Orlando Gomez
Juan Alejandro (Tossas) Gomez
Born: June 24, 1946
Juana Diaz, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1964-1976
Orlando (Tossas) Gomez compiled a career batting average of .220 with 16 home runs and 170 RBI in his 604-game career with the Yankees, Johnson City Yankees, Fort Lauderdale Yankees, Tampa Tarpons, Burlington Bees, Leesburg Athletics, Birmingham A's, Iowa Oaks, Salinas Packers, Tucson Toros and Chattanooga Lookouts. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign.
 Fort Lauderdale Yankees |
 Tampa Tarpons |
 Burlington Bees |
 Birmingham A's |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Salinas Packers |
 Tucson Toros |
 Chattanooga Lookouts |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | R | GULF | Yankees | 22 | 70 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .197 | .275 | .213 | .488 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | 33 | 95 | 84 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .179 | .255 | .238 | .493 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 9 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .188 | .250 | .188 | .438 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | (+) Tampa Tarpons | 67 | 199 | 199 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .201 | .201 | .261 | .462 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | (+) Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 67 | 199 | 199 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .201 | .201 | .261 | .462 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 28 | 97 | 86 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | .128 | .200 | .209 | .409 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 65 | 245 | 217 | 25 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | .281 | .350 | .369 | .719 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 34 | 77 | 68 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | .176 | .273 | .235 | .508 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 20 | 54 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | .191 | .296 | .234 | .530 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 50 | 163 | 151 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | .278 | .321 | .338 | .659 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 64 | 237 | 214 | 13 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | .238 | .283 | .280 | .564 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 42 | 119 | 107 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .168 | .252 | .290 | .542 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 62 | 188 | 167 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | .246 | .319 | .347 | .666 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Salinas Packers | 19 | 65 | 58 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .362 | .415 | .483 | .898 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 66 | 211 | 194 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 34 | .170 | .223 | .227 | .450 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 40 | 125 | 116 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | .224 | .274 | .284 | .559 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 15 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .280 | .333 | .360 | .693 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 27 | 85 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .141 | .212 | .167 | .378 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 604 | 1898 | 1705 | 145 | 375 | 59 | 4 | 16 | 170 | 8 | 6 | 154 | 305 | .220 | .285 | .287 | .572 | 490 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | R | GULF | Yankees | C | 21 | 114 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 6.381 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | C | 26 | 226 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .972 | 9.192 | 10 | |||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | C | 64 | 404 | 32 | 11 | 3 | .975 | 6.812 | 14 | |||
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 27 | 137 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .969 | 5.778 | 6 | |||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 21 | 117 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 5.952 | 2 | |||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 1B | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | C | 16 | 103 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .983 | 7.188 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 42 | 275 | 33 | 1 | 4 | .997 | 7.333 | 7 | |||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 63 | 409 | 39 | 5 | 1 | .989 | 7.111 | 8 | |||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 32 | 239 | 27 | 9 | 1 | .967 | 8.312 | 4 | |||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 41 | 272 | 26 | 7 | 3 | .977 | 7.268 | 10 | |||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 1B | 12 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .957 | 5.500 | ||||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 46 | 223 | 25 | 6 | 3 | .976 | 5.391 | 9 | |||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1B | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .969 | 7.750 | ||||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Salinas Packers | C | 19 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.263 | 6 | |||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 39 | 177 | 19 | 4 | 5 | .980 | 5.026 | 10 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 13 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 3.385 | 1 | |||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | C | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .926 | 4.167 | 2 | |||
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 26 | 108 | 20 | 4 | 4 | .970 | 4.923 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 523 | 3129 | 312 | 72 | 45 | .980 | 6.579 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | R | Sarasota Rookie League | Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1965 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1965 | A | Florida State League | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1966 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
| 1966 | A | Florida State League | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1967 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | A | Florida State League | Leesburg Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Leesburg Athletics | OAK | ||
| 1968 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1969 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1972 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | ||
| 1973 | A | California League | Salinas Packers | CAL | ||
| 1973 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | OAK | ||
| 1976 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK |
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