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Doug DeCinces
Full name Douglas Vernon DeCinces Born August 29, 1950, Burbank, California First Game: September 9, 1973 ; Final Game: October 4, 1987 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190 Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1982) Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1982) Ejections: 1978 (1), 1980 (1), 1984 (1), 1985 (1), 1986 (1), 1987 (1). Total: 6 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies 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
1973 BAL A Daily Splits 10 18 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111 -0.2 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 0.0 1974 BAL A
1975 BAL A Daily Splits 61 167 20 42 6 3 4 23 13 2 32 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 .251 .306 .395 0.7 1975 BAL A
1976 BAL A Daily Splits 129 440 36 103 17 2 11 42 29 1 68 2 3 1 0 3 11 8 4 .234 .284 .357 -1.1 1976 BAL A
1977 BAL A Daily Splits 150 522 63 135 28 3 19 69 64 6 86 2 0 5 0 11 14 8 8 .259 .339 .433 0.6 1977 BAL A
1978 BAL A Daily Splits 142 511 72 146 37 1 28 80 46 2 81 2 0 2 0 8 12 7 7 .286 .346 .526 4.2 1978 BAL A
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 120 422 67 97 27 1 16 61 54 5 68 3 0 5 0 6 11 5 3 .230 .318 .412 -0.5 1979 BAL A
1980 BAL A Daily Splits 145 489 64 122 23 2 16 64 49 5 83 3 4 4 0 11 20 11 6 .249 .319 .403 2.3 1980 BAL A
1981 BAL A Daily Splits 100 346 49 91 23 2 13 55 41 2 32 1 1 2 0 5 12 0 3 .263 .341 .454 0.9 1981 BAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 153 575 94 173 42 5 30 97 66 7 80 1 4 9 0 10 18 7 5 .301 .369 .548 5.7 1982 CAL A
1983 CAL A Daily Splits 95 370 49 104 19 3 18 65 32 2 56 0 1 8 0 8 13 2 0 .281 .332 .495 1.9 1983 CAL A
1984 CAL A Daily Splits 146 547 77 147 23 3 20 82 53 4 79 0 0 12 0 13 16 4 1 .269 .327 .431 0.5 1984 CAL A
1985 CAL A Daily Splits 120 427 50 104 22 1 20 78 47 11 71 2 5 7 0 9 17 1 4 .244 .317 .440 -0.1 1985 CAL A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 140 512 69 131 20 3 26 96 52 4 74 2 2 4 0 8 19 2 2 .256 .325 .459 0.2 1986 CAL A
1987 CAL A Daily Splits 133 453 65 106 23 0 16 63 70 6 87 2 2 3 0 10 10 3 4 .234 .337 .391 -0.9 1987 CAL A
1987 STL N Daily Splits 4 9 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 0.0 1987 STL N
1987 Total 137 462 66 108 25 0 16 64 70 6 89 2 2 3 0 10 10 3 4 .234 .335 .392 -0.9 1987 Total
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 4 9 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (15 Years) 1645 5800 777 1503 310 29 237 878 618 57 902 21 22 64 0 105 176 58 48 .259 .329 .445 14.2 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 1649 5809 778 1505 312 29 237 879 618 57 904 21 22 64 0 105 176 58 48 .259 .329 .445 14.2 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
League Championship Series 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 Year Team
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 4 13 4 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 .308 .313 .385 1979 BAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 5 19 5 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .316 .350 .421 1982 CAL A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 7 32 2 9 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .281 .281 .469 1986 CAL A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 16 64 11 19 6 0 1 6 2 0 8 0 0 2 0 6 4 0 1 .297 .309 .438 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 Year Team
World Series 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 Year Team
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 7 25 2 5 0 0 1 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .333 .320 1979 BAL A
All-Star Game 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 Year Team
1983 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1983 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1973 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 8 4 3 47 3 14 2 2 0 .895
1973 BAL A 2B 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1973 BAL A SS 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.000
1974 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1975 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 34 25 16 227.1 19 71 5 7 0 .947
1975 BAL A SS 13 5 0 46.2 13 18 2 3 0 .939
1975 BAL A 2B 11 11 8 92.1 41 25 0 10 0 1.000
1975 BAL A 1B 2 1 1 10 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1976 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 109 103 91 916.1 96 208 19 9 0 .941
1976 BAL A 2B 17 15 6 126.2 49 44 1 11 0 .989
1976 BAL A 1B 10 2 2 39.2 45 5 0 1 0 1.000
1976 BAL A SS 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 BAL A DH 1 1 1 -
1977 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 148 146 138 1294 124 330 20 34 0 .958
1977 BAL A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1977 BAL A DH 1 1 1 -
1977 BAL A 1B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 130 128 106 1102.2 111 280 10 27 1 .975
1978 BAL A 2B 12 12 4 82 27 28 4 11 0 .932
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 120 119 107 1035.2 99 247 13 21 1 .964
1980 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 142 138 120 1190 120 340 19 41 0 .960
1980 BAL A 1B 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 100 97 86 858.1 86 191 17 31 0 .942
1981 BAL A LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 BAL A 1B 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 BAL A OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 153 152 143 1342 112 399 21 41 0 .961
1982 CAL A SS 2 1 0 11 1 1 1 0 0 .667
1983 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 84 83 74 742.1 79 216 14 26 0 .955
1983 CAL A DH 10 10 9 -
1984 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 139 138 122 1201.1 107 266 14 22 0 .964
1984 CAL A DH 5 5 5 -
1985 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 111 111 100 959 95 202 13 27 0 .958
1985 CAL A DH 3 3 3 -
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 132 128 119 1123.1 119 216 12 19 0 .965
1986 CAL A DH 3 3 3 -
1986 CAL A SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1987 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 128 118 104 1058 83 226 17 24 0 .948
1987 CAL A 1B 4 3 2 26.2 22 1 0 3 0 1.000
1987 CAL A SS 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1987 CAL A DH 1 0 0 -
1987 STL N Daily Splits 3B 3 1 1 18 3 7 2 0 0 .833
1987 Total 3B 131 119 105 1076 86 233 19 24 0 .944
Total (15 Years) Splits 3B 1542 1491 1330 13121.1 1256 3215 198 331 2 .958
Total ( 5 Years) 2B 43 38 18 305 118 100 5 32 0 .978
Total ( 7 Years) DH 24 23 22 -
Total ( 6 Years) SS 20 6 0 66.1 15 22 3 3 0 .925
Total ( 6 Years) 1B 19 6 5 84.1 93 7 0 4 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 4 4 4 36.1 5 8 0 1 0 1.000
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 5 5 5 42 8 12 3 3 0 .870
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 64 6 18 2 3 0 .923
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3B 16 16 16 142.1 19 38 5 7 0 .919
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 62 7 21 3 0 0 .903
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 8-1978 BOX BAL A Ted Hendry Call at 1B (Threw helmet)
4-20-1980 BOX BAL A Jerry Neudecker Charging mound
8-22-1984 BOX CAL A John Hirschbeck Called third strike
8-27-1985 BOX CAL A Larry Barnett Check swing (from bench)
5-29-1986 BOX CAL A Dale Scott Called third strike
6-10-1987 BOX CAL A Dale Ford Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by San Diego Padres in the 18th round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 5, 1969 ).
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent
draft (January 17, 1970 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Jeff Schneider to California Angels in exchange for
Dan Ford (January 28, 1982 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by California Angels (January 8, 1987 ).
Released by California Angels (September 23, 1987 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (September 29, 1987 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 7, 1987 ).
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