What years did Manny Trillo play?

Manny Trillo played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989.

Was Manny Trillo a pitcher?

No. Manny Trillo was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Manny Trillo hit?

Manny Trillo hit 61 career home runs with 1562 hits.

What was Manny Trillo's career batting average?

Manny Trillo batted .263 over his career, with 1,562 hits in 5,950 at bats.

How many RBI did Manny Trillo have?

Manny Trillo drove in 571 runs in his career.

Is Manny Trillo in the Hall of Fame?

No. Manny Trillo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Manny Trillo

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1989)

Manny Trillo was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989 for 7 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,780 career games, he hit .263 with 1,562 hits, 61 home runs, and 571 RBI. Manny Trillo was a 4-time All-Star, an NLCS MVP, a 3-time Gold Glove, and a 2-time Silver Slugger.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .263

HR 61

RBI 571

H 1,562

OPS .660

PIV -5,709

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 150 lb
Born: 12/25/1950 in Caripito, Monagas, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1973-06-28
Last Game: 1989-05-20
Awards: 4× All-Star · NLCS MVP · 3× Gold Glove · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Jesus Manuel Marcano Trillo

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Career Batting Statistics

Manny Trillo — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,780	5,950	598	1,562	239	33	61	571	56	452	742	.263	.316	.345	.660	-5,709

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .345 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OPS .660 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 6.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Manny Trillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	OAK	AL	17	12	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	OAK	AL	21	33	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	8	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CHN	NL	154	545	55	135	12	2	7	70	1	45	78	.248	.257 (-4%)	.327 (-7%)	.374 (-16%)	.701 (-11%)	-946.3
1976	CHN	NL	158	582	42	139	24	3	4	59	17	53	70	.239	.255 (-7%)	.320 (-5%)	.360 (-14%)	.681 (-10%)	-825.3
1977	CHN	NL	152	504	51	141	18	5	7	57	3	44	58	.280	.264 (+6%)	.329 (+3%)	.401 (-6%)	.730 (-2%)	-142.5
1978	CHN	NL	152	552	53	144	17	5	4	55	0	50	67	.261	.257 (+1%)	.323 (-1%)	.378 (-12%)	.702 (-7%)	-595.3
1979	PHI	NL	118	431	40	112	22	1	6	42	4	20	59	.260	.265 (-2%)	.329 (-10%)	.397 (-10%)	.727 (-10%)	-753.7
1980	PHI	NL	141	531	68	155	25	9	7	43	8	32	46	.292	.264 (+10%)	.326 (+2%)	.387 (+6%)	.714 (+5%)	382.5
1981	PHI	NL	94	349	37	100	14	3	6	36	10	26	37	.287	.255 (+12%)	.320 (+6%)	.368 (+7%)	.688 (+6%)	382.1
1982	PHI	NL	149	549	52	149	24	1	0	39	8	33	53	.271	.261 (+4%)	.324 (-3%)	.388 (-18%)	.712 (-11%)	-885.2
1983	CLE	AL	88	320	33	87	13	1	1	29	1	21	46	.272	.260 (+4%)	.324 (-3%)	.389 (-16%)	.714 (-10%)	-488.3
1983	MON	NL	31	121	16	32	8	0	2	16	0	10	18	.264	.260 (+1%)	.324 (+2%)	.389 (-2%)	.714 (avg)	-488.3
1984	SFN	NL	98	401	45	102	21	1	4	36	0	25	55	.254	.259 (-2%)	.322 (-7%)	.384 (-11%)	.707 (-9%)	-609.3
1985	SFN	NL	125	451	36	101	16	2	3	25	2	40	44	.224	.257 (-13%)	.323 (-11%)	.390 (-26%)	.714 (-19%)	-1337.7
1986	CHN	NL	81	152	22	45	10	0	1	19	0	16	21	.296	.257 (+15%)	.325 (+10%)	.395 (-3%)	.720 (+3%)	98.2
1987	CHN	NL	108	214	27	63	8	0	8	26	0	25	37	.294	.262 (+12%)	.331 (+11%)	.415 (+7%)	.746 (+9%)	417.2
1988	CHN	NL	76	164	15	41	5	0	1	14	2	8	32	.250	.254 (-2%)	.317 (-11%)	.377 (-21%)	.695 (-16%)	-413.3
1989	CIN	NL	17	39	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			1,780	5,950	598	1,562	239	33	61	571	56	452	742	.263	—	—	—	—	-6,205

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Manny Trillo — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	60	7	16	4	1	0	7	4	2	.267

Playoff Batting by Year

Manny Trillo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	NEDIV	PHI	5	16	1	3	0	0	1	4	0	.188
1980	NLCS	PHI	5	21	1	8	2	1	4	0	2	.381
1980	WS	PHI	6	23	4	5	2	0	2	0	0	.217
1974	ALCS	OAK	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Manny Trillo — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	892	2944	328	802	43	328	.272
Away	888	3006	270	760	18	243	.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

