1963
Born July 4, 1963
Rio Piedras, , P.R.
José Oquendo Notable
José Oquendo divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the New York Mets from 1983, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1995.
Across 1,190 games he batted .256, with 821 hits and 339 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 104 doubles and 35 stolen bases. He went 0 and 1 with a 12.00 earned run average, pitching 6 innings in 3 games. He struck out 2.
He played 649 games at second base, with 1,765 assists and 25 errors. He turned 365 double plays. He also played 364 games at shortstop.
He was born in Rio Piedras, P.R. on July 4, 1963. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYM | 120 | 328 | 29 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 60 | 8 | .213 |
| 1984 | NYM | 81 | 189 | 23 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 10 | .222 |
| 1986 | STL | 76 | 138 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 2 | .297 |
| 1987 | STL | 116 | 248 | 43 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 54 | 29 | 4 | .286 |
| 1988 | STL | 148 | 451 | 36 | 125 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 52 | 40 | 4 | .277 |
| 1989 | STL | 163 | 556 | 59 | 162 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 79 | 59 | 3 | .291 |
| 1990 | STL | 156 | 469 | 38 | 118 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 74 | 46 | 1 | .252 |
| 1991 | STL | 127 | 366 | 37 | 88 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 67 | 48 | 1 | .240 |
| 1992 | STL | 14 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .257 |
| 1993 | STL | 46 | 73 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .205 |
| 1994 | STL | 55 | 129 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 1 | .264 |
| 1995 | STL | 88 | 220 | 31 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 21 | 1 | .209 |
| Career | — | 1190 | 3202 | 339 | 821 | 104 | 24 | 14 | 254 | 448 | 376 | 35 | .256 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 1988 | STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 1991 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12.00 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: José Oquendo
José Oquendo made a major-league debut on May 2, 1983.
1995
Final major-league game: José Oquendo
José Oquendo played a final major-league game on September 29, 1995.
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