#15 Manuel Soares, Centerfield, 37 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#15 Manuel Soares, Centerfield, 37 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Wednesday, 10/22/1987

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Manuel Soares

9/11/1950
37
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

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1987
14 Year(s), 71 Days (2479 total Days)
172 Day(s)
22 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	9	6	2	6	5

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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 : 10 (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
9/24	@WSH	L 4-8	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
9/26	@WSH	W 9-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#2
9/27	@WSH	L 3-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#1
9/29	BAL	W 14-7	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	#1
9/30	BAL	W 6-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#1
10/3	WSH	W 8-5	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	#1
10/7	@CHA	L 3-5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
10/8	@CHA	L 4-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	#1
10/10	CHA	L 2-17	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#1
10/11	CHA	L 4-10	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#1

Batting Stats 1987

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	129	495	155	15	1	2	42	73	47	78	.313	.371	.360	.730	.634	.046
Projected	129	495	155	15	1	2	42	73	47	78	.313	.371	.360	.730	.634	.046

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	124	549	0	0	0	15	4	3	178	18	0	0	.0	66.4	5.0

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	131	36	3	1	0	13	18	6	22	1	1	0	.275	.302	.313	.615
vs. RHP	364	119	12	0	2	29	55	41	56	2	3	0	.327	.393	.376	.769
Close/Late	30	8	2	0	0	3	2	3	2	0	2	0	.267	.314	.333	.648
Scoring Position	96	34	3	0	0	39	0	13	12	3	1	0	.354	.416	.385	.801
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	68	243	77	8	0	1	20	33	17	38	.317	.355	.362	.717
Road	61	252	78	7	1	1	22	40	30	40	.310	.380	.357	.737
March/April	20	82	25	4	0	1	8	12	11	11	.305	.387	.390	.777
May	26	103	32	1	0	1	13	15	4	20	.311	.324	.350	.674
June	25	103	28	1	0	0	5	13	8	22	.272	.319	.282	.600
July	25	92	25	4	0	0	5	15	13	8	.272	.358	.315	.674
August	15	53	18	0	0	0	4	6	4	8	.340	.386	.340	.726
Sept/Oct	18	62	27	5	1	0	7	12	7	9	.435	.493	.548	1.041
Postseason	4	13	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	.308	.357	.308	.665

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
1984	92	300	101	11	4	0	28	39	22	0	0	36	0	0	.337	.382	.400	.782	DET
1985	113	404	130	20	0	0	33	47	37	2	2	53	0	0	.322	.380	.371	.751	DET
1986	91	320	107	13	0	0	23	43	27	0	0	46	0	1	.334	.386	.375	.761	DET
1987	129	495	155	15	1	2	42	73	47	0	3	78	0	0	.313	.371	.360	.730	DET
Total	1450	4871	1519	201	29	16	513	596	432	6	29	649	7	3	.312	.367	.375	.741

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
1985	5	18	6	0	0	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733
1987	4	13	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665
Total	48	172	65	14	0	2	23	21	13	39	0	0	.378	.422	.494	.916

Fielding Stats 1987

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	27	25	39	0	0	40	1	.975	201.0	1.79
Centerfield	97	92	199	9	3	216	8	.963	777.0	2.50
Rightfield	9	7	14	0	0	14	0	1.000	63.0	2.00

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...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/20/1985...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Toronto on 7/25/1985...
Injured on 3/21/1987 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 4/10/1987...

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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