Manny Trillo — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1989-05-20	CIN	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	1
1989-05-17	CIN	PIT	W	3	0	1	0	1
1989-05-15	CIN	PIT	W	2	0	0	0	0
1989-05-10	CIN	NYN	L	2	0	1	0	0
1989-05-09	CIN	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1989-05-07	CIN	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	1
1989-05-06	CIN	PHI	W	5	1	1	0	1
1989-05-05	CIN	PHI	L	2	0	1	1	1
1989-05-04	CIN	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1989-05-03	CIN	NYN	W	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Manny Trillo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	85	56	523	32	3	46
2B	1518	1443	3403	4699	157	973
3B	110	44	41	113	8	9
SS	16	1	10	11	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Manny Trillo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	OAK	2B	16	1	15	17	2	5
1974	OAK	2B	21	12	31	43	4	10
1975	CHN	2B	153	150	350	509	29	103
1975	CHN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976	CHN	2B	156	155	349	527	17	103
1976	CHN	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
1977	CHN	2B	149	136	330	467	25	81
1978	CHN	2B	149	147	354	505	19	99
1979	PHI	2B	118	116	270	368	10	84
1980	PHI	2B	140	140	360	467	11	91
1981	PHI	2B	94	93	245	286	7	61
1982	PHI	2B	149	147	343	441	5	101
1983	CLE	2B	87	83	172	269	5	58
1983	MON	2B	31	31	57	86	3	23
1984	SFN	2B	96	93	215	287	6	67
1984	SFN	3B	4	3	3	7	0	0
1985	SFN	2B	120	114	262	357	12	73
1985	SFN	3B	1	1	1	4	1	0
1986	CHN	1B	11	7	80	3	0	7
1986	CHN	2B	6	3	8	11	1	4
1986	CHN	3B	53	23	26	49	4	3
1987	CHN	1B	47	34	283	23	2	32
1987	CHN	2B	10	1	7	7	0	1
1987	CHN	3B	35	5	7	18	2	2
1987	CHN	SS	6	1	4	5	0	0
1988	CHN	1B	24	15	154	6	1	7
1988	CHN	2B	13	12	14	34	1	7
1988	CHN	3B	17	12	4	35	1	4
1988	CHN	SS	7	0	5	6	0	1
1989	CIN	1B	3	0	6	0	0	0
1989	CIN	2B	10	9	21	18	0	2
1989	CIN	SS	1	0	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Manny Trillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	85
Second Base	1520
Third Base	110
Shortstop	16

Awards & Honors

Manny Trillo — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1982	Gold Glove	2B
1982	TSN All-Star	2B
1981	Gold Glove	2B
1981	Silver Slugger	2B
1981	TSN All-Star	2B
1980	NLCS MVP
1980	Silver Slugger	2B
1980	TSN All-Star	2B
1979	Gold Glove	2B
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-05-06
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-04-25

Salary History

Manny Trillo — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	CHN	NL	$357,000
1987	CHN	NL	$290,000
1986	CHN	NL	$550,000
1985	SFN	NL	$709,714
Total Career Earnings			$1,906,714

Award Voting History

Manny Trillo — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1975	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	1.0	24	1

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Career Spans

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Manny Trillo: the record in brief

According to the bio, Manny Trillo debuted on June 28, 1973 and played a final game on May 20, 1989. The season rows list, in order, the Oakland Athletics (1973 through 1974), the Chicago Cubs (1975 through 1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1979 through 1982), the Cleveland Indians (1983), the Montreal Expos (1983), the San Francisco Giants (1984 to 1985), and the Cincinnati Reds (1989). Trillo, born on December 25, 1950, in Caripito, Monagas, Venezuela, is listed as a second baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Trillo's listed size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 150 pounds. The given name on file is Jesus Manuel Marcano Trillo.

Trillo collected 1,562 hits in 5,950 at bats across 1,780 games, good for a .263 batting average, along with 61 homers, 571 RBI, and 56 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .316 clip and slugging .345, Trillo finished with a .660 OPS. Against a .259 league average for those years, Trillo's .263 average was near the norm. No season topped the 155 hits of 1980.

Frequently Asked Questions about Manny Trillo

What years did Manny Trillo play?: Manny Trillo played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989.
Was Manny Trillo a pitcher?: No. Manny Trillo was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Manny Trillo hit?: Manny Trillo hit 61 career home runs with 1562 hits.
What was Manny Trillo's career batting average?: Manny Trillo batted .263 over his career, with 1,562 hits in 5,950 at bats.
How many RBI did Manny Trillo have?: Manny Trillo drove in 571 runs in his career.
Is Manny Trillo in the Hall of Fame?: No. Manny Trillo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.