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Ozzie
Virgil		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 7, 1956 in Mayaguez, , P.R.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1993   
Gold Glove Award 1990   
All-Star Selections 1986    1987    1989    1992   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 26 SEA AL 77 276 36 89 12 1 5 38 1 1 30 29 .322 .386 .428 .814 43.5 11.5
  OAK AL 63 274 30 79 16 0 2 29 0 0 16 41 .288 .326 .369 .695 30.6 5.8
  TOT   140 550 66 168 28 1 7 67 1 1 46 70 .305 .357 .398 .755 74.1 17.3
1984 27 OAK AL 137 521 62 150 27 1 11 67 0 1 37 63 .288 .335 .407 .741 62.8 10.9
1985 28 OAK AL 147 559 55 141 23 0 10 62 0 1 44 69 .252 .304 .347 .651 56.8 6.4
1986 29 OAK AL 150 579 62 149 27 1 15 62 0 0 42 74 .257 .307 .385 .692 63.7 8.8
1987 30 OAK AL 144 529 63 145 27 0 19 75 0 2 39 76 .274 .322 .433 .755 68.1 13.2
1988 31 OAK AL 77 276 35 78 13 1 14 49 1 1 20 56 .283 .329 .489 .818 42.0 8.8
  CHW AL 67 255 28 75 8 1 7 40 0 0 15 42 .294 .331 .416 .747 33.5 6.7
  TOT   144 531 63 153 21 2 21 89 1 1 35 98 .288 .330 .454 .784 75.5 15.5
1989 32 CHW AL 151 547 83 167 23 1 32 106 0 0 44 108 .305 .355 .527 .881 94.7 20.2
1990 33 CHW AL 150 558 67 157 20 0 19 76 0 0 42 110 .281 .331 .419 .750 74.0 14.7
1991 34 CHW AL 150 543 58 138 22 0 18 84 2 0 50 111 .254 .314 .394 .708 67.1 11.8
1992 35 STL NL 146 534 91 168 22 0 37 116 0 0 56 98 .315 .375 .564 .939 104.9 22.4
1993 36 STL NL 119 432 53 113 9 0 19 60 0 1 39 97 .262 .321 .414 .736 54.7 8.2
1994 37 STL NL 69 261 34 73 13 2 8 31 0 0 16 80 .280 .321 .437 .758 34.6 7.0
  PIT NL 29 58 5 15 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 14 .259 .295 .310 .605 4.8 0.3
  TOT   98 319 39 88 16 2 8 36 0 0 19 94 .276 .317 .414 .730 39.4 7.3
12 Years Sim 1676 6202 762 1737 265 8 216 900 4 7 493 1068 .280 .331 .430 .761 835.8 156.7
162 Game Average 599 73 167 25 0 20 86 0 0 47 103 .280 .331 .430 .761 80.8  
Career Highs 151 579 91 168 28 2 37 116 2 2 56 111 .315 .375 .564 .939 104.9  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1983 26 SEA AL C 75 73 616.8 335 32 3 2 .992 5.36 57 19 .333 4 1.6
    RF 1 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  OAK AL C 61 59 583.2 316 30 3 1 .991 5.34 54 17 .315 3 3.3
    RF 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 136 132 1200.0 651 62 6 3 .992 5.35 111 36 .324 7 4.9
      RF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1984 27 OAK AL C 135 130 1176.3 600 53 5 3 .992 5.00 131 34 .260 7 7.2
1985 28 OAK AL C 144 135 1227.0 671 68 8 2 .989 5.42 108 31 .287 1 6.2
    1B 2 2 17.0 20 1 0 3 1.000 11.12 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1986 29 OAK AL C 147 143 1281.3 674 78 9 2 .988 5.28 128 41 .320 7 7.2
1987 30 OAK AL C 114 107 970.3 461 42 11 6 .979 4.67 115 24 .209 3 4.8
    LF 27 27 242.0 41 0 4 0 .911 1.52 0 0 .000 0 0.4
1988 31 OAK AL C 75 72 628.7 459 39 5 2 .990 7.13 67 26 .388 3 4.1
  CHW AL C 66 62 573.8 419 35 5 2 .989 7.12 61 23 .377 3 4.0
  TOT   C 141 134 1202.5 878 74 10 4 .990 7.13 128 49 .383 6 8.0
1989 32 CHW AL C 147 136 1243.7 1017 59 11 1 .990 7.79 105 34 .324 4 6.8
1990 33 CHW AL C 146 141 1290.7 1093 66 7 4 .994 8.08 90 37 .411 2 11.8
1991 34 CHW AL C 142 141 1263.0 1132 59 9 3 .993 8.49 99 33 .333 9 7.0
1992 35 STL NL C 141 136 1227.7 1004 66 3 5 .997 7.84 128 44 .344 6 7.8
1993 36 STL NL C 117 111 999.7 805 38 7 0 .992 7.59 73 22 .301 6 5.9
