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Lou Brock League 9-6-2069 |
| Sammy Velez |  Center FieldRetired (1995, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .296 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .833 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2378 | Age at Death | 68 | Date of Birth | 11-29-1957 | |
| HR | 258 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 9 (1977) |
Majors Svc Time | 16 years (51 games) |
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| RBI | 1246 | |||||
| SB | 150 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 10 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1977 | Minors | 20 | 43.00 | 6 / 7 | 3 / 3 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 5 | 4 / 7 | 28 / 43 | |||
| 1978 | Minors | 21 | 62.00 | 6 / 11 | 7 / 11 | 6 / 8 | 7 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 7 / 8 | 6 / 7 | 40 / 62 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 21 | 8.17 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 8 |
| 1978 | Pos (LF) | 21 | 28.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 17 / 28 | |||
| 1978 | Pos (RF) | 21 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | |||
| 1979 | Minors | 22 | 19.00 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | 6 / 19 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 22 | 40.01 | 100 | 77 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 7 / 10 | 4 / 9 | 17 / 40 |
| 1979 | Pos (LF) | 22 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |||
| 1979 | Pos (RF) | 22 | 25.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 16 / 25 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 23 | 61.42 | 162 | 117 | 0 | 2 / 10 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 6 / 10 | 7 / 7 | 26 / 61 |
| 1981 | Majors | 24 | 61.49 | 162 | 109 | 0 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 10 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 10 | 25 / 61 |
| 1982 | Majors | 25 | 57.59 | 147 | 103 | 15 | 3 / 10 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 11 / 57 |
| 1983 | Majors | 26 | 68.75 | 162 | 133 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 11 | 1 / 17 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 9 / 68 |
| 1984 | Majors | 27 | 68.89 | 162 | 132 | 0 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 13 | 8 / 68 |
| 1985 | Majors | 28 | 53.41 | 126 | 104 | 36 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 53 |
| 1986 | Majors | 29 | 62.07 | 149 | 126 | 13 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 62 |
| 1987 | Majors | 30 | 67.09 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 67 |
| 1988 | Majors | 31 | 54.74 | 129 | 111 | 33 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 54 |
| 1989 | Majors | 32 | 67.28 | 162 | 137 | 0 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 67 |
| 1990 | Majors | 33 | 66.28 | 162 | 131 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 66 |
| 1991 | Majors | 34 | 67.22 | 162 | 135 | 0 | -3 / 15 | -1 / 8 | 0 / 13 | -1 / 6 | -1 / 7 | -3 / 10 | -4 / 8 | -13 / 67 |
| 1992 | Majors | 35 | 47.92 | 116 | 93 | 46 | -2 / 6 | -2 / 9 | -1 / 7 | -5 / 4 | -7 / 8 | -4 / 4 | 0 / 9 | -21 / 47 |
| 1993 | Majors | 36 | 61.67 | 162 | 112 | 0 | -1 / 10 | -2 / 8 | -4 / 5 | -7 / 10 | -10 / 12 | -2 / 6 | -1 / 10 | -27 / 61 |
| 1994 | Majors | 37 | 56.40 | 162 | 93 | 0 | -3 / 10 | 0 / 9 | -1 / 12 | -2 / 8 | -5 / 4 | -2 / 4 | -3 / 9 | -16 / 56 |
| 1995 | Majors | 38 | 45.47 | 162 | 61 | 0 | -1 / 9 | 0 / 3 | -4 / 6 | -4 / 5 | 0 / 3 | -1 / 11 | -1 / 8 | -11 / 45 |
| Total | 2569 | 1926 | 143 | 19 / 171 | 22 / 144 | 22 / 179 | 7 / 153 | -17 / 164 | 21 / 157 | 18 / 164 | 128 / 1190 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1995-11-01 | Sammy Velez has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs |
| 1992-06-18 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 1992-05-14 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1992-05-08 | The Kansas City Monarchs have removed Sammy Velez from the trade block. |
| 1992-05-06 | The Kansas City Monarchs have placed Sammy Velez on the trade block. |
| 1988-09-12 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1988-06-25 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1986-08-23 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1985-06-18 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 42 days. |
| 1982-07-22 | Sammy Velez of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1979-06-10 | The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Sammy Velez to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated James Lang for assignment. |
| 1979-03-03 | The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted James Lang to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Sammy Velez to the minors. |
| 1978-09-10 | The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Sammy Velez to the major league team. |
| 1978-03-05 | The Kansas City Monarchs have renamed Sammy Valderama to Sammy Velez. |
| 1977-07-18 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Statesmen and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Sammy Valderama, Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 PHI (Jack Lindsey) from the Philadelphia Statesmen in exchange for Max Corkle. |
| 1977-04-01 | The Philadelphia Statesmen have renamed Sam Velez to Sammy Valderama. |