Tom Nieto

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: October 27, 1960 in Downey, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK).

High School: Richard Gahr HS (Cerritos, CA)

Schools: Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)

Debut: May 10, 1984 (Age 23-196d, 14,893rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1990 (Age 29-337d)
vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Thomas Andrew Nieto

Pronunciation: \knee-yet-toe\

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

619

127

.205

RBI

OBP

.280

SLG

.281

OPS

.561

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	32 (31)	May 10	STL		SDP	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
2	33	May 11	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
3	34	May 12	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	36 (1)	May 15	STL		ATL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
5	38 (1)	May 17	STL		ATL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
6	40 (1)	May 19	STL		CIN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	44 (3)	May 23	STL		HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	96 (51)	Jul 21	STL		LAD	L,1-3	GS	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	100 (3)	Jul 25	STL	@	NYM	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
10	101	Jul 27	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	103 (1)	Jul 29	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	104	Jul 30	STL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	106 (1)	Aug 1	STL		NYM	W,11-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
14	107	Aug 2	STL		PHI	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
15	108	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	111 (2)	Aug 6	STL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
17	113 (1)	Aug 8	STL		PIT	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
18	115 (1)	Aug 10	STL	@	PHI	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
19	119 (3)	Aug 15	STL		CIN	L,2-3	GF	11	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
20	121 (1)	Aug 18	STL		ATL	L,3-8	GS	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
21	124 (2)	Aug 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
22	126 (1)	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	L,6-9	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	127	Aug 24	STL	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	128	Aug 25	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	133 (4)	Sep 1	STL		HOU	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
26	136 (2)	Sep 4	STL		NYM	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	137	Sep 5	STL		PHI	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
28	144 (6)	Sep 12 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
29	148 (3)	Sep 15	STL		PIT	W,8-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
30	154 (5)	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
31	158 (3)	Sep 26	STL	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
32	160 (1)	Sep 28	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS	20	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
							32gm		241.1	135	18	1	154	0