Luis
Caņaveral
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: November 14, 1920 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Hitter of the Year 1950   
All-Star Selections 1948    1950   
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
1947 26 ISS KL $ 6,100,000   7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 8
1948 27 ISS KL $ 6,100,000   7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 8
1949 28 ISS KL $ 6,100,000   7 7 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 8
1950 29 ISS KL $ 6,100,000   7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,100,000   7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 8 7 7 8 7 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,100,000   7 7 8 9 8 8 7 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 8
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 26 ISS KL 146 548 92 153 31 5 25 106 10 3 61 73 .279 .350 .491 .841 94.8 17.5
1948 27 ISS KL 155 576 107 185 31 1 42 133 11 2 80 61 .321 .405 .597 1.002 128.5 29.1
1949 28 ISS KL 152 579 95 168 26 3 36 113 8 4 64 54 .290 .360 .532 .892 106.0 19.1
1950 29 ISS KL 153 578 136 201 35 0 38 127 8 2 85 47 .348 .430 .606 1.036 136.6 29.2
4 Years Sim 606 2281 430 707 123 9 141 479 37 11 290 235 .310 .387 .557 .944 465.8 94.8
162 Game Average 609 114 189 32 2 37 128 9 2 77 62 .310 .387 .557 .944 124.5  
Career Highs 155 579 136 201 35 5 42 133 11 4 85 73 .348 .430 .606 1.036 136.6  
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   1491 284 443 71 3 93 302 27 8 201 171 .297 .380 .536 .916 296.2
vs LH   790 146 264 52 6 48 177 10 3 89 64 .334 .401 .597 .998 172.4
Home 303 1131 205 350 56 4 73 242 15 7 137 111 .309 .383 .560 .943 230.2
Away 303 1150 225 357 67 5 68 237 22 4 153 124 .310 .391 .555 .945 238.4
RISP   641 0 205 37 4 40 329 0 0 104 60 .320 .403 .577 .981 143.9
Pinch Hitting   9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 1.9
Close/Late   247 41 82 13 0 18 56 0 0 33 21 .332 .408 .603 1.012 56.2
Mar/Apr 92 359 52 98 25 0 15 75 6 0 40 42 .273 .344 .468 .812 58.2
May 107 387 83 123 19 4 22 78 6 0 53 36 .318 .395 .558 .953 82.3
June 99 363 71 111 16 1 20 63 5 3 51 33 .306 .397 .521 .917 71.4
July 100 382 71 123 18 4 26 90 7 2 40 44 .322 .386 .594 .980 81.4
August 102 381 81 118 24 0 27 74 10 2 57 39 .310 .398 .585 .983 85.0
Sep/Oct 106 409 72 134 21 0 31 99 3 4 49 41 .328 .399 .606 1.005 90.3
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 26 ISS KL RF 142 140 1238.3 320 4 1 2 .997 2.35   3.5
    LF 3 0 9.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.93    
1948 27 ISS KL RF 153 151 1329.7 315 4 3 1 .991 2.16   2.6
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1949 28 ISS KL RF 148 148 1311.7 292 6 0 0 1.000 2.04   4.1
    LF 4 0 11.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1950 29 ISS KL RF 151 150 1319.7 306 5 1 1 .997 2.12   4.6
  RF 594 589 5199.3 1233 19 5 4 .996 2.17   14.8
  LF 8 0 22.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.40    
Career Totals   602 589 5222.0 1234 19 5 4 .996 2.16   14.8
Career Highs   154 151 1331.7 321 6 3 2 1.000 2.34    
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
1950 29 ISS KL 7 25 7 6 1 0 2 2 1 1 5 1 .240 .367 .520 .887
Career Post-Season Batting 7 25 7 6 1 0 2 2 1 1 5 1 .240 .367 .520 .887
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1948-7-.321
1950-4-.348
On-Base Pct
1948-6-.405
1950-4-.430
Slugging Pct
1948-2-.597
1949-7-.532
1950-1-.606
OPS
1948-3-1.002
1950-1-1.036
XR
1948-3-128.5
1949-10-106.0
1950-1-136.6
CAR-5-465.8
Games
CAR-49-606
At-Bats
CAR-29-2281
Runs
1948-10-107
1950-1-136
CAR-13-430
Hits
1948-7-185
1950-4-201
CAR-15-707
Total Bases
1948-2-344
1949-4-308
1950-1-350
CAR-5-1271
Singles
CAR-43-434
Doubles
1950-10-35
CAR-20-123
Homeruns
1948-2-42
1949-2-36
1950-1-38
CAR-3-141
RBIs
1947-5-106
1948-3-133
1949-6-113
1950-1-127
CAR-5-479
Walks
1948-10-80
1950-10-85
CAR-32-290
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 14
   Gray Ink Test: 63
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Issaquah in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1947, off Robert Lerman (DC )
Drove in 6 runs against DC on 4/1/1947
Injured on 4/3/1947 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1947, off Lamont Ayer (TRO)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1947, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1948, hitting .386 with 8 HR, 27 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1948, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Savannah on 7/29/1948
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1948, hitting .310 with 6 HR, 14 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1948, hitting .343 with 9 HR, 32 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1948, hitting .333 with 10 HR, 27 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Fairfax, driving in 7 runs on 4/26/1949
Drove in 6 runs against Colonial Beach on 6/4/1949
Hit for the cycle against Connecticut on 7/25/1949
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 4/14/1950
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1950, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/15/1950
8/21/1950: Signed a contract extension with Issaquah, $10,500,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1950, hitting .363 with 9 HR, 25 RBI
Won Hitter of the Year in 1950, hitting .348 with 38 HR, 127 RBI