Armando Almanza

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: October 26, 1972 in El Paso, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 21st round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, NM).

High School: Bel Air HS (El Paso, TX)

School: New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, NM)

Debut: July 29, 1999 (Age 26-276d, 17,525th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 20, 2005 (Age 32-267d)
vs. FLA 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Full Name: Armando Almanza

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.82

254

214.2

232

WHIP

1.514

Summary of 34 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 9 go ahead

3 Tms
FLA	30
ATL	3
ARI	1

Platoon
vs RHB	24
vs LHB	10

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	15

Outs
2	17
1	9
0	8

16 Opps
ARI	5
ATL	4
CHC	3
NYM	3
PHI	3
LAD	3
SFG	2
CIN	2
MON	2
COL	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
DET	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
MIL	1

32 Batters
Steve Finley	2
Ken Griffey Jr.	2
Geoff Blum	1
Mike Piazza	1
Jay Bell	1
Alex Gonzalez	1
Brian Buchanan	1
Damion Easley	1
Russ Davis	1
Rafael Furcal	1
José Vidro	1
Doug Glanville	1
Jason Varitek	1
Carl Everett	1
Chad Kreuter	1
Shawn Green	1
Benito Santiago	1
Reggie Sanders	1
Jason Michaels	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Jim Thome	1
Andruw Jones	1
Gary Sheffield	1
Luis Gonzalez	1
José Ortiz	1
Pat Meares	1
Jeromy Burnitz	1
Robert Fick	1
Fred McGriff	1
Roger Cedeño	1
José Hernández	1
Jay Payton	1

15 Parks
SunLife Stad (MIA)	16
Turner Fld (ATL)	4
Chase Field (PHO)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	14
9	13
8	6
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	9
3	9
5	7
4	3
2	3
6	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
12-	6
1--	5
-2-	2
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

60 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	18
1 on	7
2 on	8
3 on	1
Any on	16

Inning
6	4
7	7
8	13
9	6
Extra	4

4-6	4
7-end	30

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	1
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	8
-1	1
-3	3
-4..	2

Ahead	20
Tied	8
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
2-2	6
1-1	4
2-0	3
0-2	2
3-2	2
2-1	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
1-2	1
1-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	8
2B	5
RF	5
1B	4
PH	3
C	3
SS	3
LF	2
3B	1

OrderPos
3rd	6
5th	6
6th	5
2nd	4
1st	3
4th	3
8th	3
7th	2
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-08-24	Jay Bell	ARI	@	FLA	tied 4-4	t 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BBSBX	1	2	4	29%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2000-07-22	Geoff Blum	MON	@	FLA	ahead 14-5	t 9	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Bergeron Scores; A. Tracy Scores
3	3	2	1	2000-08-21	Russ Davis	SFG		FLA	ahead 2-0	b 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	1	PH	4%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Snow Scores; R. Aurilia Scores; F. Crespo Scores
4	4	3	1	2000-09-03	Steve Finley	ARI		FLA	tied 5-5	b 7	1	1--	5,(2-2) CBBFX	2	5	8	27%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Gonzalez Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2001-05-05	José Hernández	MIL	@	FLA	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	6	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	2	1	2001-05-28	Pat Meares	PIT		FLA	tied 5-5	b 8	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	8	4	29%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); K. Young Scores; A. Barkett Scores
7	7	3	1	2001-06-29	Doug Glanville	PHI		FLA	ahead 4-0	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	2001-07-04	José Vidro	MON		FLA	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	7%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	5	1	2001-08-08	Reggie Sanders	ARI	@	FLA	ahead 6-1	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	2001-08-18	José Ortiz	COL		FLA	behind 1-2	b 7	1	1-3	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	2	4	33%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Hampton Scores; J. Pierre Scores
11	11	7	1	2001-08-22	Shawn Green	LAD	@	FLA	behind 3-6	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	9	7%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	8	1	2001-08-30	Fred McGriff	CHC		FLA	behind 1-4	b 7	2	12-	4,(2-1) CBBX	3	4	3	40%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Patterson Scores; S. Sosa Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2002-05-31	Roger Cedeño	NYM	@	FLA	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	---	8,(3-2) CFBBFBFX	1	7	7	9%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	2	1	2002-06-23	Damion Easley	DET	@	FLA	tied 2-2	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	42%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	2002-06-26	Jason Michaels	PHI	@	FLA	behind 1-6	t 9	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	9	PH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	4	1	2002-07-07	Jay Payton	NYM	@	FLA	ahead 6-3	t 9	2	12-	3,(0-2) FCX	3	5	8	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Piazza Scores; M. Vaughn Scores
17	17	5	1	2002-08-22	Chad Kreuter	LAD		FLA	ahead 4-2	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	8	2	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Cora Scores
18	18	6	1	2002-08-23	Brian Buchanan	SDP		FLA	ahead 17-2	b 8	2	---	5,(2-2) BBSSX	1	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	7	1	2002-09-03 (2)	Mike Piazza	NYM		FLA	ahead 7-2	b 7	1	12-	6,(2-2) BFFBFX	3	5	PH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Alomar Scores; M. Vaughn Scores
20	20	8	1	2002-09-14	Gary Sheffield	ATL	@	FLA	ahead 9-5	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	3	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2003-04-06	Robert Fick	ATL		FLA	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	3	7%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Furcal Scores
22	22	2	2	2003-04-06	Andruw Jones	ATL		FLA	ahead 8-4	b 6	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	8	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	3	1	2003-05-06	Benito Santiago	SFG	@	FLA	tied 2-2	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	40%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Cruz Scores
24	24	4	1	2003-05-30	Ken Griffey Jr.	CIN	@	FLA	tied 3-3	t 11	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	8	41%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	5	1	2003-06-15	Carl Everett	TEX		FLA	behind 2-9	b 8	1	1--	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	5	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Rodriguez Scores
26	26	6	1	2003-06-29	Jason Varitek	BOS		FLA	ahead 10-6	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	7	1	2003-07-02	Rafael Furcal	ATL	@	FLA	tied 1-1	t 13	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	1	6	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	8	1	2003-07-20	Sammy Sosa	CHC	@	FLA	ahead 9-1	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BSX	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	9	2	2003-07-20	Alex Gonzalez	CHC	@	FLA	ahead 13-2	t 9	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Harris Scores; E. Karros Scores
30	30	10	1	2003-08-14	Jeromy Burnitz	LAD	@	FLA	ahead 4-3	t 7	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	8	20%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); S. Green Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2004-05-19	Luis Gonzalez	ARI	@	ATL	tied 4-4	t 11	1	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	3	7	38%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32	32	2	2	2004-05-19	Steve Finley	ARI	@	ATL	ahead 5-4	t 11	2	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	5	8	11%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	3	1	2004-05-30	Jim Thome	PHI		ATL	ahead 2-1	b 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	4	3	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Bell Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2005-07-08	Ken Griffey Jr.	CIN	@	ARI	behind 0-3	t 8	2	-23	6,(3-2) .CBFBB.>X	3	4	8	33%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. López Scores; R. Aurilia Scores