Ruben Amaro Stats

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 Amaro

Ruben Amaro Autograph on a 1967 Topps Baseball Card (#358 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1967top01' title='1967 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Ruben Amaro Autograph on a 1967 Topps Baseball Card (#358 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Rubén (Mora) Amaro
Nickname:   None
Born On:   01-06-1936  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-31-2017 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Weston, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   06-29-1958 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-27-1969
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ruben Amaro

Ruben Amaro Pitching Stats

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Ruben Amaro Hitting Stats

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
11 Years 940 2,155 211 505 75 13 8 0 156 227 24 280 47 12 10 53 .234 .309 .292

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Ruben Amaro Fielding Stats

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
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 Amaro

Ruben Amaro Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
11 Years 11 14 .440 43 49 n/a 269.4 7.7 13.8 - - -

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Ruben Amaro Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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