Álvaro Espinoza

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: February 19, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela ve

High School: Valencia (Valencia, Venezuela)

Debut: September 14, 1984 (Age 22-208d, 14,978th in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 12, 1997 (Age 35-143d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Pat Gibbons

Full Name: Álvaro Alberto Espinoza

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

2478

630

.254

252

RBI

201

OBP

.279

SLG

.331

OPS

.610

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 22 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
CLE	11
NYY	7
NYM	4

Platoon
vs RHP	12
vs LHP	10

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	9

Outs
1	9
0	9
2	4

13 Opps
MIN	6
TOR	3
BAL	2
MIL	2
SFG	1
PHI	1
OAK	1
BOS	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
FLA	1
CHW	1

22 Pitchers
Jim Poole	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Pat Hentgen	1
Jamie Moyer	1
John Dopson	1
Jack McDowell	1
Dave Stevens	1
Glenn Dishman	1
Mark Hutton	1
Randy Johnson	1
Mark Guthrie	1
Scott Karl	1
Giovanni Carrara	1
Frankie Rodriguez	1
Bill Wegman	1
Dave Stewart	1
Doug Creek	1
Steve Farr	1
Jim Deshaies	1
Eddie Guardado	1
Kevin Tapani	1
David Wells	1

12 Parks
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	5
8	1
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	3
-2-	2
12-	1

29 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	16
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	1
2	3
4	1
5	4
6	5
7	3
8	4
Extra	1

1-3	4
4-6	10
7-end	8

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

Ahead	5
Tied	5
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	5
Unk	3
0-0	3
1-0	3
0-1	3
1-1	2
2-0	2
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	11
3B	8
1B	2
RP	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-06-05	NYY	@	BOS	John Dopson	behind 1-5	t 2	2	---	6,(3-2) BFSBBX	1	9	6	0.058	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1990-07-21	NYY	@	MIN	Mark Guthrie	behind 0-2	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	6	0.085	16%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1991-06-22	NYY		MIN	Kevin Tapani	behind 0-4	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	0.030	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Á. Espinoza Scores
4	4	2	1	1991-06-30	NYY	@	MIL	Bill Wegman	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.024	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Á. Espinoza Scores
5	5	3	1	1991-07-21	NYY	@	OAK	Dave Stewart	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.122	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Á. Espinoza Scores
6	6	4	1	1991-08-17	NYY		CHW	Jack McDowell	tied 1-1	b 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	6	0.113	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Á. Espinoza Scores
7	7	5	1	1991-08-24	NYY	@	TOR	David Wells	tied 1-1	t 4	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	6	0.188	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Meulens Scores; Á. Espinoza Scores/unER
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1993-04-08	CLE		NYY	Steve Farr	ahead 11-5	b 7	2	12-	7,(3-2) SSFBBBX	3	2	0	0.007	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Hill Scores; K. Lofton Scores
9	9	2	1	1993-05-06	CLE		SEA	Randy Johnson	behind 1-6	b 5	0	---	7,(3-2) BBFFFBX	1	8	6	0.048	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	3	1	1993-06-04	CLE		MIN	Jim Deshaies	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	5	0.221	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
11	11	4	1	1993-08-25	CLE	@	TOR	Pat Hentgen	behind 3-6	t 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBFBX	1	8	6	0.085	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1994-06-28	CLE		BAL	Jim Poole	ahead 7-3	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	5	0.009	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1995-08-14	CLE	@	BAL	Jamie Moyer	behind 2-4	t 5	1	1--		2	9	5	0.202	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Thome Scores
14	14	2	1	1995-09-28	CLE	@	MIN	Frankie Rodriguez	ahead 5-3	t 7	1	---	6,(3-2) BBBFFX	1	2	6	0.088	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1996-04-28	CLE	@	TOR	Giovanni Carrara	ahead 14-3	t 6	0	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	6	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Thome Scores
16	16	2	1	1996-06-02	CLE	@	MIL	Scott Karl	behind 5-6	t 6	0	1--	3,(1-1) BF1X	2	9	6	0.226	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Thome Scores
17	17	3	1	1996-07-12	CLE	@	MIN	Eddie Guardado	behind 2-4	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	9	3	0.120	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	4	1	1996-07-20	CLE		MIN	Dave Stevens	tied 5-5	b 11	1	---		1	3	3	0.407	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
19	19	5	1	1996-08-05	NYM	@	CHC	Steve Trachsel	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	2	5	0.096	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	6	1	1996-08-09	NYM	@	FLA	Mark Hutton	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	0.161	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Á. Espinoza Scores
21	21	7	1	1996-08-31	NYM		SFG	Doug Creek	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	---		1	7	5	0.042	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	8	1	1996-09-29	NYM		PHI	Glenn Dishman	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	5,(2-2) BSFBX	2	7	5	0.182	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Jones Scores