Alberto
Vela
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 19, 1919 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1949   
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 27 CON YL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 4 6 5
1948 28 CON YL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 4 6 5
1949 29 CON YL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 7 6 4 5 4 4 6 5
1950 30 CON YL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 7 6 3 5 4 4 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 3 5 4 4 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 7 6 4 5 5 4 6 5
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 27 CON YL 141 478 58 128 23 2 18 66 0 0 39 100 .268 .324 .437 .762 65.6 8.8
1948 28 CON YL 136 449 45 124 20 1 13 67 1 0 28 95 .276 .321 .412 .733 55.8 8.4
1949 29 CON YL 132 437 54 125 22 0 11 64 0 1 43 62 .286 .352 .412 .764 58.9 7.1
1950 30 CON YL 116 165 17 43 8 0 5 37 0 0 16 25 .261 .324 .400 .724 22.0 2.6
4 Years Sim 525 1529 174 420 73 3 47 234 1 1 126 282 .275 .331 .419 .750 202.2 26.9
162 Game Average 471 53 129 22 0 14 72 0 0 38 87 .275 .331 .419 .750 62.4  
Career Highs 141 478 58 128 23 2 18 67 1 1 43 100 .286 .352 .437 .764 65.6  
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   1279 153 369 69 2 42 213 1 1 110 224 .289 .346 .444 .790 190.1
vs LH   250 21 51 4 1 5 21 0 0 16 58 .204 .257 .288 .545 18.0
Home 257 725 78 202 39 2 17 97 0 1 55 113 .279 .332 .408 .740 94.8
Away 268 804 96 218 34 1 30 137 1 0 71 169 .271 .331 .428 .759 113.3
RISP   450 0 122 27 0 12 176 0 0 37 80 .271 .322 .411 .733 59.3
Pinch Hitting   140 15 43 8 0 5 30 0 0 8 21 .307 .349 .471 .820 21.4
Close/Late   230 15 63 11 0 6 32 0 0 22 38 .274 .339 .400 .739 31.0
Mar/Apr 81 243 28 74 16 1 6 44 0 0 14 40 .305 .345 .453 .798 35.2
May 90 248 27 60 11 0 7 35 0 0 27 55 .242 .320 .371 .691 30.1
June 89 261 35 71 13 0 12 46 0 0 14 43 .272 .312 .460 .772 36.2
July 85 261 29 75 16 0 13 50 1 0 19 49 .287 .336 .498 .834 42.0
August 87 261 31 69 12 1 6 28 0 1 26 47 .264 .330 .387 .717 33.4
Sep/Oct 93 255 24 71 5 1 3 31 0 0 26 48 .278 .346 .341 .687 31.1
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1947 27 CON YL C 133 125 1122.7 768 46 12 1 .985 6.53 105 22 .210 7 1.8
1948 28 CON YL C 129 109 1018.0 625 56 4 2 .994 6.02 85 31 .365 2 7.7
1949 29 CON YL C 121 113 1024.0 755 49 3 1 .996 7.07 78 28 .359 2 7.4
1950 30 CON YL C 35 19 207.7 144 10 1 0 .994 6.67 19 8 .421 1 1.1
Career Totals   418 366 3372.3 2292 161 20 4 .992 6.55 287 89 .310 12 18.1
Career Highs   133 125 1122.7 768 56 12 2 .996 7.07 105 31 .421 7  
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.
Strikeouts
1947-7-100
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30
 
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  6. John Swofford (925)
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 279th overall pick, by Connecticut in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/2/1947, off Brent Spencer (LEE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1947, off Antone Coldiron (CHI)
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Satellite Beach on 7/11/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1947, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1947, hitting .422 with 9 HR, 24 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Connecticut on 2/1/1948 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1949