Tito Fuentes was born on Tuesday, January 4, 1944, in Havana, Cuba. Fuentes was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 18, 1965, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Tito Fuentes baseball stats page.
"They shouldn't throw at me. I'm the father of five or six kids." - Fuentes, Tito. You Don't Say!: Over 1,000 Hilarious Sports Quotes and Quips. Miller, Hartley. Author. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 1 August 2005, Page 52.
Tito FuentesTito Fuentes Autograph on a 1976 Topps Baseball Card (#8 | Checklist) |
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Tito FuentesTito Fuentes 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 |
Tito FuentesTito Fuentes 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 |
1965 | 21 | Giants | 26 | 72 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .208 | .269 | .222 |
1966 | 22 | Giants | 133 | 541 | 63 | 141 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .261 | .276 | .360 |
1967 | 23 | Giants | 133 | 344 | 27 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .209 | .266 | .294 |
1969 | 25 | Giants | 67 | 183 | 28 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .350 | .366 |
1970 | 26 | Giants | 123 | 435 | 49 | 116 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 3 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .267 | .323 | .343 |
1971 | 27 | Giants | 152 | 630 | 63 | 172 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 18 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .273 | .299 | .356 |
1972 | 28 | Giants | 152 | 572 | 64 | 151 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 39 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 | .264 | .310 | .379 |
1973 | 29 | Giants | 160 | 656 | 78 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 45 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 11 | .277 | .328 | .358 |
1974 | 30 | Giants | 108 | 390 | 33 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .249 | .293 | .297 |
1975 | 31 | Padres | 146 | 565 | 57 | 158 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 15 | .280 | .309 | .349 |
1976 | 32 | Padres | 135 | 520 | 48 | 137 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .263 | .287 | .310 |
1977 | 33 | Tigers | 151 | 615 | 83 | 190 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .309 | .348 | .397 |
1978 | 34 | Athletics | 13 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .159 | .163 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,499 | 5,566 | 610 | 1,491 | 211 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 438 | 298 | 23 | 561 | 133 | 43 | 33 | 107 | .268 | .307 | .347 |
Tito FuentesTito Fuentes Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1965 Giants | 2B | 7 | 2 | 84 | 19 | 2.7 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.11 |
1965 Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1965 Giants | SS | 18 | 15 | 438 | 62 | 3.4 | 57 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 3.51 |
1966 Giants | 2B | 60 | 52 | 1,461 | 321 | 5.4 | 308 | 138 | 170 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 5.69 |
1966 Giants | SS | 76 | 74 | 2,004 | 395 | 5.2 | 378 | 145 | 233 | 17 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 5.09 |
1967 Giants | 2B | 130 | 105 | 2,772 | 599 | 4.6 | 587 | 274 | 313 | 12 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.72 |
1967 Giants | SS | 5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
1969 Giants | 3B | 36 | 32 | 759 | 93 | 2.6 | 86 | 22 | 64 | 7 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 3.06 |
1969 Giants | SS | 30 | 14 | 480 | 87 | 2.9 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 6 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 4.56 |
1970 Giants | 2B | 78 | 70 | 1,788 | 358 | 4.6 | 346 | 141 | 205 | 12 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.22 |
1970 Giants | 3B | 24 | 23 | 597 | 69 | 2.9 | 65 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.94 |
1970 Giants | SS | 36 | 17 | 564 | 118 | 3.3 | 115 | 41 | 74 | 3 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.51 |
1971 Giants | 2B | 152 | 151 | 4,044 | 861 | 5.7 | 838 | 373 | 465 | 23 | 109 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.59 |
1972 Giants | 2B | 152 | 150 | 3,993 | 807 | 5.3 | 778 | 361 | 417 | 29 | 89 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.26 |
1973 Giants | 2B | 160 | 159 | 4,201 | 870 | 5.4 | 864 | 386 | 478 | 6 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 5.55 |
1973 Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1974 Giants | 2B | 103 | 94 | 2,553 | 536 | 5.2 | 525 | 238 | 287 | 11 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.55 |
1975 Padres | 2B | 142 | 141 | 3,792 | 863 | 6.1 | 837 | 389 | 448 | 26 | 105 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.96 |
1976 Padres | 2B | 127 | 126 | 3,351 | 748 | 5.9 | 726 | 339 | 387 | 22 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.85 |
1977 Tigers | 2B | 151 | 149 | 3,981 | 864 | 5.7 | 838 | 379 | 459 | 26 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.68 |
1978 Athletics | 2B | 13 | 9 | 249 | 36 | 2.8 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 3.69 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 1,275 | 1,208 | 32,269 | 6,882 | 5.4 | 6,700 | 3,046 | 3,654 | 182 | 832 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.61 | |
SS Totals | 165 | 120 | 3,513 | 666 | 4.0 | 635 | 232 | 403 | 31 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 4.88 | |
3B Totals | 62 | 55 | 1,365 | 163 | 2.6 | 152 | 42 | 110 | 11 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.01 | |
13 Years | 1,502 | 1,383 | 37,147 | 7,711 | 5.1 | 7,487 | 3,320 | 4,167 | 224 | 915 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.44 |
Tito FuentesTito Fuentes 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 |
1965 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 72.0 | - | - | - |
