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Marcel
Sandoval		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: August 31, 1949 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1981   
Slick Fielder Award 1983   
All-Star Selections 1977    1978   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 LEX FL   1 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4
1974 24 BRK FL   1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4
1975 25 BRK FL   2 2 2 5 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1976 26 BUF FL $ 300,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 2 2 2 11 10 10 4 4 4 4 4 4
1977 27 BUF FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 11 10 10 4 4 4 3 4 4
1978 28 BUF FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10 4 4 4 3 4 4
1979 29 PHX JL $ 3,364,286 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10 4 4 4 5 6 6
1980 30 WAS JL $ 3,364,286 5 4 4 6 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   1 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,364,286 5 4 4 6 5 5 2 2 2 11 10 10 4 4 4 6 6 6
                                             
  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
1981 31 WAS JL $ 4,028,571   11 11 11 19 19 19 12 11 11 8 8 8 13 14 14
1982 32 WAS JL $ 4,400,000   12 12 12 19 19 19 12 11 11 8 7 7 14 15 15
1983 33 WAS JL $ 4,400,000   11 11 12 17 17 17 12 11 11 8 7 7 12 13 13
1984 34 WAS JL $ 4,400,000   11 11 11 17 17 17 11 10 10 8 7 8 12 13 12
1985 35 MAN FL $ 2,200,000   11 11 11 17 17 17 10 9 10 8 7 7 12 13 13
1986 36 BAL JL $ 500,000   10 10 10 17 17 17 10 9 10 7 6 7 12 13 13
1987 37 BAL JL $ 500,000   10 10 10 15 15 15 10 9 10 7 6 7 11 12 12
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,000   10 10 10 15 15 15 10 9 10 7 6 7 11 12 12
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,400,000   12 12 12 19 19 19 12 11 11 8 8 8 14 15 15
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 23 A   161 628 68 136 22 2 18 73 12 11 42 106 .217 .266 .344 .610 56.5  
1974 24 AA   73 310 42 67 19 2 11 32 13 4 18 54 .216 .259 .397 .656 33.0  
    A   65 271 46 65 11 1 11 22 11 4 26 37 .240 .306 .410 .716 35.6  
1975 25 AA   138 564 77 133 27 2 26 78 20 11 36 91 .236 .282 .429 .711 68.9  
1976 26 BUF FL 82 258 29 65 16 5 8 38 11 2 16 57 .252 .314 .446 .760 35.9 6.7
    AAA   9 34 7 11 2 0 2 9 3 0 2 7 .324 .361 .559 .920 6.8  
    AA   62 247 36 68 12 3 16 43 3 7 23 56 .275 .337 .543 .880 42.2  
1977 27 BUF FL 154 582 98 149 31 12 40 101 15 7 44 129 .256 .319 .557 .875 100.9 22.7
1978 28 BUF FL 155 607 98 146 34 7 36 96 32 12 32 156 .241 .290 .498 .787 88.2 18.0
1979 29 PHX JL 135 478 88 122 20 8 27 84 26 12 41 102 .255 .325 .500 .825 76.6 16.3
1980 30 LV FL 62 233 27 50 15 1 12 37 11 5 13 38 .215 .276 .442 .718 28.4 3.0
  WAS JL 85 319 64 90 17 6 21 60 14 6 24 47 .282 .349 .571 .920 59.9 11.9
  TOT   147 552 91 140 32 7 33 97 25 11 37 85 .254 .319 .516 .835 88.4 14.9
1981 31 WAS JL 144 543 97 135 28 7 39 107 24 9 45 110 .249 .321 .541 .863 92.2 15.7
1982 32 WAS JL 155 581 86 136 26 6 30 103 36 13 48 95 .234 .298 .454 .752 81.1 10.3
1983 33 WAS JL 146 534 84 138 22 6 26 107 26 15 33 91 .258 .305 .468 .773 77.5 10.4
1984 34 WAS JL 84 129 18 23 4 4 4 15 3 4 6 31 .178 .237 .364 .602 9.6 0.0
1985 35 MAN FL 90 245 31 62 10 1 10 28 13 3 8 52 .253 .280 .424 .705 31.0 4.0
1986 36 BAL JL 135 357 50 92 13 7 17 69 9 7 21 72 .258 .325 .476 .801 53.8 5.7
1987 37 BAL JL 114 165 38 34 10 2 10 23 7 4 12 29 .206 .277 .473 .750 23.4 2.4
12 Years Sim 1541 5031 808 1242 246 72 280 868 227 99 343 1009 .247 .307 .491 .799 758.5 127.0
1 Years AAA 9 34 7 11 2 0 2 9 3 0 2 7 .324 .410 .559 .969 6.8  
3 Years AA 273 1121 155 268 58 7 53 153 36 22 77 201 .239 .296 .445 .741 144.1  
2 Years A 226 899 114 201 33 3 29 95 23 15 68 143 .224 .288 .364 .651 92.1  
6 Years Minors 508 2054 276 480 93 10 84 257 62 37 147 351 .234 .294 .411 .706 243.0  
