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Rafael
Naranjo		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 23, 1918 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1947    1948    1950   
All-Star Selections 1947    1948    1949   
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 29 TUL YL $ 8,960,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7
1948 30 TUL YL $ 8,960,000   8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7
1949 31 TUL YL $ 10,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8
1950 32 TUL YL $ 10,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 8,960,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000   8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 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 29 TUL YL 159 563 117 154 30 0 28 101 8 4 98 72 .274 .382 .476 .858 103.6 17.1
1948 30 TUL YL 156 577 134 183 31 3 27 119 9 3 106 67 .317 .426 .522 .948 123.8 29.4
1949 31 TUL YL 153 563 106 161 33 2 31 108 5 2 99 73 .286 .392 .517 .909 110.4 20.9
1950 32 TUL YL 155 580 95 168 28 2 14 114 9 2 87 71 .290 .385 .417 .803 92.8 14.2
4 Years Sim 623 2283 452 666 122 7 100 442 31 11 390 283 .292 .397 .483 .879 430.6 81.6
162 Game Average 593 117 173 31 1 26 114 8 2 101 73 .292 .397 .483 .879 112.0  
Career Highs 159 580 134 183 33 3 31 119 9 4 106 73 .317 .426 .522 .948 123.8  
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   1798 342 515 87 6 75 334 28 9 301 221 .286 .389 .467 .856 331.7
vs LH   485 110 151 35 1 25 108 3 2 89 62 .311 .424 .542 .966 105.3
Home 310 1088 224 331 62 2 42 199 19 4 203 135 .304 .416 .481 .897 218.2
Away 313 1195 228 335 60 5 58 243 12 7 187 148 .280 .378 .485 .862 218.9
RISP   643 0 203 33 4 25 333 0 0 146 82 .316 .432 .496 .928 141.8
Pinch Hitting   23 7 5 1 0 2 10 0 0 6 7 .217 .367 .522 .888 4.9
Close/Late   252 42 88 24 0 11 62 0 0 60 27 .349 .469 .575 1.044 64.3
Mar/Apr 103 396 102 124 32 0 18 84 7 1 65 42 .313 .410 .530 .941 82.9
May 105 396 61 118 25 0 19 90 4 2 56 54 .298 .383 .505 .888 74.8
June 101 375 81 98 13 0 16 79 5 2 72 47 .261 .385 .424 .809 65.0
July 102 381 56 111 17 4 13 65 3 4 54 51 .291 .380 .459 .839 65.3
August 108 372 67 117 15 3 16 66 6 1 71 47 .315 .424 .500 .924 78.9
Sep/Oct 104 363 85 98 20 0 18 58 6 1 72 42 .270 .396 .474 .870 70.1
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 29 TUL YL 2B 150 147 1298.0 317 461 13 102 .984 5.39   5.2
    3B 4 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1948 30 TUL YL 2B 151 150 1333.7 258 513 12 87 .985 5.20   7.0
    3B 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1949 31 TUL YL 2B 146 146 1299.3 321 479 23 116 .972 5.54   6.2
    SS 2 0 5.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.60   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1950 32 TUL YL 2B 151 148 1329.7 286 502 19 104 .976 5.33   5.3
    SS 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
  2B 598 591 5260.7 1182 1955 67 409 .979 5.37   23.6
  SS 6 0 12.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.1
  3B 8 0 9.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
Career Totals   612 591 5281.7 1183 1960 67 410 .979 5.36   23.7
Career Highs   156 150 1337.7 321 513 23 117 .985 5.54    
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
1947 29 TUL YL 10 39 5 12 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 8 .308 .364 .410 .774
1948 30 TUL YL 11 40 7 15 7 0 0 5 0 0 7 9 .375 .468 .550 1.018
1950 32 TUL YL 13 48 8 14 3 0 1 8 0 0 5 7 .292 .352 .417 .769
Career Post-Season Batting 34 127 20 41 11 0 2 19 0 0 16 24 .323 .393 .457 .850
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
1948-4-.317
 On-Base Pct
1948-4-.426
 Slugging Pct
1948-5-.522
1949-8-.517
 OPS
1948-3-.948
1949-8-.909
 XR
1948-2-123.8
1949-8-110.4
CAR-13-430.6
 Games
1947-1-159
1948-10-156
CAR-7-623
At-Bats
CAR-27-2283
 Runs
1947-2-117
1948-1-134
1949-7-106
CAR-8-452
 Hits
1948-10-183
CAR-31-666
 Total Bases
1948-4-301
1949-10-291
CAR-18-1102
 Singles
CAR-42-437
 Doubles
1948-10-31
CAR-21-122
Homeruns
1947-1-28
1948-7-27
1949-4-31
CAR-14-100
 RBIs
1948-4-119
1949-8-108
1950-7-114
CAR-7-442
 Walks
1948-7-106
1949-7-99
CAR-14-390
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 8
   Gray Ink Test: 54
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42
 
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  1. Paul Haga (954)
  2. Pedro Echeveste (936)
  3. Alejo Armijo (921)
  4. Luis Rosenblatt (920)
  5. Duane Lara (919)
  6. Peter Wyatt (917)
  7. Tyrone Prior (912)
  8. Jacky Baeza (906)
  9. Jose Sanchez (903)
  10. Alonso Guglielmo (903)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Leonard Orcutt (WOO)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1947, off Reggie Paez (CON)
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1947
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago on 4/22/1948
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Satellite Beach on 7/15/1948
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1948, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 4 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1948, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1948
Signed as a free agent by Tulsa on 2/1/1949 to a 6-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 5/9/1949, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1950, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1950, hitting .412 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1950
 
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