Rafael Ramírez

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: February 18, 1958 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Gaston Fernando Deligne (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 4, 1980 (Age 22-168d, 14,337th in major league history)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1992 (Age 34-228d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Rafael Emilio Ramírez

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

5494

1432

.261

562

RBI

484

112

OBP

.295

SLG

.342

OPS

.637

OPS+

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

Summary of 53 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 16 go ahead

2 Tms
ATL	37
HOU	16

Platoon
vs RHP	36
vs LHP	17

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	24

Outs
1	22
2	21
0	10

12 Opps
SFG	10
SDP	10
CIN	7
CHC	6
STL	5
LAD	3
MON	3
HOU	3
NYM	2
PHI	2
PIT	1
ATL	1

48 Pitchers
Don Robinson	3
Nolan Ryan	2
Dave Dravecky	2
Bob Forsch	2
Orel Hershiser	1
Joaquín Andújar	1
Andy McGaffigan	1
Renie Martin	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Jesse Orosco	1
Larry McWilliams	1
Jeff Robinson	1
Mike Capel	1
Floyd Chiffer	1
Dean Wilkins	1
Dennis Lamp	1
Sid Fernandez	1
Mike LaCoss	1
Tom Niedenfuer	1
Tim Burke	1
Luis DeLeón	1
Bryn Smith	1
Frank Pastore	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Jim Deshaies	1
Bob Shirley	1
Trevor Wilson	1
John Fulgham	1
Kevin Gross	1
Mark Thurmond	1
Lee Smith	1
Roger Samuels	1
Doug Bird	1
Mario Soto	1
John Dopson	1
Bill Gullickson	1
Danny Jackson	1
Steve Mura	1
Derek Lilliquist	1
John Curtis	1
Randy Lerch	1
Mike Krukow	1
Tom Browning	1
Ron Robinson	1
Steve Fireovid	1
Andy Hawkins	1
Lance McCullers	1

10 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	19
Astrodome (HOU)	8
3Com Park (SFO)	7
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	34
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	38
1	5
3	5
4	2
7+	1
2	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	51
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
1--	7
-2-	3
123	2
--3	2
-23	2
12-	1

77 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	36
1 on	12
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	17

Inning
1	1
2	5
3	7
4	5
5	8
6	11
7	5
8	9
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	13
4-6	24
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	2
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	14
-1	7
-2	6
-3	2
-4..	8

Ahead	16
Tied	14
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	38
0-0	5
2-0	3
2-1	2
1-1	2
3-2	1
0-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	52
3B	1

