1961
Born March 8, 1961
Montebello, CA, USA
Mark Salas Notable
b. March 8, 1961 · St. Louis Cardinals 1984, Minnesota Twins 1985–1987, New York Yankees 1987, Chicago White Sox 1988, Cleveland Indians 1989, Detroit Tigers 1990–1991
Mark Salas played for six clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1991.
Across 509 games he batted .247, with 319 hits and 142 runs. He finished with 38 home runs, 49 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 385 games behind the plate, with 1,659 putouts and 23 errors. He turned 23 double plays.
He was born in Montebello, CA, USA on March 8, 1961. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | STL | 14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1985 | MIN | 120 | 360 | 51 | 108 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 18 | 37 | 0 | .300 |
| 1986 | MIN | 91 | 258 | 28 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 18 | 32 | 3 | .233 |
| 1987 | MIN/NYY | 72 | 160 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 0 | .250 |
| 1988 | CHW | 75 | 196 | 17 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 0 | .250 |
| 1989 | CLE | 30 | 77 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .221 |
| 1990 | DET | 74 | 164 | 18 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 0 | .232 |
| 1991 | DET | 33 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .088 |
| Career | — | 509 | 1292 | 142 | 319 | 49 | 10 | 38 | 143 | 89 | 163 | 3 | .247 |
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