Mark
Salas
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 8, 1961 in Usa, CA, MONTEBELLO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 23 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1985 24 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 8 8
1986 25 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 8 8
1987 26 WAS NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1988 27 WAS NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1989 28 WAS NL $ 350,000   6 6 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1990 29 WAS NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 4 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 8
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
1984 23 WAS NL 43 115 13 22 1 0 5 14 1 0 3 18 .191 .212 .330 .542 7.1 0.0
1985 24 WAS NL 94 314 32 74 20 2 3 23 1 2 12 26 .236 .269 .341 .610 23.6 1.9
1986 25 WAS NL 36 107 14 19 4 2 3 11 1 0 4 7 .178 .221 .336 .558 5.9 0.0
1987 26 WAS NL 45 106 6 19 8 0 0 2 0 0 7 9 .179 .237 .255 .492 5.4 0.0
1988 27 WAS NL 5 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 .111 .118 .229 -0.4 0.0
    AAA   129 496 44 119 18 2 2 39 5 7 30 44 .240 .283 .296 .580 39.1  
1989 28 AAA   137 528 69 147 17 2 14 54 8 1 35 48 .278 .323 .398 .721 67.9  
1990 29 WAS NL 13 41 4 13 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 .317 .341 .390 .731 5.7 1.1
    AAA   96 391 51 114 17 3 12 53 1 4 31 33 .292 .344 .442 .786 56.5  
6 Years Sim 236 700 69 148 37 4 11 56 3 2 29 64 .211 .248 .323 .571 47.3 3.0
3 Years AAA 362 1415 164 380 52 7 28 146 14 12 96 125 .269 .319 .375 .694 163.5  
162 Game Average 480 47 101 25 2 7 38 2 1 19 43 .211 .248 .323 .571 32.5  
Career Highs 94 314 32 74 20 2 5 23 1 2 12 26 .317 .341 .390 .731 23.6  
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   532 50 119 28 3 9 45 3 2 20 48 .224 .256 .338 .595 42.8
vs LH   168 19 29 9 1 2 11 0 0 9 16 .173 .222 .274 .496 8.6
Home 116 338 32 68 17 3 5 34 0 2 19 36 .201 .253 .314 .566 24.0
Away 120 362 37 80 20 1 6 22 3 0 10 28 .221 .243 .331 .575 27.4
RISP   165 0 26 5 0 2 35 0 0 9 14 .158 .207 .224 .431 5.7
Pinch Hitting   10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Close/Late   74 9 20 3 1 0 5 0 0 4 4 .270 .309 .338 .646 7.4
Mar/Apr 39 113 12 24 6 1 2 14 1 0 8 12 .212 .268 .336 .605 10.1
May 45 137 14 29 8 0 3 10 1 1 6 10 .212 .245 .336 .581 10.6
June 41 123 13 25 4 0 1 4 1 1 7 14 .203 .250 .260 .510 7.2
July 43 127 13 25 9 2 2 14 0 0 4 14 .197 .233 .346 .580 9.0
August 37 120 11 29 6 0 2 12 0 0 3 9 .242 .264 .342 .606 10.0
Sep/Oct 31 80 6 16 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 .200 .220 .313 .532 4.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1984 23 WAS NL C 38 29 278.7 174 15 1 0 .995 6.10 30 9 .300 2 1.5
1985 24 WAS NL C 80 79 701.7 434 33 2 0 .996 5.99 74 28 .378 1 4.4
1986 25 WAS NL C 31 27 234.0 150 6 0 0 1.000 6.00 16 2 .125 0 0.9
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1987 26 WAS NL C 41 31 288.0 189 12 1 0 .995 6.28 25 10 .400 2 1.5
1988 27 WAS NL C 5 5 47.0 31 5 0 0 1.000 6.89 7 4 .571 0 0.4
1990 29 WAS NL C 1 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 7.20 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 196 171 1554.3 982 71 4 0 .996 6.10 152 53 .349 5 8.7
  3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   197 171 1557.3 982 71 4 0 .996 6.09 152 53 .349 5 8.7
Career Highs   80 79 701.7 434 33 2 0 1.000 7.20 74 28 .571 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 29 WAS NL 4 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Career Post-Season Batting 4 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
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  1. Al Lakeman (991)
  2. Chick Autry (991)
  3. Benito Santiago (987)
  4. Eddie Phillips (986)
  5. Dave Engle (983)
  6. Joe Azcue (979)
  7. Del Wilber (978)
  8. Pat Collins (977)
  9. Bob Kearney (976)
  10. John Wockenfuss (975)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 69th overall pick, by Washington in 1984
Had first career hit on 4/5/1984, off Mark Gubicza (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1984, off Gary Serum (MON)
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/7/1988 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/6/1989 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1989 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/8/1990 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990