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Tony Pena   |   Major Leaguer   1980-1997

Full Name:  Antonio Francisco Pena
Born:  June 4,1957  in  Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Height:  6-0  Weight:  185  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Liceo Marti (Monte Cristi,DR)
College:  

Managerial Record (MLB)

Brother of Ramon Pena, Father of Tony Pena

Baseball Lists:  NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... AL Gold Glove Award Winners

Debut:  September 1,1980

Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1975  

Transactions:   [Jul 22,1975] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Pirates.  [Apr 1,1987] - Traded by Pirates to Cardinals for Mike Dunne, Mike LaValliere and Andy Van Slyke.  [Nov 13,1989] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 27,1989] - Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox.  [Oct 19,1993] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 7,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians.  [Oct 25,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 13,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians.  [Nov 2,1995] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 6,1995] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians.  [Nov 18,1996] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 10,1997] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox.  [Aug 15,1997] - Traded by White Sox to Astros for Julien Tucker.  [Oct 30,1997] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1976GCL PirtesGCL19Rk   331101023221115 417      .209*.244.291*535--
 charlst-scWcar19A   144941120180 47      .224*.288.327*615--
1977charlst-scWcar20A   291011024403162 721      .238*.292.366*658--
 SalemCaro20A+   8431936881537463 1460      .276*.312.408*720--
1978ShreveportTex21PitAA c 10434836801408423115960 14  .230.259.339598--
1979BuffaloEast22PitAA c 1345158916116434975430832 11  .313.352.557909--
1980PortlandPCL23PitAAA c 1244525714824139775529751 13  .327.367.498865--
 PittsburghNL23PitMLB c9,5,8821191101010400001 .429.429.571100064%
1981PittsburghNL24PitMLB c6,8,7662101663912171282312224 .300.326.38170761%
1982PittsburghNL25PitMLB c7138497531472841163251757433217 .296.323.43575857%
1983PittsburghNL26PitMLB c7151542511632231570673173086113 .301.338.43577364%
1984PittsburghNL27PitMLB c51475467715627215781283679454214 .286.333.42575851%
1985PittsburghNL28PitMLB c61475465313627210591282967047519 .249.284.36164559%
1986PittsburghNL29PitMLB c61445105614726210529105369160121 .288.356.40676261%
1987LouisvilleAmer30StlAAA c 2803000000020000  .375.375.375750--
 St. LouisNL30StlMLB c81163844082134544613654192219 .214.281.30758853%
1988St. LouisNL31StlMLB c8,71495055513323110516233601113412 .263.308.37268055%
1989St. LouisNL32StlMLB c8141424361101724375335332192119 .259.318.33765556%
1990BostonAL33BosMLB c8,6,714349162129191756864371132323 .263.322.34867055%
1991BostonAL34BosMLB c814146445107232548833753414323 .231.291.32161240%
1992BostonAL35BosMLB c8,913341039992111383224611013211 .241.284.30558958%
1993BostonAL36BosMLB c9,812630420551104191325462013312 .181.246.25750350%
1994ClevelandAL37CleMLB c9,8401121833812100191100326 .295.341.43877947%
1995ClevelandAL38CleMLB c991263256915052810144411109 .262.302.37667844%
1996ClevelandAL39CleMLB c86717414344012701152500338 .195.255.23649150%
1997Chi Wh-SoxAL40ChwMLB c8316741110080081300013 .164.250.179429--
 HoustonNL40HouMLB c8919243002002300010 .211.273.368641--
 
Major League Totals - 18 Season(s)19886489667168729827107708806345584623726838234 .260.309.36467355%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)524190224253877226329723103361 .283*.325.446*771--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1987St. LouisNL30StlCh721580100103400000 .381.458.476934--
 St. LouisNL30StlWs722291004103200000 .409.480.455935--
1990BostonAL33BosCh414030000000000000 .214.214.214428--
1995ClevelandAL38CleDiv22110011000000000 .500.5002.0002500--
 ClevelandAL38CleCh46121000001000000 .333.429.500929--
 ClevelandAL38CleWs26010000000000000 .167.167.167334--
1996ClevelandAL39CleDiv10000000000000000 --------------
1997HoustonNL40HouDiv20000000000000000 --------------
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)29719242115207600000 .338.397.437834--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1978ShreveportTex21PitAAC936375425716512.965--
 
1979BuffaloEast22PitAAC128768120269141410.972--
 
1980PortlandPCL23PitAAAC11663985237476.969--
1980PittsburghNL23PitMLBC63822420062.952--
 
1981PittsburghNL24PitMLBC642864153321052720.985--
 
1982PittsburghNL25PitMLBC13776389168686108057.982--
 
1983PittsburghNL26PitMLBC14997690910759710558.992--
 
1984PittsburghNL27PitMLBC1468959599991569563.991--
 
1985PittsburghNL28PitMLBC146922100121034968762.988--
1985PittsburghNL28PitMLB1B132050---1.000--
 
1986PittsburghNL29PitMLBC139810991892713210970.981--
1986PittsburghNL29PitMLB1B41400140---1.000--
 
1987LouisvilleAmer30StlAAAC27108001.000--
1987St. LouisNL30StlMLBC112615518674814.988--
1987St. LouisNL30StlMLB1B470070---1.000--
1987St. LouisNL30StlMLBOF220020---1.000--
 
1988St. LouisNL31StlMLBC14277770585288.994--
1988St. LouisNL31StlMLB1B31921221---.955--
 
1989St. LouisNL32StlMLBC134674702746135.997--
1989St. LouisNL32StlMLBOF110010---1.000--
 
1990BostonAL33BosMLBC1428647459431369946.995--
1990BostonAL33BosMLB1B120020---1.000--
 
1991BostonAL34BosMLBC1408646059291558140.995--
 
1992BostonAL35BosMLBC1327865768491277939.993--
 
1993BostonAL36BosMLBC125698534755855231.995--
1993BostonAL36BosMLBDH1--------
 
1994ClevelandAL37CleMLBC40209171227242511.996--
 
1995ClevelandAL38CleMLBC91508367551666818.987--
 
1996ClevelandAL39CleMLBC67336273366642817.992--
 
1997Chi Wh-SoxAL40ChwMLBC3014380151252531.000--
1997Chi Wh-SoxAL40ChwMLB3B100000--------
1997HoustonNL40HouMLBC848605410811.000--
 


 Awards
[1981] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)  [1982] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1983] - NL Gold Glove Award (C), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #12)  [1984] - NL Gold Glove Award (C), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1985] - NL Gold Glove Award (C), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1986] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1989] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1990] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)  [1991] - AL Gold Glove Award (C)  [2003] - American League Manager of the Year, Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.4%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
19851,075,00033  299,1084
19861,225,00027  325,4663
19871,150,50041  292,8535
19881,100,00054  325,3056
19891,220,00076  375,2578
19901,700,00049  426,3585
19912,300,00077  617,6278
19922,400,000  798,18512
19932,200,000  815,72316
1994400,000  914,15741
1995516,666  831,50431
1996558,333  835,26231
1997425,000  996,99038
 
Career:  $16,270,499   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 5 All-Star games during his career (1982, 1984-1986, 1989)....Father of Tony Pena.
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1998Chicago White Sox [MLB]Coordinator of Dominican Operations
1999-2001New Orleans [PCl]Manager
2002-2005Kansas City Royals [MLB]Manager
2006-2008New York Yankees [MLB]First Base Coach
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