Ruben Gomez Stats

Ruben Gomez was born on Wednesday, July 13, 1927, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Gomez was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1953, with the New York 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 Ruben Gomez baseball stats page.

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"Ruben (Gomez) was my idol when I was a kid. I've known him since I was 2 years old. He was everybody's idol in Puerto Rico. He was the biggest athlete in Puerto Rico at that time." - Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda in the San Francisco Chronicle (July 17, 2004)

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez Autograph on a 1967 Topps Baseball Card (#427 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1967top01' title='1967 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Ruben Gomez Autograph on a 1967 Topps Baseball Card (#427 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Ruben (Colon) Gomez
Nickname:   El Divino Loco
Born On:   07-13-1927  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-26-2004 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Carolina, Puerto Rico
Cemetery:   Cementerio Nuevo Municipal, Guayama, Puerto Rico
High School:   George Washington High School (Guyama, Puerto Rico)
College:   University of Puerto Rico
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-17-1953 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-02-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez Pitching Stats

1953 26 Giants 29 26 0 13 11 .542 3.40 13 3 0 204.0 872 166 77 89 17 101 - 113 3 4 0 -
1954 27 Giants 37 32 1 17 9 .654 2.88 10 4 0 221.2 964 202 71 85 20 109 0 106 5 7 1 -
1955 28 Giants 33 31 1 9 10 .474 4.56 9 3 1 185.1 809 207 94 103 20 63 6 79 2 7 0 -
1956 29 Giants 40 31 4 7 17 .292 4.58 4 2 0 196.1 841 191 100 108 19 77 8 76 1 9 0 -
1957 30 Giants 38 36 0 15 13 .536 3.78 16 1 0 238.1 1,011 233 100 110 28 71 10 92 2 5 0 -
1958 31 Giants 42 30 6 10 12 .455 4.38 8 1 1 207.2 884 204 101 107 21 77 3 112 3 8 0 -
1959 32 Phillies 20 12 6 3 8 .273 6.10 2 1 1 72.1 327 90 49 55 12 24 2 37 3 0 1 -
1960 33 Phillies 22 1 6 0 3 .000 5.33 0 0 1 52.1 233 68 31 37 7 9 2 24 2 1 0 -
1962 35 Indians 15 4 3 1 2 .333 4.37 0 0 1 45.1 207 50 22 23 5 25 3 21 2 2 1 -
1962 35 Twins 6 2 1 1 1 .500 4.66 1 0 0 19.1 82 17 10 11 3 11 2 8 0 0 0 -
1967 40 Phillies 7 0 6 0 0 .000 3.97 0 0 0 11.1 48 8 5 6 2 7 3 9 1 0 0 -
10 Years 289 205 34 76 86 .469 4.09 63 15 5 1,454.0 6,278 1,436 660 734 154 574 39 677 24 43 3 -

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez Hitting Stats

1953 26 Giants 61 72 15 15 1 0 0 0 4 1 - 8 6 - 0 2 .208 .219 .222
1954 27 Giants 49 81 11 14 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 8 4 0 1 2 .173 .183 .259
1955 28 Giants 42 60 9 18 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 .300 .311 .367
1956 29 Giants 52 60 9 11 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 .183 .210 .200
1957 30 Giants 54 87 6 16 2 0 1 0 2 6 0 16 4 0 0 4 .184 .237 .241
1958 31 Giants 48 70 8 14 4 0 0 0 6 1 0 10 4 0 0 2 .200 .211 .257
1959 32 Phillies 24 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176
1960 33 Phillies 22 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083
1962 35 Indians 16 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231
1962 35 Twins 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1967 40 Phillies 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
10 Years 381 477 58 95 11 1 3 0 22 14 0 61 27 0 1 11 .199 .224 .245

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez Fielding Stats

1953 Giants P 29 26 612 62 2.1 59 20 39 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.60
1954 Giants P 37 32 665 64 1.7 60 13 47 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.44
1955 Giants P 33 31 556 63 1.9 61 22 39 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.96
1956 Giants P 40 31 589 60 1.5 59 19 40 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.70
1956 Giants RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1957 Giants LF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1957 Giants P 38 36 715 67 1.8 65 14 51 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.45
1958 Giants P 42 30 623 62 1.5 60 21 39 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.60
1959 Phillies P 20 12 217 27 1.4 25 7 18 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .926 3.11
1960 Phillies P 22 1 157 13 0.6 11 5 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 1.89
1962 Indians P 15 4 136 14 0.9 13 3 10 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.58
1962 Twins P 6 2 58 5 0.8 5 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1967 Phillies P 7 0 34 6 0.9 6 1 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.76
P Totals 289 205 4,362 443 1.5 424 127 297 19 24 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.62
RF Totals 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
10 Years 291 205 4,368 443 1.5 424 127 297 19 24 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.62

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez Miscellaneous Stats

1953 Giants 0 0 .000 0 32 n/a 0.0 9.0 18.0 1.12 4.99 4.46
1954 Giants 0 2 .000 0 12 n/a 40.5 10.1 13.5 0.97 4.30 4.43
1955 Giants 0 0 .000 1 8 n/a 0.0 12.0 30.0 1.25 3.84 3.06
1956 Giants 1 0 1.000 2 10 n/a 0.0 12.0 60.0 0.99 3.48 3.53
1957 Giants 0 0 .000 3 13 n/a 87.0 5.4 43.5 1.30 3.47 2.68
1958 Giants 1 0 1.000 1 5 n/a 0.0 7.0 11.7 1.45 4.85 3.34
1959 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 0.0 3.4 17.0 1.54 4.60 2.99
1960 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.67 4.13 1.55
1962 Indians 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.84 4.17 4.96
1962 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.73 3.72 5.12
1967 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.29 7.15 5.56
10 Years 2 2 .500 7 85 n/a 159.0 7.8 21.7 1.18 4.19 3.55

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1953 New York Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1954 New York Giants 28 Undetermined - Stats
1955 New York Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1956 New York Giants 28, 31 Undetermined - -
1957 New York Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1958 San Francisco Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1959 Philadelphia Phillies 40, 22 Undetermined - -
1960 Philadelphia Phillies 22 Undetermined - -
1962 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1962 Minnesota Twins 27, 33 Undetermined - -
1967 Philadelphia Phillies 22 Undetermined - -

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