What years did Celerino Sanchez play?

Celerino Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1973.

Was Celerino Sanchez a pitcher?

No. Celerino Sanchez was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Celerino Sanchez hit?

Celerino Sanchez hit 1 career home runs with 76 hits.

Celerino Sanchez

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1973)

AVG .242

HR 1

RBI 30

H 76

OPS .587

PIV -634

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 2/3/1944 in El Guayabal, Veracruz, México
Died: 5/1/1992 in Leon, Guanajuato, México
MLB Debut: 1972-06-13
Last Game: 1973-09-30

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
105	314	30	76	11	3	1	30	1	14	42	.242	.281	.306	.587	-634

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 11.5% below league average.

Career SLG .306 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Career OPS .587 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	NYA	AL	71	250	18	62	8	3	0	21	0	12	30	.248	.243 (+2%)	.310 (-6%)	.353 (-14%)	.664 (-10%)	-393.8
1973	NYA	AL	34	64	12	14	3	0	1	9	1	2	12	.219	.256 (-15%)	.325 (-27%)	.378 (-17%)	.703 (-22%)	-239.8
Career · 2 seasons			105	314	30	76	11	3	1	30	1	14	42	.242	—	—	—	—	-634

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	64	183	17	46	1	22	.251
Away	41	131	13	30	0	8	.229

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1973-09-30	NYY	DET	L	1	0	1	2	0
1973-09-28	NYY	DET	W	4	0	0	0	1
1973-09-25	NYY	MIL	L	2	1	0	1	0
1973-09-15	NYY	BAL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1973-09-12	NYY	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	1
1973-09-08	NYY	MIL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1973-09-02	NYY	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1973-09-01	NYY	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1973-08-22	NYY	KCR	L	0	0	0	0	0
1973-08-21	NYY	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	79	73	50	180	14	13
OF	2	1	4	0	1	0
SS	2	0	1	3	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	NYA	3B	68	68	47	167	14	13
1973	NYA	3B	11	5	3	13	0	0
1973	NYA	OF	2	1	4	0	1	0
1973	NYA	SS	2	0	1	3	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	79
Shortstop	2
Right Field	2
Designated Hitter	14

Frequently Asked Questions about Celerino Sanchez

What years did Celerino Sanchez play?: Celerino Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1973.
Was Celerino Sanchez a pitcher?: No. Celerino Sanchez was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Celerino Sanchez hit?: Celerino Sanchez hit 1 career home runs with 76 hits.