 45 3 140 144 12 3 9 7 41
Total 969 2707 360 707 89 330 .261 .329 .403 97 10 256 352 26 18 27 13 79

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1956 MIL N 3B 3 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1956 MIL N SS 15 0 0 19 41 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 MIL N 3B 7 7 63 9 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 MIL N SS 35 30 265 58 90 11 21 0 0 0 0 0 .931
1957 MIL N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 MIL N 2B 13 7 84 20 29 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1957 MIL N OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1958 MIL N OF 43 28 277.2 73 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1958 MIL N LF 11 1 30 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1958 MIL N CF 34 27 247.2 60 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 MIL N SS 5 5 41 8 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 MIL N 2B 21 18 170.1 41 47 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1958 MIL N 3B 2 1 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 MIL N 2B 58 44 383.1 97 126 7 26 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1959 MIL N OF 7 3 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 MIL N SS 25 20 190.2 29 76 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1959 MIL N CF 6 3 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 MIL N 3B 9 4 42 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .867
1959 MIL N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1960 MIL N 2B 26 12 128.1 38 27 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1960 MIL N CF 5 5 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 MIL N SS 25 20 178 35 58 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 .939
1960 MIL N LF 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 MIL N OF 8 5 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N LF 2 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N 2B 10 10 84 25 27 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1961 MIL N CF 5 4 35 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N OF 10 8 67 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N RF 3 3 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIL N SS 19 0 29 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1961 MIL N 3B 6 4 42 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1962 NY N 2B 14 9 91.1 35 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1962 NY N 3B 95 88 759 76 179 14 22 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1962 NY N SS 25 17 165.2 28 48 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1963 BOS A OF 11 11 96 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 BOS A SS 26 23 207 49 62 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1963 BOS A 2B 6 6 49 13 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 BOS A CF 11 11 96 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A 2B 46 46 398 97 119 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1964 BOS A 3B 7 6 47.1 5 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .824
1964 BOS A LF 35 31 293 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1964 BOS A SS 6 4 48 11 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A OF 47 41 375 60 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1964 BOS A RF 8 7 61 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A CF 5 3 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BOS A 2B 124 120 1060 251 286 13 64 1 0 0 0 0 .976
1965 BOS A CF 8 7 64 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BOS A OF 27 26 216.1 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .927
1965 BOS A 1B 1 1 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BOS A LF 20 19 152.1 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1966 HOU N 3B 13 11 100.1 15 30 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1966 HOU N OF 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 HOU N 2B 10 9 68 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 HOU N 1B 14 12 97 100 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1966 HOU N LF 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 181 119 1124.1 242 411 34 86 0 0 0 0 0 .951
Total 3B 142 121 1069.2 116 260 24 26 0 0 0 0 0 .940
Total OF 155 123 1110 219 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
Total 1B 15 13 105 108 4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total CF 75 60 527.2 112 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total RF 11 10 84 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 328 281 2516.1 623 709 31 152 2 0 0 0 0 .977
Total LF 73 53 498.1 90 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .948

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1952).
  • Selected by New York Mets from Milwaukee Braves in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tracy Stallard, Pumpsie Green and a player to be named later (December 11, 1962); New York Mets received Al Moran (January 14, 1963).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox to Houston Astros in exchange for Eddie Kasko (April 3, 1966).
  • Released by Houston Astros (November 28, 1966).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (February 9, 1967).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (July 6, 1967).

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