OrderPos
2nd	25
8th	11
6th	10
7th	5
1st	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1980-08-19	ATL		CHC	Dennis Lamp	behind 0-3	b 3	2	-2-		2	2	6	0.180	38%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Benedict Scores
2	2	2	1	1980-08-22	ATL		STL	John Fulgham	behind 0-6	b 4	1	---		1	2	6	0.027	7%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1981-05-30	ATL	@	SDP	Steve Mura	behind 0-5	t 7	0	---		1	8	6	0.021	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	2	1	1981-09-12	ATL		SDP	Steve Fireovid	behind 1-4	b 5	1	---		1	8	6	0.090	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1982-04-20	ATL		CIN	Frank Pastore	behind 1-2	b 3	0	---		1	8	6	0.126	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1982-05-14	ATL		STL	Joaquín Andújar	tied 0-0	b 7	2	---		1	8	6	0.246	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1982-07-06	ATL		CHC	Doug Bird	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---		1	8	6	0.159	69%		Home Run
8	8	4	1	1982-07-27 (1)	ATL		SDP	John Curtis	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---		1	1	6	0.003	100%		Home Run
9	9	5	1	1982-08-27	ATL	@	NYM	Jesse Orosco	tied 8-8	t 8	1	---		1	2	6	0.287	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	1982-09-10	ATL		CIN	Bob Shirley	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	12-		3	2	6	0.167	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Benedict Scores/unER; P. Pérez Scores/unER; R. Ramírez Scores/unER
11	11	7	1	1982-09-20	ATL	@	HOU	Nolan Ryan	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	---		1	2	6	0.127	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	8	1	1982-09-24	ATL		SDP	Dave Dravecky	behind 2-6	b 5	0	---		1	2	6	0.067	18%		Home Run
13	13	9	2	1982-09-24	ATL		SDP	Floyd Chiffer	ahead 9-6	b 7	2	--3		2	2	6	0.040	99%		Home Run; C. Washington Scores
14	14	10	1	1982-09-27	ATL	@	SFG	Renie Martin	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---		1	2	6	0.126	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1983-06-08	ATL		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 1-5	b 4	2	---		1	8	6	0.062	17%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	2	1	1983-06-27	ATL	@	CIN	Mario Soto	tied 1-1	t 6	1	---		1	2	6	0.179	65%		Home Run (LF-CF)
17	17	3	1	1983-07-11	ATL	@	MON	Woodie Fryman	behind 2-4	t 8	1	-23		3	2	6	0.469	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Royster Scores; M. Jorgensen Scores
18	18	4	1	1983-08-01	ATL	@	SFG	Andy McGaffigan	tied 2-2	t 6	1	---		1	2	6	0.186	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	5	1	1983-08-24	ATL	@	STL	Bob Forsch	ahead 5-0	t 6	1	---		1	6	6	0.020	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	6	1	1983-09-08	ATL	@	SFG	Randy Lerch	ahead 8-7	t 6	0	---		1	6	6	0.124	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	7	1	1983-09-18	ATL		SDP	Luis DeLeón	behind 1-2	b 8	2	---		1	3	6	0.333	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1984-09-23	ATL	@	SDP	Andy Hawkins	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	6	0.107	59%		Home Run
23	23	2	1	1984-09-28	ATL		SDP	Dave Dravecky	behind 0-4	b 8	0	---		1	2	6	0.041	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1985-04-19	ATL		HOU	Nolan Ryan	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	---		1	2	6	0.077	88%		Home Run
25	25	2	1	1985-06-05	ATL	@	CHC	Lee Smith	tied 2-2	t 11	1	1--		2	2	6	0.419	92%		Home Run; P. Zuvella Scores
26	26	3	1	1985-06-08	ATL		LAD	Orel Hershiser	ahead 3-2	b 2	2	-23		3	2	6	0.204	87%		Home Run; R. Mahler Scores; C. Washington Scores
27	27	4	1	1985-07-14	ATL		PHI	Kevin Gross	behind 1-2	b 3	1	---		1	2	6	0.128	53%		Home Run
28	28	5	1	1985-09-18	ATL		CIN	Ron Robinson	behind 2-6	b 5	2	---		1	2	6	0.056	14%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1986-04-11	ATL	@	HOU	Jim Deshaies	behind 0-1	t 6	2	---		1	2	6	0.180	44%		Home Run
30	30	2	1	1986-04-27	ATL	@	LAD	Tom Niedenfuer	behind 3-5	t 8	0	---		1	2	6	0.115	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	3	1	1986-05-31	ATL	@	CHC	Dennis Eckersley	ahead 5-3	t 6	1	---		1	6	6	0.089	86%		Home Run
32	32	4	1	1986-06-08	ATL	@	SDP	Mark Thurmond	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---		1	2	5	0.109	34%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	5	1	1986-08-13	ATL		SDP	Lance McCullers	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-		2	6	6	0.167	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Chambliss Scores
34	34	6	1	1986-08-25	ATL	@	STL	Bob Forsch	behind 0-2	t 7	2	---		1	6	6	0.105	22%		Home Run
35	35	7	1	1986-09-12	ATL	@	SFG	Mike Krukow	behind 1-2	t 4	2	---		1	6	6	0.139	46%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	8	1	1986-09-14	ATL	@	SFG	Mike LaCoss	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	1--		2	6	6	0.125	95%		Home Run; K. Griffey Scores/unER; R. Ramírez Scores/unER
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1987-04-29	ATL	@	CIN	Bill Gullickson	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	---		1	6	6	0.071	84%		Home Run
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1988-04-29	HOU		MON	Tim Burke	tied 4-4	b 8	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	6	0.397	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Reynolds Scores/unER; R. Ramírez Scores/unER
39	39	2	1	1988-05-29	HOU	@	CHC	Mike Capel	tied 1-1	t 6	1	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	6	6	0.281	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Pankovits Scores; K. Bass Scores; S. Henderson Scores
40	40	3	1	1988-07-20	HOU	@	MON	John Dopson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	6	0.118	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	4	1	1988-08-02	HOU	@	SFG	Roger Samuels	ahead 12-8	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	6	0.006	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	5	1	1988-09-14	HOU	@	CIN	Danny Jackson	ahead 5-0	t 6	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	6	0.023	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Hatcher Scores
43	43	6	1	1988-09-18	HOU		SFG	Don Robinson	behind 0-7	b 5	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	6	0.009	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1989-04-19	HOU	@	ATL	Derek Lilliquist	ahead 2-0	t 3	1	---	7,(3-2) BBBCFFX	1	2	6	0.089	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
45	45	2	1	1989-05-20	HOU		PIT	Jeff Robinson	tied 3-3	b 8	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	6	0.339	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46	46	3	1	1989-07-22 (2)	HOU		PHI	Larry McWilliams	behind 2-3	b 6	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	6	0.366	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Caminiti Scores
47	47	4	1	1989-08-04	HOU	@	SFG	Don Robinson	behind 0-2	t 6	1	1--	5,(2-2) SBFBX	2	2	6	0.268	47%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Darwin Scores/unER
48	48	5	1	1989-08-29	HOU	@	CHC	Dean Wilkins	ahead 5-0	t 5	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	6	0.046	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Bass Scores; G. Davis Scores; C. Biggio Scores
49	49	6	1	1989-09-08	HOU		SFG	Don Robinson	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) P1P111111X	2	2	6	0.185	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Young Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1990-05-16	HOU	@	STL	Bryn Smith	behind 0-8	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	6	0.006	1%		Home Run
51	51	2	1	1990-08-08	HOU		SFG	Trevor Wilson	tied 1-1	b 2	2	--3		2	8	6	0.196	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Biggio Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1991-06-28	HOU	@	CIN	Tom Browning	behind 3-4	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	6	0.130	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Ramírez Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1992-04-30	HOU	@	NYM	Sid Fernandez	behind 1-3	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	8	6	0.343	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Candaele Scores; R. Ramírez Scores