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Name Team Age
Sonny Alvarez Retired (1975, Age 41) Died (2009, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1952)		 LF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Robin Roberts League 0 20 years (71 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
F  C  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 7/17/1934
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 5 11
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
B+ (75.8 %) B- (52.4 %) D- (7.2 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1955 LHP 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .500
1955 RHP 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .733 .333 .400 .200
1956 LHP 77 160 49 10 4 2 21 29 25 .869 .413 .456 .306
1956 RHP 122 369 104 19 1 11 50 44 46 .784 .356 .428 .282
1957 LHP 67 150 57 4 1 7 26 13 21 .989 .429 .560 .380
1957 RHP 126 424 107 16 5 6 40 56 64 .698 .342 .356 .252
1958 LHP 60 139 46 7 1 4 22 20 24 .897 .415 .482 .331
1958 RHP 128 411 124 15 11 5 52 64 44 .824 .395 .428 .302
1959 LHP 60 133 32 9 2 4 16 17 25 .764 .336 .429 .241
1959 RHP 116 410 130 27 9 15 63 48 52 .926 .389 .537 .317
1960 LHP 51 91 23 2 0 0 6 9 15 .588 .314 .275 .253
1960 RHP 133 472 136 24 8 14 63 59 63 .828 .367 .462 .288
1961 LHP 57 132 47 12 2 3 20 14 16 .971 .426 .545 .356
1961 RHP 129 376 107 22 5 7 44 60 47 .809 .384 .426 .285
1962 LHP 36 75 15 2 0 2 7 8 11 .584 .277 .307 .200
1962 RHP 114 384 101 22 2 9 43 54 48 .757 .356 .401 .263
1963 LHP 35 56 16 3 0 4 12 5 6 .908 .355 .554 .286
1963 RHP 136 493 157 32 4 16 67 70 70 .903 .406 .497 .318
1964 LHP 44 102 30 8 1 2 15 10 9 .811 .360 .451 .294
1964 RHP 127 446 136 19 7 18 91 35 53 .857 .357 .500 .305
1965 LHP 55 129 41 7 1 4 16 16 17 .874 .393 .481 .318
1965 RHP 124 431 125 27 5 8 64 45 61 .789 .357 .432 .290
1966 LHP 49 109 32 4 2 8 19 23 18 1.008 .421 .587 .294
1966 RHP 121 400 133 23 6 14 62 62 56 .947 .422 .525 .333
1967 LHP 59 138 47 9 0 8 32 18 18 1.000 .420 .580 .341
1967 RHP 116 388 119 27 4 18 70 50 41 .918 .382 .536 .307
1968 LHP 61 152 65 9 3 5 27 22 18 1.125 .500 .625 .428
1968 RHP 124 403 138 23 7 16 55 70 50 .995 .442 .553 .342
1969 LHP 50 121 33 8 1 5 18 11 19 .813 .333 .479 .273
1969 RHP 107 377 144 22 8 16 59 40 51 1.053 .443 .610 .382
1970 AHP 69 277 86 18 3 4 45 32 27 .822 .382 .440 .310
1970 HHP 66 236 70 9 5 5 38 36 22 .827 .386 .441 .297
1970 LHP 52 117 36 11 3 2 20 17 12 .891 .387 .504 .308
1970 RHP 122 396 120 16 5 7 63 51 37 .805 .383 .422 .303
1971 AHP 71 282 96 20 1 10 49 40 34 .943 .418 .525 .340
1971 HHP 65 243 70 9 5 9 42 24 35 .839 .361 .477 .288
1971 LHP 53 76 22 3 0 4 15 18 6 .908 .421 .487 .289
1971 RHP 128 449 144 26 6 15 76 46 63 .892 .387 .506 .321
1972 AHP 66 247 67 10 3 9 29 31 33 .798 .352 .445 .271
1972 HHP 63 224 70 15 0 10 50 41 29 .934 .421 .513 .312
1972 LHP 59 122 35 7 0 5 23 16 15 .841 .374 .467 .287
1972 RHP 110 349 102 18 3 14 56 56 47 .871 .390 .481 .292
1973 AHP 30 322 87 17 2 4 24 30 53 .706 .333 .373 .270
1973 HHP 23 255 86 15 3 2 25 31 31 .853 .410 .443 .337
1973 LHP 72 185 54 7 2 3 22 20 26 .759 .359 .400 .292
1973 RHP 113 392 119 25 3 3 27 41 58 .777 .372 .406 .304
1974 AHP 54 268 69 8 0 4 16 29 46 .662 .330 .332 .257
1974 HHP 58 286 97 14 0 8 39 40 32 .891 .419 .472 .339
1974 LHP 61 138 44 7 0 4 17 20 20 .865 .409 .457 .319
1974 RHP 125 416 122 15 0 8 38 49 58 .753 .366 .387 .293
1975 AHP 65 239 69 7 4 5 32 36 48 .796 .381 .414 .289
1975 HHP 63 238 64 16 0 6 21 21 41 .740 .328 .412 .269
