Hank Aguirre was born on Saturday, January 31, 1931, in Azusa, California. Aguirre was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1955, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Hank Aguirre baseball stats page.
"Hank, up until the day he died, was the same person. He never changed. I was impressed with him throughout my life and my whole baseball career. Hank was more like a part of the family. He wasn't a stranger to anyone. He made you feel like you'd been part of him all your life." – Willie Horton in The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian (Robert Copley, Arte Publico, 02/29/2000, Page 33)
Hank Aguirre![]() Hank Aguirre Autograph on a 1968 Topps (#553 | Checklist) |
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Hank AguirreHank Aguirre 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 |
| 1955 | 24 | Indians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.2 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 | 25 | Indians | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.72 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65.1 | 282 | 63 | 27 | 35 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1957 | 26 | Indians | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 100 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 27 | Tigers | 44 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69.2 | 299 | 67 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 28 | Tigers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 29 | Tigers | 37 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.85 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 94.2 | 386 | 75 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1961 | 30 | Tigers | 45 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55.1 | 244 | 44 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 31 | Tigers | 42 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 216.0 | 877 | 162 | 53 | 67 | 14 | 65 | 7 | 156 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1963 | 32 | Tigers | 38 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.67 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 225.2 | 954 | 222 | 92 | 96 | 25 | 68 | 3 | 134 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 1964 | 33 | Tigers | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 3.79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 161.2 | 678 | 134 | 68 | 76 | 15 | 59 | 4 | 88 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 1965 | 34 | Tigers | 32 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.59 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 208.1 | 875 | 185 | 83 | 89 | 24 | 60 | 2 | 141 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 35 | Tigers | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103.2 | 436 | 104 | 44 | 50 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1967 | 36 | Tigers | 31 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 174 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 37 | Dodgers | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.1 | 167 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 38 | Cubs | 41 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 186 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 39 | Cubs | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 64 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 16 Years | 447 | 149 | 124 | 75 | 72 | .510 | 3.24 | 44 | 9 | 33 | 1,375.2 | 5,790 | 1,216 | 496 | 562 | 123 | 479 | 35 | 856 | 35 | 47 | 9 | 0 | ||
Hank AguirreHank Aguirre 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 |
| 1955 | 24 | Indians | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | 25 | Indians | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| 1957 | 26 | Indians | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1958 | 27 | Tigers | 44 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .286 |
| 1959 | 28 | Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | 29 | Tigers | 37 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .036 | .036 | .036 |
| 1961 | 30 | Tigers | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | 31 | Tigers | 42 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .027 | .039 | .027 |
| 1963 | 32 | Tigers | 38 | 76 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .165 | .171 |
| 1964 | 33 | Tigers | 32 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .057 | .074 | .075 |
| 1965 | 34 | Tigers | 32 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .086 | .135 | .100 |
| 1966 | 35 | Tigers | 30 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .241 | .160 |
| 1967 | 36 | Tigers | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 |
| 1968 | 37 | Dodgers | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | 38 | Cubs | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| 1970 | 39 | Cubs | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 16 Years | 447 | 388 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 236 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .085 | .117 | .108 | ||
Hank AguirreHank Aguirre Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1955 Indians | P | 4 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.71 |
| 1956 Indians | P | 16 | 9 | 196 | 13 | 0.8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 1.52 |
| 1957 Indians | P | 10 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.77 |
| 1958 Tigers | P | 44 | 3 | 209 | 17 | 0.4 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
| 1959 Tigers | P | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1960 Tigers | P | 37 | 6 | 284 | 10 | 0.3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.86 |
| 1961 Tigers | P | 45 | 0 | 166 | 10 | 0.2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.30 |
| 1962 Tigers | P | 42 | 22 | 648 | 32 | 0.8 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 1.21 |
| 1963 Tigers | P | 38 | 33 | 677 | 31 | 0.8 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.20 |
| 1964 Tigers | P | 32 | 27 | 485 | 24 | 0.8 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.11 |
| 1965 Tigers | P | 32 | 32 | 625 | 44 | 1.4 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.73 |
| 1966 Tigers | P | 30 | 14 | 311 | 19 | 0.6 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .789 | 1.30 |
| 1967 Tigers | P | 31 | 1 | 124 | 11 | 0.4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.18 |
| 1968 Dodgers | P | 25 | 0 | 118 | 6 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.92 |
| 1969 Cubs | P | 41 | 0 | 135 | 14 | 0.3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.80 |
| 1970 Cubs | P | 17 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .400 | 1.29 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 447 | 149 | 4,127 | 243 | 0.5 | 215 | 48 | 167 | 28 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 1.41 | |
| 16 Years | 447 | 149 | 4,127 | 243 | 0.5 | 215 | 48 | 167 | 28 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 1.41 | |
Hank AguirreHank Aguirre 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 |
| 1955 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 4.26 | 8.53 |
| 1956 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 1.15 | 4.27 | 3.72 |
| 1957 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 3.98 | 5.75 |
| 1958 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 1.41 | 4.91 | 3.49 |
| 1959 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| 1960 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.67 | 7.61 | 2.85 |
| 1961 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.84 | 5.20 | 6.18 |
| 1962 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 75.0 | 2.40 | 6.50 | 2.71 |
| 1963 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12.7 | 1.97 | 5.34 | 2.71 |
| 1964 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 17.7 | 1.49 | 4.90 | 3.28 |
| 1965 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 17.5 | 2.35 | 6.09 | 2.59 |
| 1966 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.92 | 4.34 | 2.26 |
| 1967 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.94 | 7.19 | 3.70 |
| 1968 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.92 | 5.72 | 2.97 |
| 1969 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 3.80 | 2.40 |
| 1970 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.22 | 7.07 | 5.79 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 18.5 | 1.79 | 5.60 | 3.13 |
Hank AguirreHank Aguirre Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1955 Cleveland Indians | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Cleveland Indians | 22, 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Cleveland Indians | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Detroit Tigers | 30, 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Detroit Tigers | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Detroit Tigers | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Detroit Tigers | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Detroit Tigers | 37 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1963 Detroit Tigers | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Detroit Tigers | 21, 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Detroit Tigers | 37 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1966 Detroit Tigers | 37 | $28,000.00 | - | - |
| 1967 Detroit Tigers | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 Chicago Cubs | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Chicago Cubs | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Did you know that you can compare Hank Aguirre to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1955 American League season?
Did you know that Hank Aguirre, a career .085 hitter, once quipped, "I thought hitting .333 was getting one hit in three years." Source: The Cubbies, Quotations on the Chicago Cubs. Chieger, Bob. Atheneum Publishing. 1 April 1987.
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