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Orlando Sánchez

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: September 7, 1956 in Canovanas, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: May 6, 1981 (Age 24-241d, 14,450th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 25, 1984 (Age 27-261d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Orlando Sánchez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

110

.218

RBI

OBP

.263

SLG

.282

OPS

.545

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-15 / in Starts: 7-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	39 (19-13-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
D Iorg	3
K Oberkfell	1
K Hernandez	1
S Lezcano	1
T Herr	0

Most Driven In By
T Herr	2
S MartÃnez	1
M Littell	1
G Templeton	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	19 (18)	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.013	.51	-0.01%	-0.21	C
2	2	20	May 7	STL		ATL	L,3-4	3-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	1.38	-0.018	1.36	-0.01%	0.11	C
3	3	26 (5)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	6	6.28	0.139	6.68	0.09%	-0.02	C
4	4	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.11	-0.003	.12	0.00%	-0.56	C
5	5	28	May 16	STL	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	7	.72	-0.111	.77	-0.07%	-1.16	C
6	6	32 (3)	May 21	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	8	.67	-0.030	.70	-0.02%	-0.58	C
7	7	33	May 22	STL		NYM	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	7	.65	0.090	.72	0.06%	0.76	C
8	8	36 (2)	May 25	STL	@	MON	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	8	2.05	0.081	2.95	0.07%	0.65	PH
9	9	37	May 26	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.368	.718	8	.83	-0.044	1.20	-0.04%	-0.39	C
10	10	40 (2)	May 30	STL	@	PHI	L,2-10	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.381	.400	.781	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
Jun		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
11	11	43 (2)	Jun 2	STL		MON	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
12	12	44	Jun 3	STL		MON	W,3-2	9-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.391	.500	.891	8	2.20	0.304	2.69	0.22%	0.91	C
13	13	45	Jun 4	STL		MON	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.407	.480	.887	8	.57	0.054	.77	0.04%	0.48	C
14	14	46	Jun 5	STL		SDP	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.367	.444	.811	8	1.48	-0.039	1.54	-0.02%	-0.54	C
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	54 (7)	Aug 12	STL	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.400	.500	.900	8	.91	0.096	1.24	0.08%	1.49	C
16	16	59 (4)	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,7-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.389	.485	.874	8	2.20	-0.054	3.43	-0.05%	-0.21	PH
17	17	68 (8)	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,6-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.378	.471	.849	9	.37	-0.009	.73	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
Sep/Oct		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
18	18	76 (7)	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,0-10	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.385	.472	.857	9	.04	-0.002	.11	0.00%	0.16	PH C
19	19	77	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,3-4	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.351	.375	.459	.834	2	4.51	-0.193	12.76	-0.33%	-0.48	PH
20	20	78	Sep 9	STL		CHC	L,3-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.366	.447	.813	9	1.19	-0.030	3.54	-0.05%	-0.41	PH
21	21	80 (1)	Sep 12	STL		NYM	W,4-2	13-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.357	.436	.793	9	2.20	-0.054	7.08	-0.10%	-0.21	C
22	22	81	Sep 13	STL		NYM	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.341	.415	.756	7	.42	-0.020	1.36	-0.04%	-0.29	C
23	23	92 (10)	Sep 23	STL		PHI	L,4-9	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.333	.405	.738	9	.45	-0.011	1.65	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
24	24	93	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,6-14	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.326	.395	.721	8	.03	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.46	C
25	25	99 (5)	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.319	.386	.706	5	.36	-0.011	1.89	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
26	26	101 (1)	Oct 2	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	6-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.333	.400	.733	9	.11	0.004	.73	0.02%	0.12	PH
27	27	103 (1)	Oct 4	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.308	.367	.675	6	.79	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.95	C
							12-15		52	49	5	14	2	1	0	6	2	1	6	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	.286	.308	.367	.675		.99	0.056	1.45	-0.24%	-1.42

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