1975 LHP 52 117 31 11 1 2 11 13 26 .771 .344 .427 .265
1975 RHP 114 360 102 12 3 9 42 44 63 .768 .360 .408 .283
Total AHP 355 1635 474 80 13 36 195 198 241 .787 .366 .421 .290
Total HHP 338 1482 457 78 13 40 215 193 190 .849 .389 .460 .308
Total LHP 1111 2446 757 140 24 78 365 319 347 .872 .390 .482 .309
Total RHP 2438 8151 2471 431 102 229 1126 1045 1072 .848 .383 .465 .303
Total 2686 10597 3228 571 126 307 1491 1364 1419 .854 .385 .469 .305
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Sonny Alvarez now holds the league record for career runs.
1975-11-01Sonny Alvarez now holds the league record for career singles.
1975-11-01Sonny Alvarez has retired from the New York Firemen
1975-09-18Sonny Alvarez of the New York Firemen is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1974-11-01Sonny Alvarez now holds the league record for career walks.
1974-06-19Sonny Alvarez collected his 3000th career hit.
1973-11-01Sonny Alvarez now holds the league record for career doubles.
1972-09-19Sonny Alvarez of the New York Firemen is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1971-04-14A trade has been completed between the Arizona Drillers and the New York Firemen. The New York Firemen receive Ozzy Owens, Fletch Floyd, Adam Pettit, Sonny Alvarez from the Arizona Drillers in exchange for Roy Soff, Mike Mussina, Draft Pick 1972 Round 1 NYA (Pop-Boy Atwell), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 CHN (Bruce Riggan).
1969-11-01Sonny Alvarez now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1969-09-14Sonny Alvarez of the Arizona Drillers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1969-07-01Sonny Alvarez of the Arizona Drillers is injured and is expected to be out 1 days.
1969-06-24A trade has been completed between the Arizona Drillers and the New York Bridesmaids. The New York Bridesmaids receive Roy Soff, Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 ARI (Charlie Scala), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 ARI (Bobby Murcer) from the Arizona Drillers in exchange for Sonny Alvarez.
1962-05-14Sonny Alvarez of the New York Firemen is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1957-05-25The New York Gangsters have promoted Jarvis Whitman to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have promoted Sonny Alvarez to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have sent Alex Bescher to the minors. The New York Gangsters have sent Liu Heise to the minors.
1957-05-24The New York Gangsters have promoted Liu Heise to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have promoted Alex Bescher to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have sent Jarvis Whitman to the minors. The New York Gangsters have sent Sonny Alvarez to the minors.
1956-04-01The New York Gangsters have promoted Sonny Alvarez to the major league team.
1955-09-26The New York Gangsters have promoted Nick Horning to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have sent Sonny Alvarez to the minors.
1955-09-24The New York Gangsters have promoted Sonny Alvarez to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have sent Jarvis Whitman to the minors.
1955-04-18The New York Gangsters have promoted Cliff Murray to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have sent Sonny Alvarez to the minors.
1955-04-15The New York Gangsters have promoted Sonny Alvarez to the major league team. The New York Gangsters have designated Ted Amaro for assignment.
1952-04-01The New York Gangsters have renamed Jim Wilson to Sonny Alvarez.