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Ron Santo
Ron Santo
| Full name Ronald Edward Santo |
| Born February 25, 1940, Seattle, Washington |
| Died December 3, 2010, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Cremated |
| First Game: June 26, 1960; Final Game: September 29, 1974 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2012 |
| Named third baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1966 to 1969 and 1972) |
| Won NL Gold Glove as third baseman (1964 to 1968) |
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| Ejections: 1962 (1), 1964 (1), 1967 (1). Total: 3 |
| 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
1960 CHI N Daily Splits 95 347 44 87 24 2 9 44 31 5 44 0 2 2 0 9 9 0 3 .251 .311 .409 -2.6 1960 CHI N
1961 CHI N Daily Splits 154 578 84 164 32 6 23 83 73 7 77 0 1 3 0 12 25 2 3 .284 .362 .479 2.0 1961 CHI N
1962 CHI N Daily Splits 162 604 44 137 20 4 17 83 65 5 94 2 3 5 0 10 17 4 1 .227 .302 .358 -0.9 1962 CHI N
1963 CHI N Daily Splits 162 630 79 187 29 6 25 99 42 7 92 4 0 11 0 8 17 6 4 .297 .339 .481 3.8 1963 CHI N
1964 CHI N Daily Splits 161 592 94 185 33 13 30 114 86 5 96 2 0 6 0 13 11 3 4 .313 .398 .564 7.1 1964 CHI N
1965 CHI N Daily Splits 164 608 88 173 30 4 33 101 88 7 109 5 0 3 0 9 12 3 1 .285 .378 .510 6.2 1965 CHI N
1966 CHI N Daily Splits 155 561 93 175 21 8 30 94 95 7 78 6 2 8 0 11 16 4 5 .312 .412 .538 7.6 1966 CHI N
1967 CHI N Daily Splits 161 586 107 176 23 4 31 98 96 9 103 3 0 12 0 11 17 1 5 .300 .395 .512 7.7 1967 CHI N
1968 CHI N Daily Splits 162 577 86 142 17 3 26 98 96 7 106 3 1 5 0 12 18 3 4 .246 .354 .421 4.4 1968 CHI N
1969 CHI N Daily Splits 160 575 97 166 18 4 29 123 96 7 97 2 0 14 0 8 21 1 3 .289 .384 .485 3.0 1969 CHI N
1970 CHI N Daily Splits 154 555 83 148 30 4 26 114 92 6 108 1 1 6 0 11 17 2 0 .267 .369 .476 2.8 1970 CHI N
1971 CHI N Daily Splits 154 555 77 148 22 1 21 88 79 8 95 0 1 7 0 8 20 4 0 .267 .354 .423 0.7 1971 CHI N
1972 CHI N Daily Splits 133 464 68 140 25 5 17 74 69 5 75 4 2 8 0 7 13 1 4 .302 .391 .487 3.9 1972 CHI N
1973 CHI N Daily Splits 149 536 65 143 29 2 20 77 63 8 97 4 0 1 0 10 27 1 2 .267 .348 .440 0.4 1973 CHI N
1974 CHI A Daily Splits 117 375 29 83 12 1 5 41 37 1 72 2 0 3 0 3 16 0 2 .221 .293 .299 -1.4 1974 CHI A
Total NL (14 Years) 2126 7768 1109 2171 353 66 337 1290 1071 93 1271 36 13 91 0 139 240 35 39 .279 .366 .472 46.1 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 117 375 29 83 12 1 5 41 37 1 72 2 0 3 0 3 16 0 2 .221 .293 .299 -1.4 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 2243 8143 1138 2254 365 67 342 1331 1108 94 1343 38 13 94 0 142 256 35 41 .277 .362 .464 44.7 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
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
1963 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1963 NL
1965 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1965 NL
1966 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1966 NL
1968 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1968 NL
1969 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1969 NL
1971 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 NL
1972 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1972 NL
1973 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1973 NL
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 8 15 1 5 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 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
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1960 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 94 94 89 836.1 78 144 13 6 0 .945
1961 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 153 152 151 1352 157 307 31 41 0 .937
1962 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 157 156 149 1372.2 161 332 23 33 0 .955
1962 CHI N SS 8 3 3 39.2 6 11 1 2 0 .944
1963 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 162 162 162 1457 136 374 26 25 0 .951
1964 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 161 161 158 1422 156 367 20 31 0 .963
1965 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 164 164 164 1472 155 373 24 27 0 .957
1966 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 152 151 144 1350.2 150 391 25 36 0 .956
1966 CHI N SS 8 4 3 37 7 17 1 5 0 .960
1967 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 161 161 158 1441 187 393 26 33 0 .957
1968 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 162 162 161 1444.1 130 378 15 33 0 .971
1969 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 160 159 157 1413.1 144 334 27 23 0 .947
1970 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 152 151 143 1321 143 320 27 36 0 .945
1970 CHI N LF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CHI N OF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1971 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 149 147 141 1294.2 118 274 17 29 0 .958
1971 CHI N LF 6 6 5 53 10 1 1 0 0 .917
1971 CHI N OF 6 6 5 53 10 1 1 0 0 .917 6 0 0
1972 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 129 128 119 1116 108 274 21 19 1 .948
1972 CHI N 2B 3 2 1 21 9 8 1 4 0 .944
1972 CHI N SS 1 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI N OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1972 CHI N LF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 146 146 136 1275.1 107 271 20 17 0 .950
1974 CHI A Daily Splits DH 47 38 31 -
1974 CHI A 2B 39 37 30 331.1 97 99 6 40 0 .970
1974 CHI A 3B 28 22 22 209.2 25 49 2 6 0 .974
1974 CHI A 1B 3 2 0 10 13 0 0 3 0 1.000
1974 CHI A SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (15 Years) Splits 3B 2130 2116 2054 18778 1955 4581 317 395 1 .954
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 47 38 31 -
Total ( 2 Years) 2B 42 39 31 352.1 106 107 7 44 0 .968
Total ( 4 Years) SS 18 7 6 80 14 28 2 7 0 .955
Total ( 3 Years) OF 8 8 6 69 12 1 1 0 0 .929 8 0 0
Total ( 3 Years) LF 8 8 6 69 12 1 1 0 0 .929
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 3 2 0 10 13 0 0 3 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1963 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1965 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 10 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1968 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
1972 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1973 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 3B 8 4 1 43 7 6 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-26-1962 BOX CHI N Chris Pelekoudas Called third strike
7-30-1964 BOX CHI N Tony Venzon Called third strike
8-16-1967 BOX CHI N Mel Steiner Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1959).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Steve Stone, Ken
Frailing, Steve Swisher and a player to be named later (December 11, 1973); Chicago
Cubs received Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973).
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