1958
Born January 31, 1958
La Romana, La Romana, D.R.
Rafael Santana Notable
b. January 31, 1958 · St. Louis Cardinals 1983, New York Mets 1984–1987, New York Yankees 1988, Cleveland Indians 1990
Rafael Santana played for four clubs across eight seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1990.
Across 668 games he batted .246, with 497 hits and 188 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 74 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 639 games at shortstop, with 1,697 assists and 87 errors. He turned 364 double plays.
He was born in La Romana, La Romana, D.R. on January 31, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | STL | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| 1984 | NYM | 51 | 152 | 14 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .276 |
| 1985 | NYM | 154 | 529 | 41 | 136 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 1 | .257 |
| 1986 | NYM | 139 | 394 | 38 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 0 | .218 |
| 1987 | NYM | 139 | 439 | 41 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 57 | 1 | .255 |
| 1988 | NYY | 148 | 480 | 50 | 115 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 61 | 1 | .240 |
| 1990 | CLE | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Career | — | 668 | 2021 | 188 | 497 | 74 | 5 | 13 | 156 | 138 | 234 | 3 | .246 |
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