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Paul Casanova

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Paul Casanova

Full name Paulino (Ortiz) Casanova
Born December 21, 1941, Colon, Cuba
Died August 12, 2017, Miami, Florida
First Game: September 18, 1965; Final Game: September 9, 1974
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 180
Named catcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1966)
Ejections: 1967 (1)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1965 WAS A    Daily Splits    5    13    2    4   1   0   0    1    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .357  .385  -0.2 1965 WAS A
1966 WAS A    Daily Splits  122   429   45  109  16   5  13   44   14   2   78   1   3   2   0   6   8    1   2  .254  .278  .406  -0.2 1966 WAS A
1967 WAS A    Daily Splits  141   528   47  131  19   1   9   53   17   5   65   2   2   2   0  14  19    1   1  .248  .273  .339  -0.6 1967 WAS A
1968 WAS A    Daily Splits   96   322   19   63   6   0   4   25    7   1   52   0   1   5   0   8   8    0   1  .196  .210  .252  -3.3 1968 WAS A
1969 WAS A    Daily Splits  124   379   26   82   9   2   4   37   18   7   52   3   2   6   0  10  12    0   0  .216  .254  .282  -2.4 1969 WAS A
1970 WAS A    Daily Splits  104   328   25   75  17   3   6   30   10   2   47   1   0   4   0   4   5    0   0  .229  .251  .354  -1.2 1970 WAS A
1971 WAS A    Daily Splits   94   311   19   63   9   1   5   26   14   1   52   1   1   2   0   4   8    0   3  .203  .238  .286  -2.4 1971 WAS A
1972 ATL N    Daily Splits   49   136    8   28   3   0   2   10    4   2   28   0   0   0   0   1   7    0   1  .206  .229  .272  -1.9 1972 ATL N
1973 ATL N    Daily Splits   82   236   18   51   7   0   7   18   11   3   36   1   0   0   0   4   5    0   2  .216  .254  .335  -2.0 1973 ATL N
1974 ATL N    Daily Splits   42   104    5   21   0   0   0    8    5   2   17   0   1   3   0   5   2    0   0  .202  .232  .202  -1.2 1974 ATL N
Total NL ( 3 Years)         173   476   31  100  10   0   9   36   20   7   81   1   1   3   0  10  14    0   3  .210  .242  .288  -5.1 Total NL
Total AL ( 7 Years)         686  2310  183  527  77  12  41  216   81  18  349   8   9  21   0  46  60    2   7  .228  .255  .325 -10.3 Total AL
Total    (10 Years) Splits  859  2786  214  627  87  12  50  252  101  25  430   9  10  24   0  56  74    2  10  .225  .252  .319 -15.4 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1965 WAS A Daily Splits   C    4    4    3    31      15    0    1    0   0    0    3    0    0  .938
1966 WAS A Daily Splits   C  119  113  106  1032.2   674   53   14   12   0    6   37   32    3  .981
1967 WAS A Daily Splits   C  137  132  131  1221     827   70   15   19   0   14   38   37    9  .984
1968 WAS A Daily Splits   C   92   86   81   758.1   472   46    6    3   0   10   38   20    2  .989
1969 WAS A Daily Splits   C  122  106   99   952.1   583   59    5    5   0   11   53   27    7  .992
1970 WAS A Daily Splits   C  100   82   72   774.1   461   48    6   12   0    2   23   24    6  .988
1971 WAS A Daily Splits   C   83   81   78   716.2   416   40    7    4   0    6   32   17    0  .985
1972 ATL N Daily Splits   C   43   32   28   300     139   16    4    3   0    4   10    8    1  .975
1973 ATL N Daily Splits   C   78   64   44   574.1   330   48    9    3   0    9   62   30    0  .977
1974 ATL N Daily Splits   C   33   29   19   247.1   123   15    2    4   0    3   18   12    3  .986
Total (10 Years) Splits   C  811  729  661  6608    4040  395   69   65   0   65  314  207   31  .985
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-30-1967(2)  BOX  WAS A  Bill Valentine      Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1960).

Released by Cleveland Indians (June 11, 1960).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 27, 1960).

Released by Cleveland Indians (April 23, 1961).

Signed by Chicago Cubs (September 21, 1961).

Released by Chicago Cubs (April 26, 1962).

Signed by Washington Senators (October 5, 1962).

Traded by Texas Rangers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Hal King (December 2,
1971).

Released by Atlanta Braves (March 28, 1975).
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