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Luis Polonia   |   Major Leaguer   1987-2000

Full Name:  Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte
Born:  October 12,1964  in  Santiago, Dominican Republic
Height:  5-8  Weight:  152  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  San Francisco (Santiago City,DR)
College:  

Debut:  April 24,1987

Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Athletics in 1984  

Transactions:   [Jan 3,1984] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Athletics.  [Jun 21,1989] - Traded by Athletics with Eric Plunk and Greg Cadaret to Yankees for Rickey Henderson.  [Apr 29,1990] - Traded by Yankees to Angels for Rich Monteleone and Claudell Washington.  [Oct 27,1993] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 20,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Aug 11,1995] - Traded by Yankees to Braves for Troy Hughes.  [Nov 2,1995] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 1,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners.  [Mar 26,1996] - Released by Mariners.  [Apr 19,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Aug 12,1996] - Released by Orioles.  [Aug 17,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Braves.  [Nov 18,1996] - Granted Free Agency.  [Mar 11,1997] - Signed as Free Agent by Devil Rays.  [Oct 15,1998] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 18,1998] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Nov 4,1999] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 15,1999] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Jul 31,2000] - Released by Tigers.  [Aug 3,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Oct 30,2000] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1984MadisonMidw19OakA of 1355281031622110864552457955792  .307.378.430808--
1985HuntsvilleSou20OakAA of 130515821491518236392069540364  .289.371.400771--
1986TacomaPCL21OakAAA of 13454998165204363362152653224  .301.362.368730--
1987TacomaPCL22OakAAA of 145618181208421460101  .321.451.411862--
 OaklandAL22OakMLB of1125435781251610449297326401114 .287.335.39873356%
1988TacomaPCL23OakAAA of 652545885135227311529281103  .335.401.449850--
 OaklandAL23OakMLB of1842885184114227249214000223 .292.338.37871648%
1989NY YankeesAL24NyyMLB of266227397111222994162921038 .313.359.40576462%
 OaklandAL24OakMLB of15920631596411713491500215 .286.315.36968454%
1990NY YankeesAL25NyyMLB dh21122270003100100011 .318.304.31862262%
 CaliforniaAL25CalMLB of110938150128792322014254211338 .336.376.41779353%
1991CaliforniaAL26CalMLB of11506049217928825048235274142311 .296.352.37973157%
1992CaliforniaAL27CalMLB of-dh11495778316517403551214564168418 .286.337.32966654%
1993CaliforniaAL28CalMLB of1152576751561761325524485327837 .271.328.32665454%
1994NY YankeesAL29NyyMLB of195350621092161362012373641217 .311.383.41479754%
1995NY YankeesAL30NyyMLB of167238376293215104252901243 .261.326.34967555%
 AtlantaNL30AtlMLB of928536147002303900100 .264.304.39670042%
1996RochesterIL31BalAAA of 13509122003507800001 .240.333.280613--
 BaltimoreAL31BalMLB lf-dh258175254241214861020101010 .240.285.30959462%
 AtlantaNL31AtlMLB lf922313130002111300010 .419.424.41984379%
1999ToledoIL34DetAAA of 42161205271322133102801002 .323.363.435798--
 DetroitAL34DetMLB dh-lf 87333461082181032179163220222 .324.357.526883--
2000DetroitAL35DetMLB dh-rf180267377310562585222511352 .273.325.41674147%
 NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB lf-dh1,7377711224015427700012 .286.341.37771847%
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)13794840728141718970364053211453695431523373591 .293.342.38372555%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)5332113388643794018223183852382849151714 .304.375.405780--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1988OaklandAL23OakCh35020000001100000 .400.500.400900--
 OaklandAL23OakWs39110000000200000 .111.111.111222--
1995AtlantaNL30AtlDiv33010002100100000 .333.333.333666--
 AtlantaNL30AtlCh32010001000000000 .500.500.5001000--
 AtlantaNL30AtlWs614341014101300000 .286.333.571904--
1996AtlantaNL31AtlDiv22000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
 AtlantaNL31AtlCh33000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
 AtlantaNL31AtlWs65000000001200000 .000.167.000167--
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyDiv11010000000000000 1.0001.0001.0002000--
 NY YankeesAL35NyyCh11000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
 NY YankeesAL35NyyWs22010000000000000 .500.500.5001000--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)334741110172031100000 .234.280.319599--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1984MadisonMidw19OakAOF1312029102213---.955--
 
1985HuntsvilleSou20OakAAOF12223613122611---.954--
 
1986TacomaPCL21OakAAAOF1343188103364---.970--
 
1987TacomaPCL22OakAAAOF142811301---.967--
1987OaklandAL22OakMLBOF104235252421---.979--
1987OaklandAL22OakMLBDH18--------
 
1988TacomaPCL23OakAAAOF64129771431---.951--
1988OaklandAL23OakMLBOF76155321601---.988--
1988OaklandAL23OakMLBDH2--------
 
1989NY YankeesAL24NyyMLBOF53105621131---.982--
1989NY YankeesAL24NyyMLBDH9--------
1989OaklandAL24OakMLBOF55126321311---.985--
 
1990CaliforniaAL25CalMLBOF85142331482---.980--
1990CaliforniaAL25CalMLBDH11--------
1990NY YankeesAL25NyyMLBDH4--------
 
1991CaliforniaAL26CalMLBOF143246952601---.981--
1991CaliforniaAL26CalMLBDH4--------
 
1992CaliforniaAL27CalMLBOF99192842041---.980--
1992CaliforniaAL27CalMLBDH47--------
 
1993CaliforniaAL28CalMLBOF1412861253033---.983--
1993CaliforniaAL28CalMLBDH4--------
 
1994NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBOF84155941682---.976--
1994NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBDH2--------
 
1995AtlantaNL30AtlMLBOF1590090---1.000--
1995NY YankeesAL30NyyMLBOF64132501371---1.000--
1995NY YankeesAL30NyyMLBDH1--------
 
1996RochesterIL31BalAAAOF81800180---1.000--
1996AtlantaNL31AtlMLBLF741160---.833--
1996BaltimoreAL31BalMLBLF325311550---.982--
1996BaltimoreAL31BalMLBRF230030---1.000--
1996BaltimoreAL31BalMLBDH18--------
 
1999ToledoIL34DetAAAOF366421670---.985--
1999DetroitAL34DetMLBLF315231560---.982--
1999DetroitAL34DetMLBRF101510160---1.000--
1999DetroitAL34DetMLBDH51--------
 
2000DetroitAL35DetMLBLF1940040---1.0004.00
2000DetroitAL35DetMLBRF26152.14020420---1.0002.48
2000DetroitAL35DetMLBDH44--------
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBLF221363001310---.9681.99
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBRF61720020---1.0001.06
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBDH7--------
 


 Awards
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
198762,500  292,85363
1988*62,500  325,30575
1989182,500  375,25743
1990200,000  426,35847
1991845,000  617,62725
19921,650,000  798,18521
19932,475,000  815,72313
19941,500,000  914,15723
19951,500,000  831,50418
1996109,000  835,26280
1996250,000  835,26280
1999300,000  1,222,53748
20001,100,000  1,369,50530
 
Career:  $10,236,500   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Atlanta Braves in 1995 and the New York Yankees in 2000.

Played in 2006 World Baseball Classic for Dominican Republic.
 Jobs in Baseball
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