Player Report for #34 José Soto

04/26/1981

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LF José Soto #34

Age: 35

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	8	8	8	8
Gap	7	7	8	8
Power	6	5	6	6
Eye	8	7	8	8
Avoid K's	8	7	8	9

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	7
Errors:	-	2	12
Arm:	2	1	9
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	9
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	4
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	8
Stealing Ability:	14
Baserunning Inst.:	16
Sacrifice Bunt:	17
Bunt for Hit:	12

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	Very Low

José Soto
Birthday:	01/17/1932
Born in:	Lakeland (Florida)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	177 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	2 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	8 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:	12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1955, 8th Pick in Round 4

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1958 Los Angeles - ABA	26	31	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	2	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	240	1.2
1959 Los Angeles - ABA	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
1960 Los Angeles - ABA	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
1961 Los Angeles - ABA	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
1962 Los Angeles - ABA	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
1964 Los Angeles - ABA	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.2
1965 Los Angeles - ABA	33	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	241	0.8
Total ABA		43	5	2	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	2	0	.400	.571	.400	.971	198	1.8

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1955 Total - COL	23	57	265	81	9	2	6	50	71	18	0	3	36	34	8	.306	.346	.423	.769	100	0.0
1955 El Monte - A	23	7	18	4	0	0	1	4	1	3	0	0	5	0	0	.222	.333	.389	.722	97	0.2
1956 El Monte - A	24	54	225	70	6	1	11	37	35	36	0	1	31	7	6	.311	.405	.493	.898	135	20.3
1956 Galveston - AA	24	30	57	17	3	1	2	11	8	3	0	1	9	1	1	.298	.328	.491	.819	118	3.1
1957 El Monte - A	25	14	56	19	3	0	3	11	9	8	0	0	6	2	1	.339	.422	.554	.975	160	7.5
1957 Galveston - AA	25	48	132	43	3	0	3	24	14	17	0	1	15	5	1	.326	.400	.417	.817	127	11.3
1958 Galveston - AA	26	5	17	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.294	.368	.294	.663	84	0.6
1959 Galveston - AA	27	2	6	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	160	0.8
1959 Port Credit - AAA	27	58	61	19	3	0	0	4	13	5	0	1	4	4	2	.311	.358	.361	.719	97	1.3
1960 Galveston - AA	28	60	133	38	1	1	5	16	17	21	0	2	19	5	0	.286	.378	.421	.799	117	10.0
1960 Port Credit - AAA	28	7	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	40	-0.3
1961 Galveston - AA	29	57	165	40	4	0	9	25	25	21	0	0	21	2	1	.242	.328	.430	.758	110	5.9
1961 Port Credit - AAA	29	6	6	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	122	0.3
1962 Galveston - AA	30	79	212	65	10	2	7	27	29	25	1	2	29	0	3	.307	.379	.472	.851	132	14.7
1962 Port Credit - AAA	30	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	86	0.0
1963 Port Credit - AAA	31	47	108	32	3	0	5	14	16	8	0	0	12	0	0	.296	.345	.463	.808	137	7.6
1964 Port Credit - AAA	32	95	279	75	8	0	6	29	36	23	0	0	43	2	3	.269	.325	.362	.687	105	6.5
1965 Port Credit - AAA	33	64	165	41	2	2	7	27	15	29	0	0	29	1	2	.248	.361	.412	.773	125	6.6
1966 Port Credit - AAA	34	78	86	19	1	1	1	10	7	9	0	2	17	0	0	.221	.289	.291	.579	71	-1.5
1967 Port Credit - AAA	35	61	86	26	6	1	6	22	12	12	0	3	9	0	0	.302	.376	.605	.981	194	12.4
Total GHL		420	799	215	23	4	26	109	102	87	0	6	116	7	7	.269	.339	.406	.744	119	33.1
Total STL		281	722	210	21	5	26	105	94	89	1	6	96	13	6	.291	.367	.442	.809	121	46.4
Total SCL		75	299	93	9	1	15	52	45	47	0	1	42	9	7	.311	.403	.498	.902	138	28.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1958 Los Angeles - ML	2B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0.0	.000
1958 Los Angeles - ML	LF	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	5.0	3.60	-0.0	.969
1958 Los Angeles - ML	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1958 Los Angeles - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1964 Los Angeles - ML	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1965 Los Angeles - ML	SS	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	1.000	4.0	6.75	+0.0	1.021
1965 Los Angeles - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.2	0.00	-0.7	.000

Player History
06/15/1955	Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 63rd overall pick) by the Los Angeles Quakes, out of college (Galveston).
08/13/1955	Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization with a signing bonus of $7,700.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 5 (7).
04/23/1956	Wins the SCL NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
04/14/1958	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/22/1959	Injured (strained oblique), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
06/01/1960	Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/18/1960	Injured (sprained knee), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8).
06/22/1961	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
05/10/1963	Injured (oblique strain), out for 3 weeks.
06/07/1963	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 6 weeks.
08/12/1963	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
03/21/1965	Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9).
10/04/1967	Retired from professional baseball.