Jose
Ayala
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 28, 1922 in Dominican Republic
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 24 CB YL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1949 26 CON YL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
1950 27 CON YL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 24 CB YL 74 166 22 41 5 0 5 27 5 5 12 39 .247 .302 .367 .669 17.0 1.2
    AAA   14 13 3 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 3 .231 .333 .692 1.026 3.1  
1948 25 AAA   110 342 61 105 20 2 21 66 17 9 23 29 .307 .351 .561 .912 63.0  
1949 26 AAA   135 455 87 153 36 8 29 108 30 5 35 60 .336 .384 .642 1.025 102.7  
1950 27 CON YL 74 150 19 39 9 0 4 13 11 2 9 22 .260 .302 .400 .702 19.5 2.6
2 Years Sim 148 316 41 80 14 0 9 40 16 7 21 61 .253 .302 .383 .685 36.5 3.8
3 Years AAA 259 810 151 261 56 10 52 178 47 14 60 92 .322 .369 .609 .977 168.8  
162 Game Average 345 44 87 15 0 9 43 17 7 22 66 .253 .302 .383 .685 39.9  
Career Highs 74 166 22 41 9 0 5 27 11 5 12 39 .260 .302 .400 .702 19.5  
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   206 30 58 11 0 5 27 11 4 13 42 .282 .324 .408 .732 27.0
vs LH   110 11 22 3 0 4 13 5 3 8 19 .200 .261 .336 .597 9.6
Home 73 180 22 47 7 0 7 26 11 4 12 36 .261 .311 .417 .728 23.6
Away 75 136 19 33 7 0 2 14 5 3 9 25 .243 .290 .338 .628 13.0
RISP   76 0 21 4 0 2 31 0 0 7 16 .276 .337 .408 .745 10.4
Pinch Hitting   46 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 7 .130 .167 .174 .341 -0.4
Close/Late   37 8 11 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 9 .297 .316 .459 .775 4.9
Mar/Apr 20 38 4 9 0 0 0 5 1 3 2 10 .237 .275 .237 .512 1.6
May 31 64 13 19 3 0 4 15 2 2 3 14 .297 .338 .531 .869 10.3
June 27 60 4 12 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 11 .200 .226 .300 .526 3.9
July 27 45 6 11 1 0 2 5 1 1 8 8 .244 .358 .400 .758 6.9
August 20 61 10 22 6 0 2 12 6 0 2 11 .361 .381 .557 .938 12.2
Sep/Oct 23 48 4 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 .146 .212 .167 .378 1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 24 CB YL CF 42 38 337.3 92 1 1 0 .989 2.48   1.3
1950 27 CON YL CF 17 13 110.3 40 1 0 0 1.000 3.34   0.7
    LF 10 10 83.0 23 0 1 0 .958 2.49    
    RF 11 9 77.0 19 2 0 0 1.000 2.45    
  CF 59 51 447.7 132 2 1 0 .993 2.69   2.1
  LF 10 10 83.0 23 0 1 0 .958 2.49    
  RF 11 9 77.0 19 2 0 0 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   80 70 607.7 174 4 2 0 .989 2.64   2.1
Career Highs   42 38 337.3 92 3 1 0 .989 2.83    
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  1. Raymond Smit (977)
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  4. Millard Calvert (966)
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  6. Stephen Wilson (953)
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  8. Walter Reynoso (948)
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History
Drafted in 35th round, 620th overall pick, by Colonial Beach in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/4/1947, off Benny Rogers (LEE)
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1947, off John Lucier (LEE)
Drove in 6 runs against Leesburg on 5/26/1947
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/9/1948 with a Bruised Finger, out for 5 days
Released by Colonial Beach on 10/1/1948
Signed as a free agent by Connecticut on 3/1/1949 to a minor league contract