Osvaldo Jose (Lopez) Virgil
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[edit] Biography
Ozzie Virgil (Osvaldo Jose (Lopez) Virgil) was born on December 7, 1956 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on October 5, 1980 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .214 with 6 home runs and 23 RBI. Virgil played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Ozzie Virgil's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1987, when he slugged 27 home runs and knocked in 72 runs. However, others believe that it was 1984, when he slugged 18 home runs and knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PHI | N | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | N | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PHI | N | 49 | 101 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 8 | .238 | .306 | .386 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | PHI | N | 55 | 140 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 23 | .214 | .272 | .393 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1984 | PHI | N | 141 | 456 | 61 | 119 | 18 | 68 | .261 | .331 | .434 | 21 | 2 | 45 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 1985 | PHI | N | 131 | 426 | 47 | 105 | 19 | 55 | .246 | .330 | .432 | 16 | 3 | 49 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 1986 | ATL | N | 114 | 359 | 45 | 80 | 15 | 48 | .223 | .343 | .373 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1987 | ATL | N | 123 | 429 | 57 | 106 | 27 | 72 | .247 | .331 | .471 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 1988 | ATL | N | 107 | 320 | 23 | 82 | 9 | 31 | .256 | .313 | .372 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 1989 | TOR | A | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .400 | .545 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | TOR | A | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 727 | 2242 | 256 | 547 | 97 | 305 | .244 | .324 | .416 | 83 | 6 | 244 | 447 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 81 | |
| Total | AL | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .300 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 739 | 2258 | 258 | 549 | 98 | 307 | .243 | .324 | .416 | 84 | 6 | 248 | 453 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 81 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PHI | N | C | 1 | 1 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | PHI | N | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | PHI | N | C | 35 | 26 | 218.2 | 173 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 0 | .964 |
| 1983 | PHI | N | C | 51 | 37 | 332.2 | 228 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 1 | .966 |
| 1984 | PHI | N | C | 137 | 123 | 1104 | 722 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 38 | 0 | .992 |
| 1985 | PHI | N | C | 120 | 115 | 1028.2 | 667 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 120 | 36 | 1 | .994 |
| 1986 | ATL | N | C | 111 | 106 | 936 | 682 | 93 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 136 | 60 | 0 | .984 |
| 1987 | ATL | N | C | 122 | 119 | 1046.2 | 654 | 74 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 133 | 42 | 1 | .989 |
| 1988 | ATL | N | C | 96 | 81 | 756 | 448 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 29 | 3 | .990 |
| 1989 | TOR | A | DH | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | TOR | A | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | TOR | A | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | TOR | A | C | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 677 | 608 | 5441.1 | 3582 | 360 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 654 | 227 | 6 | .987 | ||
| Total | DH | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976 - signed June 22, 1976).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Pete Smith to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Steve Bedrosian and Milt Thompson (December 10, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (June 24, 1989).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (October 20, 1989).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 2, 1990).
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