1994 37 STL NL C 60 56 589.1 521 33 2 0 .996 8.46 37 11 .297 5 3.2
  PIT NL C 25 24 130.9 116 7 0 0 1.000 8.46 8 3 .375 1 0.9
  C 1595 1526 13802.1 9623 705 88 33 .992 6.73 1261 399 .316 64 81.7
  LF 27 27 242.0 41 0 4 0 .911 1.52 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  1B 2 2 17.0 20 1 0 3 1.000 11.12 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1625 1555 14063.8 9684 706 92 36 .991 6.65 1261 399 .316 64 82.1
Career Highs   147 143 1290.7 1132 78 15 6 .997 8.49 131 49 .411 9  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 26 OAK AL 5 19 3 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 .368 .429 .526 .955
1984 27 OAK AL 4 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444
1988 31 CHW AL 11 46 2 12 2 0 1 10 0 0 0 9 .261 .261 .370 .630
1989 32 CHW AL 5 20 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .250 .286 .250 .536
1990 33 CHW AL 5 21 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .476 .762
1992 35 STL NL 12 47 7 10 2 0 2 5 0 0 6 9 .213 .302 .383 .685
1993 36 STL NL 15 61 3 17 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 16 .279 .313 .410 .722
Career Post-Season Batting 57 232 20 61 7 0 7 29 0 0 12 47 .263 .299 .384 .683
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1983-6-.305
 Slugging Pct
1989-5-.527
1992-4-.564
 OPS
1989-7-.881
1992-4-.939
 XR
1992-9-104.9
 Total Bases
1989-10-288
1992-7-301
 Singles
1983-9-132
Homeruns
1989-5-32
1992-2-37
 RBIs
1989-8-106
1992-3-116
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Boston in 1980
Traded from Boston to Seattle on 3/2/1980 (Going to SEA: C O. Virgil. Going to BOS: C T. Player)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1983, off Jim Wright (TEX)
Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1983, off Luis Leal (DET)
Traded from Seattle to Oakland on 7/16/1983 (Going to SEA: 3B R. Ready, P M. Norris. Going to OAK: C O. Virgil, 2B T. Bernazard)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1985, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1987, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1988, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Traded from Oakland to Chicago (A) on 7/16/1988 (Going to OAK: P David Wells. Going to CHW: P Jerry Garvin, C Ozzie Virgil)
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 9/16/1990
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1990
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1991, hitting .360 with 5 HR, 6 RBI
Traded from Chicago (A) to St. Louis on 1/31/1992 (Going to STL: C Ozzie Virgil. Going to CHW: P La marr Hoyt, CF Reggie Sanders)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/31/1992, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 3 RBI
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against San Francisco on 7/10/1992
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Montreal on 8/3/1992
9/1/1992: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $8,250,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 6/15/1993 with a Fractured Hand, out for 6-7 weeks
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1993
Traded from St. Louis to Pittsburgh on 7/16/1994 (Going to STL: C Jerry Willard. Going to PIT: C Ozzie Virgil, P Matt Turner)
Released by Pittsburgh on 10/16/1994
 
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