Sandy Amoros was born on Thursday, January 30, 1930, in Havana, Cuba. Amoros was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1952, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Sandy Amoros baseball stats page.
"Looks to me like Sandy is going to be one of the greatest. You got to remember that he's young and he's been handicapped by the language problem. Maybe that doesn't sound like a real problem, but imagine how you'd feel if you had to work at your job every day among people who speak another language. Sandy's learning English pretty good now, and you're going to see him become a great ball player." - Gilliam, Jim. Baseball Digest. SANDY AMOROS — HE GOT!. October 1954. Page 74.
Sandy AmorosSandy Amoros Autograph on a 1974 T.C.M.A. Baseball Card (#NNO) |
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Sandy AmorosSandy Amoros 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 |
Sandy AmorosSandy Amoros 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 |
1952 | 22 | Dodgers | 20 | 44 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .327 | .364 |
1954 | 24 | Dodgers | 79 | 263 | 44 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .274 | .353 | .490 |
1955 | 25 | Dodgers | 119 | 388 | 59 | 96 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .247 | .347 | .402 |
1956 | 26 | Dodgers | 114 | 292 | 53 | 76 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 59 | 6 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .260 | .385 | .517 |
1957 | 27 | Dodgers | 106 | 238 | 40 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .277 | .399 | .403 |
1959 | 29 | Dodgers | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1960 | 30 | Dodgers | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .294 | .143 |
1960 | 30 | Tigers | 65 | 67 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .149 | .275 | .194 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 517 | 1,311 | 215 | 334 | 55 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 180 | 211 | 21 | 189 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .255 | .361 | .430 |
Sandy AmorosSandy Amoros Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1952 Dodgers | CF | 4 | 0 | 69 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.74 |
1952 Dodgers | LF | 3 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1952 Dodgers | RF | 7 | 6 | 114 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
1954 Dodgers | CF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1954 Dodgers | LF | 69 | 67 | 1,785 | 156 | 2.3 | 154 | 148 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.33 |
1954 Dodgers | RF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1955 Dodgers | CF | 10 | 5 | 162 | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1955 Dodgers | LF | 102 | 94 | 2,567 | 203 | 2.0 | 197 | 188 | 9 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.07 |
1955 Dodgers | RF | 4 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.84 |
1956 Dodgers | CF | 5 | 3 | 99 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1956 Dodgers | LF | 80 | 78 | 1,996 | 122 | 1.5 | 116 | 113 | 3 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.57 |
1956 Dodgers | RF | 9 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.60 |
1957 Dodgers | CF | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1957 Dodgers | LF | 66 | 57 | 1,596 | 127 | 1.9 | 125 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.11 |
1957 Dodgers | RF | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Tigers | CF | 9 | 6 | 187 | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
1960 Dodgers | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Tigers | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Dodgers | RF | 3 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 321 | 298 | 7,995 | 612 | 1.9 | 596 | 576 | 20 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.01 | |
CF Totals | 32 | 15 | 583 | 45 | 1.4 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 | |
RF Totals | 27 | 11 | 270 | 17 | 0.6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 | |
6 Years | 380 | 324 | 8,848 | 674 | 1.8 | 658 | 637 | 21 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.01 |
Sandy AmorosSandy Amoros 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 |
1952 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 14.7 | - | - | - |
1954 Dodgers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 8 | 3 | n/a | 29.2 | 11.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1955 Dodgers | 10 | 5 | .667 | 10 | 3 | n/a | 38.8 | 8.6 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1956 Dodgers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 27 | 2 | n/a | 18.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1957 Dodgers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 39 | 4 | n/a | 34.0 | 5.7 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1959 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 53 | 3 | n/a | 67.0 | 6.7 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 18 | 15 | .545 | 160 | 15 | n/a | 30.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
Sandy AmorosSandy Amoros Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | $5,000.00 | - | Stats |
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | $8,000.00 | - | Stats |
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | $9,500.00 | - | Stats |
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | $10,500.00 | - | - |
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1960 Detroit Tigers | 36 | " " | - | - |
Sandy Amoros Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Edmundo Amoros was a Major League Baseball player with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1952; 1954-1957), Los Angeles Dodgers (1959-1960), and Detroit Tigers (1960). Amoros was commonly called Sandy, because Bert Haas thought he looked like Sandy Saddler, a two-time featherweight boxing world champion. Haas said in the clubhouse, "Holy smokes, if you're not Sandy Saddler, you're his twin brother." The nickname stuck.
Sandy Amoros Rookie Card | 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#75 | Checklist)
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Sandy Amoros Journey to the Majors
Sandy Amoros learned to play baseball in his native Cuba, where he won a Juveniles national batting title in 1949. During the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, Sandy hit .370, homered 6 times, and drove in 14 runs, helping Cuba win the Gold Medal. Amoros then began playing professionally with the New York Cubans, of the Negro American League. After the season, he returned home, played in the Cuban League, and was unanimously named the Rookie of the Year. The NY Cubans folded, so Sandy played pro ball that summer (1951) with the Estrellas Orientales, in the Dominican Republic, where his .392 batting average was well publicized. He returned to the Cuban League that winter (1951-1952), hit .333, and the manager of the Cienfuegos, hall of famer Billy Herman, told his friend, scout Al Campanis, about Sandy, who was signed to a minor league contract at the end of the season. That one season with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, Sandy hit .337, smashed nineteen home runs, collected 78 RBI, stole 14 bases, and was called-up to the majors in August.
Did you know that Sandy Amoros had a truly memorable first at-bat? On August 22, 1952, Amoros hit a solid single up the middle. Brandy Davis, the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder, misplayed the ball (error), allowing it to go between his legs, and Sandy never stopped running. Gil Hodges was on second base when Sandy was at the plate, and the pair arrived at home plate almost simultaneously! Chuck Dressen, the Brooklyn Dodgers Manager, told the media, "Wow! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself."
The Catch
During the 1955 World Series, in Game 7, Sandy Amoros made an incredible World Series title-saving catch. Johnny Podres, the starting pitcher, shared his memory of the defensive gem with Baseball Digest (October 2008. Page 23):
"I was in and out of trouble through the whole game. I think I was in and out of jams at least four times. Many people still remember the catch Sandy Amoros, our left fielder, made to save the lead in the sixth inning.
"We were leading, 2-0, when Billy Martin started out the Yankees sixth with a walk. Gil McDougald beat out a bunt, and they had two men on and nobody out.
"The next batter was Yogi Berra. Amoros was shifted over toward center for Berra, who was a left-handed hitter. Yogi hit a high fly to deep left toward the foul line. It looked like it was going to drop for a double. But Amoros took off after it and at last second got a glove on it.
"Martin and McDougald, figuring Berra's flyball was going to drop in, were running. Amoros threw the ball to (shortstop Pee Wee) Reese, the cut-off man, and he relayed it to first double up McDougald. That catch by Amoros saved the game."
Sandy Amoros Makes The Catch | 4 October 1955 | Yankee Stadium
After hanging up his cleats, Sandy Amoros returned to Cuba, refused to take a managerial job at the request of Fidel Castro, lost his car, his home, and his possessions. He left the country in 1967, lived in New York, and Florida, at times in poverty, passing away in Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami, FL) with pneumonia on June 27, 1992. Amoros was 62 years old.