Vic Power was born on Tuesday, November 1, 1927, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Power was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1954, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Vic Power baseball stats page.
"I think Vic (Power) was one of the best-fielding first basemen of all-time. He'd catch balls on one hop, two hops, all sorts of ways. I remember once when he missed a popup over his head, down the right-field line. After the game, he took his glove into the clubhouse and cut it into little bitty pieces. He said he didn't need that glove anymore." - Cleveland Indians Teammate Mudcat Grant (AP Wire, 11/29/2005)
Vic Power![]() Vic Power Autograph on a 1961 Topps Baseball Card (#255 | Checklist) |
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Vic PowerVic Power 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 | ||
Vic PowerVic Power 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 |
| 1954 | 27 | Athletics | 127 | 462 | 36 | 118 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .255 | .287 | .366 |
| 1955 | 28 | Athletics | 147 | 596 | 91 | 190 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 76 | 35 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .319 | .354 | .505 |
| 1956 | 29 | Athletics | 127 | 530 | 77 | 164 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 63 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .309 | .340 | .447 |
| 1957 | 30 | Athletics | 129 | 467 | 48 | 121 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .259 | .291 | .385 |
| 1958 | 31 | Athletics | 52 | 205 | 35 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .302 | .325 | .463 |
| 1958 | 31 | Indians | 93 | 385 | 63 | 122 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .317 | .336 | .504 |
| 1959 | 32 | Indians | 147 | 595 | 102 | 172 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | .289 | .334 | .412 |
| 1960 | 33 | Indians | 147 | 580 | 69 | 167 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .288 | .313 | .395 |
| 1961 | 34 | Indians | 147 | 563 | 64 | 151 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 19 | .268 | .309 | .369 |
| 1962 | 35 | Twins | 144 | 611 | 80 | 177 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .290 | .316 | .421 |
| 1963 | 36 | Twins | 138 | 541 | 65 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .270 | .297 | .384 |
| 1964 | 37 | Twins | 19 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .239 | .267 |
| 1964 | 37 | Angels | 68 | 221 | 17 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .249 | .275 | .317 |
| 1964 | 37 | Phillies | 18 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .240 | .292 |
| 1965 | 38 | Angels | 124 | 197 | 11 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .259 | .281 | .320 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 1,627 | 6,046 | 765 | 1,716 | 290 | 49 | 126 | 4 | 658 | 279 | 29 | 247 | 73 | 48 | 15 | 145 | .284 | .315 | .411 | ||
Vic PowerVic Power Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1954 Athletics | 1B | 21 | 17 | 465 | 164 | 7.8 | 162 | 150 | 12 | 2 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.41 |
| 1954 Athletics | 3B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1954 Athletics | CF | 56 | 55 | 1,437 | 165 | 2.9 | 161 | 157 | 4 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.03 |
| 1954 Athletics | LF | 34 | 31 | 789 | 76 | 2.2 | 76 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.60 |
| 1954 Athletics | RF | 12 | 11 | 279 | 32 | 2.7 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 |
| 1954 Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1955 Athletics | 1B | 144 | 143 | 390 | 1,421 | 9.9 | 1,411 | 1,281 | 130 | 10 | 140 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 97.68 |
| 1956 Athletics | 1B | 76 | 72 | 1,890 | 738 | 9.7 | 733 | 671 | 62 | 5 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.47 |
| 1956 Athletics | 2B | 47 | 45 | 1,167 | 267 | 5.7 | 260 | 122 | 138 | 7 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 6.02 |
| 1956 Athletics | LF | 7 | 6 | 168 | 14 | 2.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1957 Athletics | 1B | 113 | 100 | 2,805 | 1,069 | 9.5 | 1,067 | 968 | 99 | 2 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.27 |
| 1957 Athletics | 2B | 4 | 4 | 90 | 19 | 4.8 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.70 |
| 1957 Athletics | RF | 6 | 6 | 114 | 14 | 2.3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 3.08 |
| 1958 Athletics | 1B | 50 | 50 | 1,323 | 491 | 9.8 | 487 | 439 | 48 | 4 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.94 |
| 1958 Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1958 Indians | 1B | 41 | 28 | 852 | 294 | 7.2 | 292 | 263 | 29 | 2 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.25 |
| 1958 Indians | 2B | 27 | 23 | 615 | 117 | 4.3 | 114 | 49 | 65 | 3 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.00 |
| 1958 Indians | 3B | 42 | 40 | 981 | 132 | 3.1 | 129 | 51 | 78 | 3 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.55 |
| 1958 Indians | LF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1958 Indians | SS | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1959 Indians | 1B | 121 | 118 | 348 | 1,155 | 9.5 | 1,149 | 1,039 | 110 | 6 | 98 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 89.15 |
| 1959 Indians | 2B | 21 | 21 | 534 | 105 | 5.0 | 102 | 48 | 54 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.16 |
| 1959 Indians | 3B | 7 | 7 | 162 | 18 | 2.6 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.83 |
| 1960 Indians | 1B | 147 | 147 | 408 | 1,327 | 9.0 | 1,322 | 1,177 | 145 | 5 | 145 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 87.49 |
| 1960 Indians | 3B | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
| 1960 Indians | SS | 5 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.36 |
| 1961 Indians | 1B | 141 | 139 | 3,738 | 1,304 | 9.2 | 1,296 | 1,154 | 142 | 8 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.36 |
