Ruben Amaro was born on Monday, January 6, 1936, in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Amaro was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 29, 1958, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ruben Amaro baseball stats page.
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Ruben AmaroRuben Amaro Autograph on a 1967 Topps Baseball Card (#358 | Checklist) |
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Ruben AmaroRuben Amaro Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ruben AmaroRuben Amaro Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1958 | 22 | Cardinals | 40 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .224 | .272 | .276 |
1960 | 24 | Phillies | 92 | 264 | 25 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .231 | .292 | .273 |
1961 | 25 | Phillies | 135 | 381 | 34 | 98 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 53 | 2 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .257 | .351 | .349 |
1962 | 26 | Phillies | 79 | 226 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .243 | .330 | .288 |
1963 | 27 | Phillies | 115 | 217 | 25 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .217 | .276 | .304 |
1964 | 28 | Phillies | 129 | 299 | 31 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .264 | .307 | .341 |
1965 | 29 | Phillies | 118 | 184 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .212 | .312 | .250 |
1966 | 30 | Yankees | 14 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .217 | .217 |
1967 | 31 | Yankees | 130 | 417 | 31 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .223 | .297 | .259 |
1968 | 32 | Yankees | 47 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .280 | .146 |
1969 | 33 | Angels | 41 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .323 | .222 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 940 | 2,155 | 211 | 505 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 156 | 227 | 24 | 280 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 53 | .234 | .309 | .292 |
Ruben AmaroRuben Amaro Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1958 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1958 Cardinals | SS | 36 | 21 | 634 | 115 | 3.2 | 109 | 44 | 65 | 6 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 4.64 |
1960 Phillies | SS | 92 | 90 | 2,227 | 397 | 4.3 | 383 | 153 | 230 | 14 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.64 |
1961 Phillies | 1B | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.38 |
1961 Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1961 Phillies | SS | 132 | 127 | 3,249 | 641 | 4.9 | 622 | 243 | 379 | 19 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.17 |
1962 Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1962 Phillies | SS | 78 | 71 | 1,857 | 379 | 4.9 | 367 | 143 | 224 | 12 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 5.34 |
1963 Phillies | 1B | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1963 Phillies | 3B | 45 | 16 | 617 | 65 | 1.4 | 63 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.76 |
1963 Phillies | SS | 63 | 42 | 1,169 | 222 | 3.5 | 211 | 90 | 121 | 11 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.87 |
1964 Phillies | 1B | 58 | 7 | 475 | 163 | 2.8 | 163 | 154 | 9 | 0 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.27 |
1964 Phillies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 6.75 |
1964 Phillies | 3B | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Phillies | SS | 79 | 69 | 1,839 | 342 | 4.3 | 332 | 141 | 191 | 10 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.87 |
1965 Phillies | 1B | 60 | 0 | 292 | 99 | 1.7 | 98 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.06 |
1965 Phillies | 2B | 6 | 6 | 159 | 24 | 4.0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.91 |
1965 Phillies | SS | 60 | 42 | 1,132 | 209 | 3.5 | 200 | 86 | 114 | 9 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 4.77 |
1966 Yankees | SS | 14 | 8 | 203 | 43 | 3.1 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.59 |
1967 Yankees | 1B | 2 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.08 |
1967 Yankees | 3B | 3 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 3.00 |
1967 Yankees | SS | 123 | 115 | 3,158 | 602 | 4.9 | 586 | 212 | 374 | 16 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.01 |
1968 Yankees | 1B | 22 | 0 | 125 | 41 | 1.9 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.86 |
1968 Yankees | SS | 23 | 10 | 353 | 52 | 2.3 | 50 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.82 |
1969 Angels | 1B | 18 | 0 | 90 | 29 | 1.6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.70 |
1969 Angels | 2B | 9 | 4 | 108 | 21 | 2.3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 5.00 |
1969 Angels | 3B | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1969 Angels | SS | 5 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 705 | 595 | 15,860 | 3,008 | 4.3 | 2,908 | 1,146 | 1,762 | 100 | 387 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.95 | |
1B Totals | 169 | 8 | 1,066 | 366 | 2.2 | 365 | 339 | 26 | 1 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.24 | |
3B Totals | 53 | 18 | 721 | 75 | 1.4 | 71 | 19 | 52 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.66 | |
2B Totals | 20 | 10 | 309 | 55 | 2.8 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 4.54 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
11 Years | 948 | 631 | 17,959 | 3,504 | 3.7 | 3,396 | 1,532 | 1,864 | 108 | 421 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 5.11 |
Ruben AmaroRuben Amaro Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1958 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 16.5 | - | - | - |
1961 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 381.0 | 6.5 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1962 Phillies | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1963 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 14 | n/a | 108.5 | 7.0 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1964 Phillies | 1 | 6 | .143 | 10 | 11 | n/a | 74.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1965 Phillies | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.4 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
1966 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.5 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1967 Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 417.0 | 8.5 | 24.5 | - | - | - |
1968 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1969 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 27.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 11 | 14 | .440 | 43 | 49 | n/a | 269.4 | 7.7 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
Ruben AmaroRuben Amaro Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1965 Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1966 New York Yankees | 12 | $22,500.00 | - | - |
1967 New York Yankees | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 New York Yankees | 12 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1969 California Angels | 12 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
Ruben Amaro Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that when Ruben Amaro won the 1964 Gold Glove Award for shortstops, he did not play the most games at short that season with the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies? Do you know who took the field at shortstop in 108 games that year, versus Amaro's 79 games? [Answer]
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