Donato
Espinosa
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 19, 1926 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1950   
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
1947 21 TUL YL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1948 22 TUL YL $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 3 2 6 7 7 5 7 6 5 6 6
1949 23 TUL YL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 6 8 7 5 6 6
1950 24 TUL YL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 9 8 7 8 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 9 8 7 8 7 5 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 21 AAA   136 540 89 170 34 0 15 77 1 2 65 71 .315 .388 .461 .850 92.7  
1948 22 TUL YL 17 26 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .269 .286 .308 .593 2.4 0.0
    AAA   118 420 69 135 26 0 7 50 0 4 66 59 .321 .414 .433 .847 73.6  
1949 23 TUL YL 115 301 27 93 16 2 1 35 0 0 31 34 .309 .378 .385 .763 41.7 6.5
1950 24 TUL YL 147 461 65 137 22 2 12 77 1 1 65 65 .297 .388 .432 .820 75.6 12.0
3 Years Sim 279 788 93 237 39 4 13 115 1 1 97 103 .301 .381 .410 .791 119.6 18.5
2 Years AAA 254 960 158 305 60 0 22 127 1 6 131 130 .318 .403 .449 .852 166.3  
162 Game Average 457 54 137 22 2 7 66 0 0 56 59 .301 .381 .410 .791 69.5  
Career Highs 147 461 65 137 22 2 12 77 1 1 65 65 .309 .388 .432 .820 75.6  
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   688 79 211 37 3 10 106 1 1 86 81 .307 .387 .413 .800 108.0
vs LH   100 14 26 2 1 3 9 0 0 11 22 .260 .342 .390 .732 13.4
Home 138 401 42 120 24 3 3 60 1 0 55 55 .299 .382 .397 .779 61.6
Away 141 387 51 117 15 1 10 55 0 1 42 48 .302 .380 .424 .804 59.8
RISP   222 0 57 12 1 2 90 0 0 33 30 .257 .356 .347 .702 28.9
Pinch Hitting   54 12 19 4 0 1 11 0 0 7 8 .352 .444 .481 .926 10.3
Close/Late   97 11 34 7 2 1 19 0 0 13 13 .351 .429 .495 .923 18.9
Mar/Apr 35 82 10 20 4 0 3 13 0 0 15 13 .244 .364 .402 .766 12.8
May 42 113 15 33 5 2 2 23 0 0 11 15 .292 .352 .425 .777 16.6
June 45 138 17 48 12 0 3 19 0 0 16 15 .348 .419 .500 .919 26.3
July 45 145 18 45 7 1 3 17 0 0 17 21 .310 .383 .434 .818 23.6
August 50 127 13 36 4 0 1 17 1 1 17 19 .283 .381 .339 .720 16.7
Sep/Oct 62 183 20 55 7 1 1 26 0 0 21 20 .301 .377 .366 .743 25.4
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
1948 22 TUL YL SS 5 4 33.0 11 12 2 5 .920 6.27   0.3
    3B 2 1 8.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
1949 23 TUL YL SS 59 54 459.3 74 186 9 36 .967 5.09   3.2
    3B 25 16 166.7 12 33 3 2 .938 2.43   0.5
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 13.50   0.0
1950 24 TUL YL SS 130 123 1067.7 144 417 14 74 .976 4.73   6.3
    3B 7 3 37.0 3 5 1 0 .889 1.95   0.1
  SS 194 181 1560.0 229 615 25 115 .971 4.87   9.9
  3B 34 20 211.7 15 40 4 2 .932 2.34   0.6
  2B 1 0 2.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 13.50   0.0
Career Totals   229 201 1773.7 245 657 29 118 .969 4.58   10.5
Career Highs   137 126 1104.7 147 422 15 74 .974 5.49    
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 24 TUL YL 13 47 4 15 2 0 1 13 0 0 3 10 .319 .360 .426 .786
Career Post-Season Batting 13 47 4 15 2 0 1 13 0 0 3 10 .319 .360 .426 .786
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History
Drafted in 36th round, 637th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Had first career hit on 8/17/1948, off Ryan Canizales (LEE)
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1949, off Cecil Beier (BOS)
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1950