1966 Giants | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 60.1 | 9.5 | 13.5 | - | - | - |
1967 Giants | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 8 | n/a | 68.8 | 5.6 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1969 Giants | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 7 | n/a | 183.0 | 7.3 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
1970 Giants | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7 | 4 | n/a | 217.5 | 8.4 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
1971 Giants | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 157.5 | 13.7 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1972 Giants | 16 | 5 | .762 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 81.7 | 10.2 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
1973 Giants | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 109.3 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Giants | 7 | 3 | .700 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.2 | 17.7 | - | - | - |
1975 Padres | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 141.3 | 11.1 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
1976 Padres | 5 | 3 | .625 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 260.0 | 13.7 | 14.4 | - | - | - |
1977 Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123.0 | 10.1 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1978 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 21.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 80 | 47 | .630 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 123.7 | 9.9 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
Tito FuentesTito Fuentes Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1965 San Francisco Giants | 26 | $5,500.00 | - | - |
1966 San Francisco Giants | 26, 23 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
1967 San Francisco Giants | 23 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1969 San Francisco Giants | 29 | $19,500.00 | - | - |
1970 San Francisco Giants | 29, 23 | $24,000.00 | - | - |
1971 San Francisco Giants | 23 | $30,750.00 | - | - |
1972 San Francisco Giants | 23 | $37,500.00 | - | - |
1973 San Francisco Giants | 23 | $45,000.00 | - | - |
1974 San Francisco Giants | 23 | $70,000.00 | - | - |
1975 San Diego Padres | 23 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
1976 San Diego Padres | 23 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Detroit Tigers | 3, 44 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Oakland Athletics | 44 | $120,000.00 | - | - |
Tito Fuentes Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Rigoberto Fuentes was a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants (1965-1967, 1969-1974), San Diego Padres (1975-1976), Detroit Tigers (1977), and Oakland Athletics (1978). A "research" list that included the San Francisco Giants: All Time 'Hot Dog' Team (Mori, Dan. Bleacher Report Writer. 23 December 2010) selected Tito, his nickname, as their second baseman, writing (below his rookie card) in part:
Tito Fuentes Rookie Card | 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#511 | Checklist)
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"Our hot dog second baseman is Tito Fuentes. He played the game with a joyous enthusiasm and was so much fun to watch. Fuentes played a total of nine seasons for the Giants, from 1965-67 and 1969-74.
Tito Fuentes was a slap hitter and was fun to watch the moment he stepped into the batters box. The first thing he did was hold the barrel of the bat and bounce the bat handle on the plate. The handle would flip up and Tito would catch it in his hands and now, holding the bat from the proper end, he was ready to hit.
Amazingly, he did this whenever he fouled a pitch off as part of his extended follow through, also. The bat control that Fuentes had was incredible, as he never once did the bat handle flip when he put the ball in play, only on foul balls.
In the field, Tito Fuentes was a nonstop jabbering, mosquito-like player, who never stopped moving. I think he enjoyed opposing players reaching second base because he was always talking to them. Fuentes has continued talking well into retirement, as he is now the Spanish media broadcaster for the Giants.
There were few players who ever played the game who had as much fun as Tito Fuentes always seemed to, out on that field."
Tito Fuentes, during his fifth career game, was standing in the on-deck circle on August 22, 1965, at Candlestick Park, when one of the most infamous fights in baseball history occurred — The Marichal versus Roseboro Game.
In 1971, Tito Fuentes committed twenty-three errors at second base, the most by any second baseman in the National League. In 1972, Tito Fuentes committed twenty-nine errors at second, the most by any second baseman in the National League. In 1973, Tito Fuentes committed six errors at second, setting a new National League record for fielding percentage by a second baseman (.993)! The mark still stands in San Francisco, but the senior circuit record was initially broken by Ryne Sandberg (.994) in 1986, then once more in 2012. Who holds the current record (.997)? [Answer]
Mel Ott was a left-handed hitter. Ron Hunt was a right-handed hitter. Why did we mention this here? Because when Tito Fuentes was hit-by-a-pitch three times in the same game, on September 13, 1973, he became the first switch-hitter in Giants franchise history to tie the National League record for hit-by-pitch in a game.
Tito Fuentes | Giants Wall of Fame | 23 September 2008
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Fifty years after the New York Giants moved to San Francisco, the franchise inducted forty-eight players into the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame. The wall was unveiled on September 23, 2008, and its physically located at Oracle Park, on King Street. Tito Fuentes has a plaque (pictured above) on the Giants Wall of Fame!