| 1961 Indians | 2B | 7 | 7 | 180 | 44 | 6.3 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 6.30 |
| 1962 Twins | 1B | 142 | 141 | 3,720 | 1,337 | 9.4 | 1,327 | 1,193 | 134 | 10 | 133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.63 |
| 1962 Twins | 2B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1963 Twins | 1B | 124 | 99 | 2,769 | 980 | 7.9 | 972 | 896 | 76 | 8 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.48 |
| 1963 Twins | 2B | 18 | 18 | 438 | 93 | 5.2 | 89 | 44 | 45 | 4 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 5.49 |
| 1963 Twins | 3B | 5 | 5 | 123 | 15 | 3.0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.29 |
| 1964 Twins | 1B | 12 | 7 | 234 | 96 | 8.0 | 95 | 86 | 9 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.96 |
| 1964 Twins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1964 Angels | 1B | 51 | 25 | 855 | 312 | 6.1 | 312 | 282 | 30 | 0 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.85 |
| 1964 Angels | 2B | 5 | 3 | 63 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.43 |
| 1964 Angels | 3B | 28 | 27 | 597 | 72 | 2.6 | 69 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.12 |
| 1964 Phillies | 1B | 17 | 11 | 348 | 135 | 7.9 | 134 | 123 | 11 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.40 |
| 1965 Angels | 1B | 107 | 30 | 1,270 | 462 | 4.3 | 460 | 419 | 41 | 2 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.78 |
| 1965 Angels | 2B | 6 | 5 | 108 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1965 Angels | 3B | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 1,307 | 1,127 | 21,415 | 11,285 | 8.6 | 11,219 | 10,141 | 1,078 | 66 | 1,056 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 14.14 | |
| 2B Totals | 138 | 126 | 3,225 | 675 | 4.9 | 656 | 313 | 343 | 19 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 5.49 | |
| 3B Totals | 90 | 81 | 1,956 | 248 | 2.8 | 241 | 89 | 152 | 7 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.33 | |
| CF Totals | 56 | 55 | 1,437 | 165 | 2.9 | 161 | 157 | 4 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.03 | |
| LF Totals | 42 | 38 | 978 | 91 | 2.2 | 91 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 | |
| RF Totals | 18 | 17 | 393 | 46 | 2.6 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 3.09 | |
| SS Totals | 8 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.29 | |
| 12 Years | 1,659 | 1,444 | 29,455 | 12,520 | 7.5 | 12,423 | 10,834 | 1,589 | 97 | 1,158 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.39 | |
Vic PowerVic Power 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 |
| 1954 Athletics | 2 | 1 | .667 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 57.8 | 24.3 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Athletics | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 31.4 | 22.1 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Athletics | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 37.9 | 33.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Athletics | 3 | 2 | .600 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 33.4 | 22.2 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Athletics | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 51.3 | 68.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Indians | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 32.1 | 35.0 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Indians | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.5 | 27.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Indians | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.0 | 29.0 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Indians | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 112.6 | 35.2 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Twins | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 38.2 | 17.5 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Twins | 3 | 1 | .750 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 54.1 | 22.5 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 45.0 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 73.7 | 15.8 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Angels | 2 | 2 | .500 | 20 | 2 | n/a | 197.0 | 15.2 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 45 | 35 | .563 | 72 | 4 | n/a | 48.0 | 24.5 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
Vic PowerVic Power Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1954 Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Kansas City Athletics | 7 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1956 Kansas City Athletics | 7 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1957 Kansas City Athletics | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1960 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1961 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | 28 | $24,000.00 | - | - |
| 1964 Los Angeles Angels | 14 | " " | - | - |
| 1964 Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | " " | - | - |
| 1965 Los Angeles Angels | 14 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| Vic Power Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Did you know that Vic Power was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Power was named one of the nine first basemen.
Vic Power once said to reporters from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "I told Eddie (Stanky), 'I think I can go.' He say nothing, so I go." Where had he gone? Straight to home plate, his second steal of home during the same game (Note: Vic stole 3 bases that year):

Vic Power Steals Home Twice (Box Score) | Ironwood Daily News | August 15, 1958
In 1958, Vic Power won the first Gold Glove ever awarded to an American League (AL) first baseman - and the second, and the third, and the fourth, and the fifth, and the sixth, and the seventh! Two AL first baseman have won more Gold Gloves since Vic; George Scott (8x | 1967-1968, 1971-1976) and Don Mattingly (9x | 1985-1989, 1991-1994); but nobody in the junior circuit has ever won as many consecutively.