Osvaldo Jose (Pichardo) Virgil
[edit] Biography
Ozzie Virgil (Osvaldo Jose (Pichardo) Virgil) was born on May 17, 1932 in Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 23, 1956 for the New York Giants. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI. Virgil played for the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .417
| .417
| .667
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 96
| 226
| 26
| 53
| 4
| 24
| .235
| .278
| .305
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 8
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 49
| 193
| 19
| 47
| 3
| 19
| .244
| .272
| .363
| 10
| 2
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 62
| 132
| 16
| 30
| 3
| 13
| .227
| .248
| .356
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 11
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 20
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .133
| .161
| .233
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 51
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| .137
| .154
| .196
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 49
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 5
| .265
| .294
| .367
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 42
| 89
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 9
| .213
| .245
| .303
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 181
| 377
| 38
| 90
| 7
| 40
| .239
| .276
| .324
| 5
| 3
| 20
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 12
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 143
| 376
| 37
| 84
| 7
| 33
| .223
| .250
| .338
| 14
| 4
| 14
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 324
| 753
| 75
| 174
| 14
| 73
| .231
| .263
| .331
| 19
| 7
| 34
| 91
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 62
| 37
| 394.2
| 27
| 111
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| LF
| 8
| 4
| 41
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| OF
| 24
| 16
| 147
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| RF
| 16
| 12
| 106
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 49
| 47
| 422.1
| 55
| 101
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 42
| 15
| 192
| 28
| 46
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| C
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 6
| 59.2
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| SS
| 5
| 4
| 41.1
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| C
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 3
| 52
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 5
| 73
| 11
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| C
| 6
| 1
| 22
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 20.2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| C
| 15
| 3
| 52
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 46
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 5
| 63
| 4
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| C
| 13
| 10
| 84
| 57
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .984
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 8
| 4
| 41
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 7
| 5
| 51.1
| 13
| 16
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 190
| 111
| 1171
| 129
| 300
| 22
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 26
| 16
| 151
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 46
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 35
| 15
| 166
| 98
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 2
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 18
| 12
| 110
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 16
| 8
| 84.1
| 18
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1953).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Gail Harris to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jim Finigan and $25000 (January 28, 1958).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Bill Fischer to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Gerry Staley and Reno Bertoia (August 2, 1961).
- Sold by Kansas City Athletics to St. Louis Cardinals (October 11, 1961).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1961).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Ted Kazanski (December 13, 1963).
- Released by Milwaukee Braves (October 13, 1964).
- Signed by Washington Senators (October 13, 1964).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Washington Senators in the minor league draft (November 30, 1964).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Joe Gibbon to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Matty Alou (December 1, 1965).
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