Plácido Polanco

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 190lb (175cm, 86kg)

Born: October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL).

High School: Santa Clara (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

School: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: July 3, 1998 (Age 22-266d, 17,292nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2013 (Age 37-353d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Adam Katz • Previously: Levinsons

Full Name: Plácido Enrique Polanco

Nicknames: Polly

Pronunciation: \PLAH-see-dough poh-LAHN-coh\

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2x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.9

7214

2142

104

.297

1009

RBI

723

OBP

.343

SLG

.397

OPS

.740

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-25 / in Starts: 10-19
Longest Hitting Streak	11 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 122 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	70 (29-28-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 122 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (37-25-13)

Most Driven In
B Jordan	2
F TatÃs	2
R Gant	2
D DeShields	1
J Mabry	1
E Marrero	1
M McGwire	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
E Marrero	4
P Kelly	1
D DeShields	1
K Mercker	1
J Mabry	1
T Stottlemyre	1
Self	1
J McEwing	0

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	84 (83)	Jul 3	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.51	-0.014	.21	0.00%	-0.25	2B
2	2	86 (1)	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	1.54	-0.126	.46	-0.02%	-1.43	2B
3	3	87	Jul 9	STL		HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.48	-0.072	.43	-0.01%	-0.61	2B
4	4	88	Jul 10	STL		HOU	W,6-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8	.18	-0.009	.04	0.00%	-0.48	2B
5	5	89	Jul 11	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	7	1.27	-0.032	.36	-0.01%	-0.41	2B
6	6	90	Jul 12	STL		HOU	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	.69	0.038	.25	0.01%	0.04	2B
7	7	91	Jul 13	STL		CIN	L,5-6	GS-13	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.238	.476	7	.82	-0.038	.26	-0.01%	-0.17	2B
8	8	92	Jul 14	STL		CIN	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.375	.667	7	.57	0.033	.18	0.01%	0.54	2B
9	9	93	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,2-4	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.357	.667	7	.98	-0.024	.24	0.00%	-0.16	2B
10	10	94	Jul 16	STL		LAD	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.323	.604	7	.52	-0.044	.11	-0.01%	-0.66	2B
11	11	98 (3)	Jul 20	STL	@	SDP	W,13-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.313	.585	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
12	12	100 (1)	Jul 22	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.265	.303	.568	5	.48	-0.012	.08	0.00%	-0.16	2B
13	13	102 (1)	Jul 24	STL	@	COL	L,3-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.294	.551	1	.03	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.28	SS
14	14	108 (5)	Jul 31	STL	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.282	.342	.624	9	.69	-0.001	.07	0.00%	0.05	SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	15	109	Aug 1	STL	@	ATL	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.286	.341	.627	9	.69	-0.030	.07	0.00%	-0.31	SS
16	16	111 (1)	Aug 3	STL	@	MIL	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.279	.333	.612	6	.76	-0.020	.04	0.00%	-0.24	PH
17	17	114 (2)	Aug 7	STL		CHC	W,16-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.273	.326	.598	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2B
18	18	119 (4)	Aug 12	STL		NYM	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.255	.304	.560	9	.47	-0.037	.05	0.00%	-0.59	SS
19	19	121 (1)	Aug 15	STL		PIT	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.255	.304	.560	6						SS
20	20	122	Aug 16	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.260	.306	.566	9	.95	-0.026	.13	0.00%	-0.17	SS
21	21	123	Aug 18	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.269	.314	.583	9	1.22	0.033	.15	0.00%	0.14	SS
22	22	124	Aug 19	STL	@	CHC	W,8-6	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.264	.308	.572	1	3.67	-0.105	.26	-0.01%	-0.33	PH SS
23	23	126 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.268	.309	.577	9	.94	0.127	.12	0.01%	1.36	SS
24	24	127	Aug 21 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,10-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.259	.298	.557	4	.32	0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.32	SS
25	25	128	Aug 21 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.246	.283	.529	9	2.34	-0.179	.29	-0.01%	-1.25	SS
26	26	129	Aug 22	STL	@	PIT	L,4-14	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.231	.266	.496	9	.45	-0.049	.02	0.00%	-0.90	SS 2B
27	27	130	Aug 23	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.231	.266	.496	8						SS
28	28	132 (1)	Aug 25	STL		FLA	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.246	.313	.560	7	1.11	0.021	.02	0.00%	0.56	SS
29	29	133	Aug 26	STL		FLA	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.247	.310	.556	7	.64	-0.094	.01	0.00%	-0.56	SS
30	30	134	Aug 27	STL		ATL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.260	.333	.593	7	.87	0.069	.01	0.00%	1.42	SS
31	31	135	Aug 28	STL		ATL	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.263	.333	.596	7	.50	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.12	SS
32	32	136	Aug 29	STL		ATL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.265	.333	.598	7	2.25	0.153	.00	0.00%	1.25	SS
33	33	137	Aug 30	STL		ATL	W,8-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.274	.341	.615	8	1.43	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.58	PH
34	34	138	Aug 31	STL	@	FLA	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.284	.353	.637	7	.71	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.33	SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	35	139	Sep 1	STL	@	FLA	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.364	.668	7	.81	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.49	SS
36	36	140	Sep 2	STL	@	FLA	W,14-4	CG	5	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.320	.391	.711	7	.36	0.117	.00	0.00%	1.98	SS 2B
37	37	141	Sep 4	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.317	.385	.702	7	1.59	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-0.60	SS
38	38	143 (1)	Sep 6	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.320	.388	.708	7	1.89	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.30	SS
39	39	144	Sep 7	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.308	.373	.681	7	.95	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.50	SS
40	40	146 (1)	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.276	.315	.371	.687	7	.42	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.33	SS
41	41	147	Sep 10	STL	@	CIN	W,8-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.310	.364	.674	8	1.02	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.62	SS
42	42	148	Sep 11	STL	@	HOU	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261	.299	.351	.650	7	1.33	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.75	SS
43	43	154 (5)	Sep 16	STL		PIT	W,4-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.297	.348	.645	7	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.36	SS
44	44	159 (4)	Sep 23	STL		HOU	L,1-7	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.294	.345	.639	8	1.96	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.78	PH
45	45	162 (2)	Sep 26	STL		MON	L,6-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.292	.342	.634	8	1.09	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
							20-25		122	114	10	29	3	2	1	11	5	0	9	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	.254	.292	.342	.634		.94	-0.657	.10	-0.06%	-6.14

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