1958
Born February 18, 1958
San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
Rafael Ramírez Notable
Rafael Ramírez divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the Atlanta Braves from 1980, then the Houston Astros through 1992.
Across 1,539 games he batted .261, with 1,432 hits and 562 runs. He finished with 53 home runs, 224 doubles and 112 stolen bases.
He played 1,386 games at shortstop, with 3,978 assists and 301 errors. He turned 842 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1984.
He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R. on February 18, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1984 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ATL | 50 | 165 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 2 | .267 |
| 1981 | ATL | 95 | 307 | 30 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 47 | 7 | .218 |
| 1982 | ATL | 157 | 609 | 74 | 169 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 36 | 49 | 27 | .278 |
| 1983 | ATL | 152 | 622 | 82 | 185 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 36 | 48 | 16 | .297 |
| 1984 | ATL | 145 | 591 | 51 | 157 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 26 | 70 | 14 | .266 |
| 1985 | ATL | 138 | 568 | 54 | 141 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 63 | 2 | .248 |
| 1986 | ATL | 134 | 496 | 57 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 60 | 19 | .240 |
| 1987 | ATL | 56 | 179 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .263 |
| 1988 | HOU | 155 | 566 | 51 | 156 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 18 | 61 | 3 | .276 |
| 1989 | HOU | 151 | 537 | 46 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 64 | 3 | .246 |
| 1990 | HOU | 132 | 445 | 44 | 116 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 46 | 10 | .261 |
| 1991 | HOU | 101 | 233 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 40 | 3 | .236 |
| 1992 | HOU | 73 | 176 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 1539 | 5494 | 562 | 1432 | 224 | 31 | 53 | 484 | 264 | 621 | 112 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Major-league debut: Rafael Ramírez
Rafael Ramírez made a major-league debut on August 4, 1980.
1992
Final major-league game: Rafael Ramírez
Rafael Ramírez played a final major-league game on October 3, 1992.
Image: Alan's Photography / Atlanta Braves, public domain