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Name Team Age
Roberto Vaca Retired (1990, Age 36) Died (2016, Age 62)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1972)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League 0 14 years (131 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 2/13/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
5 5 5
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
A- (78.4 %) B- (58.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 LHP 37 109 37 5 1 6 24 4 17 .932 .363 .569 .339
1974 RHP 46 116 24 5 1 1 8 12 29 .580 .287 .293 .207
1975 LHP 68 177 55 10 2 7 30 15 28 .878 .369 .508 .311
1975 RHP 99 251 55 11 2 7 20 17 53 .630 .268 .363 .219
1976 LHP 75 212 58 6 2 2 22 21 39 .688 .339 .349 .274
1976 RHP 77 109 27 5 0 1 12 8 26 .620 .299 .321 .248
1977 LHP 22 38 7 1 0 0 4 3 8 .454 .244 .211 .184
1977 RHP 23 61 22 1 0 4 10 4 14 .983 .409 .574 .361
1978 LHP 35 38 5 0 0 0 1 5 11 .364 .233 .132 .132
1978 RHP 60 132 37 6 2 3 15 16 26 .782 .358 .424 .280
1979 LHP 57 92 23 4 2 3 13 9 18 .752 .317 .435 .250
1979 RHP 100 221 51 9 3 8 37 23 33 .711 .304 .407 .231
1980 LHP 71 137 43 3 2 11 31 13 20 .981 .375 .606 .314
1980 RHP 103 215 61 11 1 7 30 24 31 .798 .356 .442 .284
1981 LHP 61 120 34 3 1 6 17 7 23 .798 .323 .475 .283
1981 RHP 98 156 43 5 1 4 23 26 20 .777 .379 .397 .276
1982 LHP 59 106 36 6 0 4 18 10 17 .899 .390 .509 .340
1982 RHP 88 165 45 6 3 4 20 11 24 .748 .330 .418 .273
1983 LHP 75 162 38 7 2 4 20 15 28 .680 .303 .377 .235
1983 RHP 99 277 78 18 1 11 55 29 41 .820 .347 .473 .282
1984 LHP 73 152 43 5 0 7 34 11 22 .783 .329 .454 .283
1984 RHP 92 231 46 6 0 10 28 29 49 .645 .290 .355 .199
1985 AHP 37 70 16 5 1 1 8 3 15 .642 .270 .371 .229
1985 HHP 39 78 26 2 0 5 15 9 14 .960 .409 .551 .333
1985 LHP 35 54 14 3 1 2 10 4 14 .773 .310 .463 .259
1985 RHP 54 94 28 4 0 4 13 8 15 .833 .365 .468 .298
1986 AHP 32 90 31 6 2 3 21 18 16 1.009 .454 .556 .344
1986 HHP 39 106 31 8 1 1 8 3 13 .727 .312 .415 .292
1986 LHP 33 51 16 3 1 2 10 2 7 .869 .340 .529 .314
1986 RHP 56 145 46 11 2 2 19 19 22 .858 .396 .462 .317
1987 AHP 26 103 28 3 0 2 15 10 13 .687 .328 .359 .272
1987 HHP 25 114 35 4 1 5 15 8 20 .844 .352 .491 .307
1987 LHP 40 66 22 1 0 4 16 4 11 .897 .366 .530 .333
1987 RHP 84 151 41 6 1 3 14 14 22 .713 .329 .384 .272
1988 AHP 54 192 59 14 4 9 40 18 33 .927 .364 .562 .307
1988 HHP 52 155 36 5 4 2 16 16 20 .657 .302 .355 .232
1988 LHP 44 89 26 6 4 4 20 8 15 .934 .350 .584 .292
1988 RHP 86 258 69 13 4 7 36 26 38 .762 .332 .430 .267
1989 AHP 42 154 43 7 1 3 26 10 31 .721 .325 .396 .279
1989 HHP 47 146 39 8 2 3 19 18 23 .770 .359 .411 .267
1989 LHP 40 93 28 6 0 2 21 11 14 .828 .398 .430 .301
1989 RHP 67 207 54 9 3 4 24 17 40 .707 .316 .391 .261
1990 AHP 54 147 28 5 0 5 17 14 34 .592 .265 .327 .190
1990 HHP 55 164 46 3 0 4 18 11 25 .696 .324 .372 .280
1990 LHP 41 84 22 2 0 6 12 8 16 .823 .323 .500 .262
1990 RHP 93 227 52 6 0 3 23 17 43 .581 .286 .295 .229
Total AHP 245 756 205 40 8 23 127 73 142 .772 .336 .437 .271
Total HHP 257 763 213 30 8 20 91 65 115 .756 .338 .418 .279
Total LHP 866 1780 507 71 18 70 303 150 308 .805 .342 .463 .285
Total RHP 1325 3016 779 132 24 83 387 300 526 .727 .326 .401 .258
Total 1753 4796 1286 203 42 153 690 450 834 .756 .332 .424 .268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Roberto Vaca has retired from the New York red stix
1990-06-19Roberto Vaca of the New York red stix is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1989-09-06Roberto Vaca of the New York red stix is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1989-04-01Roberto Vaca of the New York red stix is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1988-05-25Roberto Vaca of the New York red stix is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1988-05-23A trade has been completed between the Washington Woolly Mammoths and the New York red stix. The New York red stix receive Roberto Vaca, Jim O"toole, Jakie Neighbors from the Washington Woolly Mammoths in exchange for Todd John.
1983-03-07A trade has been completed between the Washington Woolly Mammoths and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Mark Rico, Ramon Levan, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 3 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1983 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Woolly Mammoths in exchange for Roberto Vaca.
1982-08-08Roberto Vaca of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1979-09-23Roberto Vaca of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1978-07-31Roberto Vaca of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1978-05-17Roberto Vaca of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1978-04-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roberto Vaca to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Mark Kotsay for assignment.
1977-06-06The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Thornton to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roberto Vaca to the minors.
1977-06-04Roberto Vaca of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1977-06-04The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roberto Vaca to the major league team.
1977-05-22The Boston Red Sox have sent Roberto Vaca to the minors.
1975-03-01The Boston Celts have promoted Cal Biscan to the major league team. The Boston Celts have promoted Roberto Vaca to the major league team.
1974-09-16The Boston Celts have sent Roberto Vaca to the minors.
1974-06-01The Boston Celts have promoted Roberto Vaca to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Rivington Downs to the minors.
1974-05-24A trade has been completed between the Boston Celts and the Cleveland Coyotes. The Cleveland Coyotes receive Sal Bando, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (BOS) from the Boston Celts in exchange for Roberto Vaca, Rick Williams.
1972-04-02The Cleveland Coyotes have renamed Roberto Wallen to Roberto Vaca.