#15 Manuel Soares, Centerfield, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#15 Manuel Soares, Centerfield, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Sunday, 10/19/1983

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Manuel Soares

9/11/1950
33
Van Horn, TX
6"0
225

Centerfield
R
R

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Average
Loyal
None at all
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
1986
10 Year(s), 71 Days (1791 total Days)
172 Day(s)
18 Year(s)

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	0	0	0	0	0
Versus LHP	0	0	0	0	0
Versus RHP	0	0	0	0	0
Talent	10	8	2	8	6

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4
1
2
5
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
LF : 9 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 6 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 9 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 9

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/12	BAL	L 1-9	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/13	BAL	W 7-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
9/17	CLE	W 7-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/19	BOS	L 1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
9/20	BOS	W 5-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/21	BOS	W 1-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/23	@BAL	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/24	@BAL	W 6-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#9
9/25	@BAL	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/26	@NYA	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8

Batting Stats 1983

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	74	188	49	8	1	0	13	17	13	27	.261	.308	.314	.622	.500	.053
Projected	74	188	49	8	1	0	13	17	13	27	.261	.308	.314	.622	.500	.053

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	59	205	0	0	0	5	4	0	59	9	0	0	.0	17.9	3.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	108	28	5	1	0	9	11	7	11	0	1	0	.259	.302	.324	.626
vs. RHP	80	21	3	0	0	4	6	6	16	0	3	0	.263	.314	.300	.614
Close/Late	14	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	.286	.353	.357	.710
Scoring Position	40	10	1	0	0	11	0	6	6	0	1	0	.250	.340	.275	.615
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	33	94	23	3	0	0	2	6	3	15	.245	.265	.277	.542
Road	41	94	26	5	1	0	11	11	10	12	.277	.336	.351	.688
March/April	14	36	11	2	0	0	2	4	3	5	.306	.350	.361	.711
June	15	40	13	1	0	0	5	4	2	3	.325	.341	.350	.691
July	16	45	4	1	0	0	3	2	5	7	.089	.180	.111	.291
August	12	27	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	.222	.222	.296	.519
Sept/Oct	17	40	15	2	1	0	3	6	3	6	.375	.409	.475	.884

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1970	21	51	18	1	0	2	9	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	.353	.340	.490	.830	MON
1971	65	118	32	5	0	0	9	13	5	0	0	16	1	0	.271	.301	.314	.614	MON
1976	58	180	51	4	0	0	21	24	20	0	2	26	0	0	.283	.351	.306	.657	MON
1977	93	305	104	22	3	1	57	36	30	0	2	43	0	0	.341	.398	.443	.840	MON CHA DET
1978	151	614	201	21	8	5	60	81	56	0	0	86	0	0	.327	.384	.412	.796	DET
1979	156	608	195	28	5	2	77	83	63	2	9	67	4	1	.321	.381	.393	.774	DET
1980	152	516	158	26	2	1	66	63	44	1	2	61	2	0	.306	.361	.370	.731	DET
1981	107	333	92	10	5	1	37	35	38	1	5	46	0	1	.276	.347	.345	.693	DET
1982	148	439	126	17	0	2	38	38	30	0	2	58	0	0	.287	.331	.339	.671	DET
1983	74	188	49	8	1	0	13	17	13	0	0	27	0	0	.261	.308	.314	.622	DET
Total	1025	3352	1026	142	24	14	387	394	299	4	24	436	7	2	.306	.361	.375	.737

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1968, AA	136	492	95	14	1	3	28	23	36	148	8	3	.193	.246	.244	.490
1969, AA	120	502	117	17	2	4	22	42	36	131	12	5	.233	.282	.299	.581
1969, AAA	20	59	10	2	0	0	5	4	4	22	3	0	.169	.219	.203	.422
1970, AAA	100	338	78	10	1	7	42	44	23	83	8	8	.231	.277	.328	.606
1972, AAA	100	355	111	21	4	6	28	45	42	81	13	8	.313	.377	.445	.822
1973, AAA	139	488	142	33	3	5	69	56	58	98	8	10	.291	.365	.402	.767
1974, AAA	71	254	78	14	3	7	40	31	33	49	5	3	.307	.384	.469	.853
1975, AAA	62	143	38	7	0	1	18	14	11	38	1	2	.266	.316	.336	.652

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1977	4	15	6	4	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	.400	.438	.667	1.104
1978	12	49	20	3	0	2	9	7	3	13	0	0	.408	.442	.592	1.034
1979	11	43	16	4	0	0	4	7	3	7	0	0	.372	.413	.465	.878
1981	6	18	8	2	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	.444	.474	.556	1.029
1982	6	16	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	.313	.389	.375	.764
Total	39	141	55	14	0	2	18	20	10	29	0	0	.390	.430	.532	.962

Fielding Stats 1983

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	47	43	67	1	1	68	0	1.000	356.1	1.72
Centerfield	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	6.0	0.00
Rightfield	24	16	34	1	1	36	1	.972	158.2	2.04

Player History

Injured on 6/9/1968 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week...
Traded from Los Angeles to Montreal on 6/1/1969 (Going to MON: RF Manuel Soares. Going to LAD: P Tom Brisk, P Chet McCourt)...
Had first career hit (double) on 8/1/1970, off George A. Wood (SFG)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/29/1970, off Russell Grossman (LAD)...
Injured on 6/22/1972 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Injured on 6/22/1974 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 7/6/1975 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days...
Won WORLD SERIES with Montreal in 1976...
Traded from Montreal to Chicago (A) on 3/5/1977 (Going to MON: DH Angel Montepina. Going to CHA: P Don Eames, LF Manuel Soares)...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Detroit on 7/1/1977 (Going to CHA: P Rich Buffington. Going to DET: LF Manuel Soares, P Mu-Bai Li)...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston on 9/11/1978...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Baltimore on 9/12/1978...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1978, hitting .733 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 4/26/1979...
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1979...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Minnesota on 7/15/1982...
Injured on 4/29/1983 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
1978 - .327 - 3rd
1979 - .321 - 6th

OBP
1978 - .384 - 4th

Hits
1978 - 201 - 2nd
1979 - 195 - 4th

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