162 Game Average 528 84 130 25 7 29 91 23 10 36 106 .247 .307 .491 .799 79.7  
Career Highs 155 607 98 149 34 12 40 107 36 15 48 156 .258 .325 .557 .875 100.9  
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   3269 506 760 140 44 160 533 169 66 217 639 .232 .292 .449 .741 427.2
vs LH   1762 302 482 106 28 120 335 58 33 126 370 .274 .336 .570 .906 312.1
Home 761 2416 380 581 118 44 117 400 106 48 173 501 .240 .305 .471 .776 336.6
Away 780 2615 428 661 128 28 163 468 121 51 170 508 .253 .310 .510 .820 402.7
RISP   1320 0 350 68 19 79 557 0 0 126 267 .265 .334 .525 .859 224.2
Pinch Hitting   198 36 53 11 3 11 40 6 5 11 35 .268 .321 .520 .841 30.2
Close/Late   671 126 147 30 10 36 95 0 1 76 139 .219 .311 .455 .766 94.6
Mar/Apr 249 788 121 177 35 15 37 130 25 19 60 140 .225 .292 .448 .740 99.2
May 257 836 135 204 41 14 49 133 44 16 51 176 .244 .303 .502 .805 124.1
June 241 812 129 208 46 8 36 141 41 21 60 156 .256 .314 .466 .780 115.4
July 259 834 130 205 36 13 46 131 39 12 47 184 .246 .297 .486 .783 119.5
August 264 881 143 219 47 13 55 158 43 17 59 181 .249 .311 .519 .829 137.4
Sep/Oct 271 880 150 229 41 9 57 175 35 14 66 172 .260 .326 .522 .848 143.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1976 26 BUF FL 3B 73 66 593.0 34 107 8 4 .946 2.14 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    SS 8 4 47.0 5 12 1 4 .944 3.26 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1977 27 BUF FL SS 152 148 1350.3 199 410 13 71 .979 4.06 0 0 .000 0 4.7
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1978 28 BUF FL SS 150 148 1361.7 182 368 11 62 .980 3.64 0 0 .000 0 8.2
    3B 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1979 29 PHX JL 3B 127 121 1109.7 67 241 21 22 .936 2.50 0 0 .000 0 3.5
    SS 7 0 14.3 3 2 0 0 1.000 3.14 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1980 30 LV FL SS 61 60 527.5 80 186 7 38 .974 4.54 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    2B 0 0 1.9 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.47 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  WAS JL SS 83 82 737.2 113 259 10 53 .974 4.54 0 0 .000 0 3.7
    2B 1 0 2.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 10.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 1.9 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.74 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   SS 144 142 1264.7 193 445 17 91 .974 4.54   5.4
      2B 1 0 4.6 1 4 0 0 1.000 9.78   0.1
      3B 1 0 3.3 0 1 0 1 1.000 2.73   0.0
1981 31 WAS JL SS 140 139 1256.0 213 371 17 76 .972 4.18 0 0 .000 0 6.2
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1982 32 WAS JL SS 151 148 1335.7 191 427 15 76 .976 4.16 0 0 .000 0 6.9
    3B 2 0 3.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.92 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1983 33 WAS JL SS 144 141 1244.3 197 453 10 81 .985 4.70 0 0 .000 0 8.3
    1B 1 1 9.0 13 2 0 1 1.000 15.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1984 34 WAS JL SS 17 7 81.7 14 32 0 4 1.000 5.07 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    1B 7 7 60.0 60 4 1 4 .985 9.60 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 10 1 28.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.89 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    2B 3 3 26.7 10 6 2 3 .889 5.40 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1985 35 MAN FL 2B 25 23 199.0 39 73 1 14 .991 5.07 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    SS 21 20 179.0 32 73 4 17 .963 5.28 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    3B 15 14 116.0 9 24 3 1 .917 2.56 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1986 36 BAL JL 3B 106 97 846.3 52 181 7 16 .971 2.48 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    SS 1 1 8.0 3 5 0 2 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1987 37 BAL JL 3B 32 25 215.3 19 45 3 2 .955 2.67 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    SS 10 8 74.0 13 32 2 6 .957 5.47 0 0 .000 0 0.7
