Álvaro Espinoza

Shortstop 1984–1997

630H

22HR

.254AVG

201RBI

.610OPS

Álvaro Espinoza, born in Valencia, Venezuela, played 14 seasons (1984–1997) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets. He collected 630 hits and 22 home runs with a .254 batting average.

Born: February 19, 1962 · Valencia, Venezuela · 38 major leaguers from Valencia
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1984	Minnesota Twins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1985	Minnesota Twins	32	57	5	15	2	0	0	9	0	1	9	.263
1986	Minnesota Twins	37	42	4	9	1	0	0	1	0	1	10	.214
1988	New York Yankees	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	New York Yankees	146	503	51	142	23	1	0	41	3	14	60	.282
1990	New York Yankees	150	438	31	98	12	2	2	20	1	16	54	.224
1991	New York Yankees	148	480	51	123	23	2	5	33	4	16	57	.256
1993	Cleveland Indians	129	263	34	73	15	0	4	27	2	8	36	.278
1994	Cleveland Indians	90	231	27	55	13	0	1	19	1	6	33	.238
1995	Cleveland Indians	66	143	15	36	4	0	2	17	0	2	16	.252
1996	Cleveland Indians / New York Mets	107	246	31	66	11	4	8	27	1	10	37	.268
1997	Seattle Mariners	33	72	3	13	1	0	0	7	1	2	12	.181
Career		942	2,478	252	630	105	9	22	201	13	76	324	.254

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB
1991	New York Yankees	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.2	0	0
Career		0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.2	0	0

More Venezuelan shortstops of his era

Omar Vizquel1989–2012 · 2,877 H, 80 HR Ozzie Guillén1985–2000 · 1,764 H, 28 HR Angel Salazar1983–1988 · 188 H, 2 HR Al Pedrique1987–1989 · 111 H, 1 HR Gus Polidor1985–1993 · 90 H, 2 HR Cris Colon1992 · 6 H, 0 HR