Alexei Ramirez was born on Tuesday, September 22, 1981, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Ramirez was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on March 31, 2008, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Alexei Ramirez baseball stats page.
"When (Ozzie) Guillen told (Alexei) Ramirez to relax before batting with the bases loaded, the 27-year-old infielder made a promise. 'I told Ozzie to have confidence in me. I'm going to go out and get these runners home somehow,' he said. Did he ever. Then again, his days on the Cuban national team taught him about big games. 'My team in Cuba was always in the playoffs and I played in the Olympics and international games. I've been in tougher situations, I feel,' he said through a translator." - Associated Press. Ramirez's grand slam paves way as White Sox force tiebreaker with Twins. 29 September 2008.
Alexei RamirezAlexei 'The Cuban Missile' Ramirez Autograph on a 2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars (#IMP-AR) |
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Alexei RamirezAlexei Ramirez 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 |
2015 | 34 | White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alexei RamirezAlexei Ramirez 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 |
2008 | 27 | White Sox | 136 | 480 | 65 | 139 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .290 | .317 | .475 |
2009 | 28 | White Sox | 148 | 542 | 71 | 150 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 3 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .277 | .333 | .389 |
2010 | 29 | White Sox | 156 | 585 | 83 | 165 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 70 | 27 | 2 | 82 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .282 | .313 | .431 |
2011 | 30 | White Sox | 158 | 614 | 81 | 165 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 70 | 51 | 1 | 84 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | .269 | .328 | .399 |
2012 | 31 | White Sox | 158 | 593 | 59 | 157 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .265 | .287 | .364 |
2013 | 32 | White Sox | 158 | 637 | 68 | 181 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .284 | .313 | .380 |
2014 | 33 | White Sox | 158 | 622 | 82 | 170 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | .273 | .305 | .408 |
2015 | 34 | White Sox | 154 | 583 | 54 | 145 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 31 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .249 | .285 | .357 |
2016 | 35 | Padres | 128 | 421 | 33 | 101 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .240 | .275 | .330 |
2016 | 35 | Rays | 17 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .295 | .351 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 1,371 | 5,134 | 601 | 1,387 | 249 | 17 | 115 | 6 | 590 | 263 | 18 | 650 | 36 | 42 | 30 | 139 | .270 | .307 | .392 |
Alexei RamirezAlexei Ramirez Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2008 White Sox | 2B | 121 | 117 | 3,024 | 575 | 4.8 | 564 | 237 | 327 | 11 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.04 |
2008 White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2008 White Sox | CF | 11 | 6 | 189 | 18 | 1.6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.43 |
2008 White Sox | SS | 16 | 2 | 159 | 24 | 1.5 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.91 |
2009 White Sox | SS | 148 | 147 | 3,882 | 650 | 4.4 | 630 | 220 | 410 | 20 | 94 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.38 |
2010 White Sox | SS | 156 | 154 | 4,131 | 768 | 4.9 | 748 | 249 | 499 | 20 | 109 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.89 |
2011 White Sox | SS | 155 | 154 | 4,146 | 690 | 4.5 | 674 | 217 | 457 | 16 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 4.39 |
2012 White Sox | SS | 158 | 157 | 4,176 | 673 | 4.3 | 661 | 227 | 434 | 12 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 4.27 |
2013 White Sox | SS | 158 | 157 | 4,203 | 691 | 4.4 | 669 | 236 | 433 | 22 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.30 |
2014 White Sox | SS | 158 | 157 | 4,131 | 696 | 4.4 | 681 | 195 | 486 | 15 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 4.45 |
2015 White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2015 White Sox | SS | 152 | 151 | 4,049 | 684 | 4.5 | 668 | 206 | 462 | 16 | 105 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 4.45 |
2016 Padres | RF | 3 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
2016 Padres | SS | 111 | 105 | 2,792 | 449 | 4.0 | 435 | 152 | 283 | 14 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.21 |
2016 Rays | 2B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
2016 Rays | SS | 16 | 14 | 387 | 44 | 2.8 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.07 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,228 | 1,198 | 32,056 | 5,369 | 4.4 | 5,233 | 1,720 | 3,513 | 136 | 807 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 4.41 | |
2B Totals | 122 | 118 | 3,048 | 577 | 4.7 | 566 | 238 | 328 | 11 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.01 | |
CF Totals | 11 | 6 | 189 | 18 | 1.6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.43 | |
RF Totals | 3 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
9 Years | 1,366 | 1,325 | 35,365 | 5,968 | 4.4 | 5,820 | 1,977 | 3,843 | 148 | 878 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 4.44 |
Alexei RamirezAlexei Ramirez 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 |
2008 White Sox | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22.9 | 7.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
2009 White Sox | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
2010 White Sox | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.5 | 7.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
2011 White Sox | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40.9 | 7.3 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
2012 White Sox | 20 | 7 | .741 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
2013 White Sox | 30 | 9 | .769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 | 9.4 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
2014 White Sox | 21 | 4 | .840 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
2015 White Sox | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58.3 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2016 Padres | 6 | 9 | .400 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 84.2 | 7.5 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
2016 Rays | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 143 | 64 | .691 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 44.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Alexei RamirezAlexei Ramirez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2008 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $1,111,666.00 | - | - |
2009 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $1,225,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $1,225,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $2,750,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
2013 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $7,000,000.00 | - | - |
2014 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $9,500,000.00 | Stats | - |
2015 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $10,000,000.00 | - | - |
2016 San Diego Padres | 10 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2016 Tampa Bay Rays | 24 | " " | - | - |
Alexei Ramirez Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Alexei Ramirez holds the Major League record for grand slams in a season by a rookie with four? The Cuban Missile tied the mark (set by Shane Spencer in 1998) on September 19, 2008, then on September 29, 2008, hit his fourth grand slam putting him alone at the top of the Grand Slam Records Book.
Alexei Ramirez | 2008 Topps | Baseball Almanac CollectionBaseball Almanac Research Library
Why did the Chicago White Sox sign Alexei Ramirez to a four-year $4.75 million contract after a scout watched the Cuban defector briefly tryout in the Dominican Republic? Ramirez hit .332 with 87 home runs and 391 RBIs across seven seasons with Pinar del Rio — a Cuban baseball team that won a gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in the 2005 Baseball World Cup, a gold medal in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, a gold medal in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and a medal in the 2007 Pan American Games.
On July 23, 2009, Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game. The Cuban Missile fielded a ground ball for the final out causing Ken Harrelson, the White Sox play-by-play announcer, to exclaim "Alexei! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! History!"