  SS 945 906 8216.7 1245 2630 90 490 .977 4.24 0 0 .000 0 42.4
  3B 373 324 2925.3 184 608 42 47 .950 2.44 0 0 .000 0 9.2
  2B 29 26 230.3 50 83 3 17 .978 5.20 0 0 .000 0 1.3
  1B 8 8 69.0 73 6 1 5 .988 10.30 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1358 1264 11445.2 1552 3327 136 559 .973 3.84 0 0 .000 0 53.0
Career Highs   154 148 1367.7 213 455 21 92 .985 6.19 0 0 .000 0  
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
1976 26 BUF FL 4 15 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 .133 .188 .333 .521
1977 27 BUF FL 5 20 4 8 2 3 0 5 0 2 2 3 .400 .455 .800 1.255
1978 28 BUF FL 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 .143 .200 .143 .343
1979 29 PHX JL 10 44 3 5 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 13 .114 .152 .227 .379
1981 31 WAS JL 13 49 14 17 2 1 7 12 4 1 6 5 .347 .411 .857 1.268
1982 32 WAS JL 5 17 2 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 .235 .278 .412 .690
1983 33 WAS JL 15 54 6 12 3 0 3 4 3 1 4 12 .222 .276 .444 .720
1986 36 BAL JL 17 61 11 19 3 1 1 9 2 1 7 8 .311 .408 .443 .851
1987 37 BAL JL 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 78 279 43 69 12 5 14 41 12 6 23 51 .247 .313 .477 .789
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.
Slugging Pct
1977-4-.557
1979-6-.500
1981-3-.541
 OPS
1977-6-.875
1979-10-.825
 XR
1977-4-100.9
 At-Bats
1978-9-607
 Runs
1977-4-98
1978-5-98
 Total Bases
1977-2-324
1978-6-302
1981-9-294
Triples
1977-5-12
 Homeruns
1977-1-40
1978-4-36
1979-4-27
1981-1-39
1982-8-30
1983-9-26
CAR-41-280
 RBIs
1977-6-101
1978-9-96
1979-10-84
1982-9-103
1983-7-107
 Strikeouts
1978-3-156
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 61    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Sue Callas (894)
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  3. Mike Fuentes (889)
  4. Jed Johnson (884)
  5. Joe Gillstrom (884)
  6. Lem Galarraga (881)
  7. Adrian Cabrera (873)
  8. Walter Wambold (870)
  9. Robert Huffman (868)
  10. Patrick Moore (854)
History
Drafted in 28th round, 670th overall pick, by Lexington in 1973
Injured on 6/8/1973 with a Bruised Foot, out for 3 days
Traded from Lexington to Brooklyn on 6/11/1974 (Going to BRK: SS M. Sandoval, P L. Hoover, 3B B. Williford, P J. Caronia. Going to LEX: P J. Abbey, P C. Stephenson)
Injured on 8/18/1974 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Traded from Brooklyn to Phoenix on 4/11/1976 (Going to BRK: 1B M. Federov, P M. Birkbeck. Going to PHX: P R. Varkville, SS M. Sandoval)
Traded from Phoenix to Buffalo on 6/21/1976 (Going to PHX: P H. Duggeler, 3B T. Trudeau, CF R. Simmes. Going to BUF: P S. Cuvelier, P E. Sachs, SS M. Sandoval)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1977, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1977, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/1978, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Traded from Buffalo to Phoenix on 2/3/1979 (Going to BUF: P C. Pump, SS H. Garcia, LF F. Resendiz. Going to PHX: P A. Holder, SS M. Sandoval, LF D. Mellor, P J. Neff)
Injured on 7/24/1979 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from Phoenix to Las Vegas on 2/15/1980 (Going to LV: 3B M. Sandoval. Going to PHX: RF M. Cervantes, RF D. Gilpatrick, P B. Grossman)
Traded from Las Vegas to Washington on 6/11/1980 (Going to LV: 1B F. Clarke, C J. Farner, P G. Virgil. Going to WAS: SS M. Sandoval)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/25/1980, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Injured on 8/2/1980 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit 3 homeruns against Baltimore, driving in 3 runs on 9/21/1980
Injured on 4/11/1981 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for one week
Won Landis Memorial Series with Washington in 1981
 
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