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Ruben
Gomez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 13, 1927 in P.R., , ARROYO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 25 SEM AL   8 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 7 7
1954 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1955 27 SEM AL   7 4 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1956 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1957 29 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6
1958 30 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
1959 31 SEM AL   6 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
1960 32 MIN AL $ 600,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 6 6
1961 33 MIN AL $ 600,000 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000 8 4 5 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 25 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1954 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1955 27 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1956 28 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1957 29 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1958 30 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1959 31 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1960 32 MIN AL $ 600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1961 33 MIN AL $ 600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1953 25 AAA   4 8 .333 17 17 0 0 0 111.0 115 51 13 51 81 4.14 .265 .342 .401 .743  
    AA   3 2 .600 10 10 2 1 0 75.7 53 15 3 26 53 1.78 .193 .262 .251 .513  
1954 26 SEM AL 3 3 .500 27 1 0 0 4 42.7 63 34 6 28 13 7.17 .346 .432 .549 .981 0.0
    AAA   3 3 .500 9 9 0 0 0 60.3 63 22 5 28 31 3.28 .266 .343 .359 .702  
1955 27 AAA   6 8 .429 32 21 0 0 2 152.7 161 70 18 83 98 4.13 .271 .360 .404 .764  
1956 28 SEM AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 8 5 1 3 3 5.63 .267 .333 .400 .733 0.0
    AAA   14 12 .538 27 27 1 0 0 182.7 185 69 18 67 141 3.40 .265 .329 .392 .721  
1957 29 SEM AL 12 9 .571 46 22 4 1 2 194.7 189 100 28 66 97 4.62 .258 .320 .436 .756 9.5
1958 30 SEM AL 2 2 .500 26 0 0 0 1 26.0 32 16 4 13 18 5.54 .305 .387 .467 .853 1.1
1959 31 SEM AL 2 3 .400 45 2 0 0 3 58.3 88 43 11 28 26 6.63 .359 .424 .571 .995 0.0
1960 32 MIN AL 0 2 .000 27 0 0 0 0 29.7 34 17 4 10 17 5.16 .291 .344 .444 .788 0.4
    AAA   0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.3 5 2 1 3 2 5.41 .313 .421 .500 .921  
1961 33 AAA   6 2 .750 74 0 0 0 9 63.7 53 21 4 20 47 2.97 .230 .292 .313 .605  
6 Years Sim 19 20 .487 172 26 5 1 10 359.3 414 215 54 148 174 5.39 .293 .361 .476 .837 11.1
6 Years AAA 33 34 .493 163 74 1 0 11 573.6 582 235 59 252 400 3.69 .263 .339 .386 .725  
1 Years AA 3 2 .600 10 10 2 1 0 75.7 53 15 3 26 53 1.78 .193 .262 .251 .513  
7 Years Minors 36 36 .500 173 84 3 1 11 649.3 635 250 62 278 453 3.47 .256 .330 .371 .701  
Season Average 3 3 .500 28 4 0 0 1 59.9 69 35 9 24 29 5.39 .293 .361 .476 .837  
Career Highs 12 9 .571 46 22 4 1 4 194.7 189 100 28 66 97 7.17 .359 .432 .571 .995  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   228 121 33 86 103   .280 .349 .469 .817
vs LH   186 94 21 62 71   .312 .377 .487 .863
Home 8 12 .400 98 11 2 0 4 189.7 231 124 35 75 81 5.88 .304 .367 .513 .879
Away 11 8 .579 74 15 3 1 6 169.6 183 91 19 73 93 4.83 .281 .353 .434 .787
Mar/Apr 5 5 .500 30 9 0 0 2 93.7 103 48 17 37 36 4.61 .288 .354 .500 .854
May 6 7 .462 35 8 4 1 1 89.7 99 51 15 27 35 5.12 .284 .335 .473 .808
June 4 3 .571 34 8 0 0 2 86.3 111 55 8 36 53 5.73 .315 .379 .460 .839
July 1 4 .200 29 0 0 0 2 32.7 36 23 4 20 23 6.34 .283 .381 .425 .806
August 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 13.3 15 9 4 7 8 6.08 .294 .379 .569 .948
Sep/Oct 3 1 .750 30 1 1 0 3 43.7 50 29 6 21 19 5.98 .287 .364 .477 .841
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 26 SEM AL 27 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.5 0.1
1955 27 AAA   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
1956 28 SEM AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1957 29 SEM AL 46 57 1 10 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 11 .175 .190 .246 .435 2.2 0.0
1959 31 SEM AL 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1960 32 MIN AL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 149 66 1 11 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 12 .167 .179 .227 .406 2.3 0.1
1 Years AAA 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
162 Game Average 71 1 11 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 13 .167 .179 .227 .406 2.5  
Career Highs 46 57 1 10 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 11 .333 .333 .333 .667 2.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   46 0 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .196 .196 .239 .435 1.4
vs LH   20 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 .100 .143 .200 .343 -0.2
Home 69 30 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .267 .467 1.1
Away 66 36 1 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 .139 .162 .194 .357 0.1
RISP   16 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.3
Close/Late   3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9
Mar/Apr 27 23 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 .174 .174 .261 .435 0.7
May 8 22 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .182 .217 .227 .445 0.5
June 20 16 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .250 .438 0.5
July 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 26 SEM AL P 27 1 42.7 2 12 1 1 .933 2.95    
1956 28 SEM AL P 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1957 29 SEM AL P 46 22 194.7 9 60 0 1 1.000 3.19    
1958 30 SEM AL P 26 0 26.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.73    
1959 31 SEM AL P 45 2 58.3 2 17 0 3 1.000 2.93    
1960 32 MIN AL P 27 0 29.7 2 9 1 1 .917 3.34    
Career Totals   172 26 359.3 18 102 2 8 .984 3.01    
Career Highs   46 22 194.7 9 60 1 3 1.000 3.34    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1957 29 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
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  1. Scott Terry (992)
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  4. Ellis Kinder (981)
  5. Jerry Cram (980)
  6. Dick Bosman (980)
  7. Vern Kennedy (977)
  8. Jimmie Deshong (976)
  9. George Zuverink (975)
  10. Rick Langford (975)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Seattle in 1953
Injured on 7/4/1953 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/27/1954, off Cliff Fannin (SDP)
Earned first career win on 4/27/1954
Injured on 7/28/1959 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8-9 weeks
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1959
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/19/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $600,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/17/1961 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
 
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