Ernesto García
Ernesto (Valdez) García
Born: November 7, 1932
Nogales, Sonora MX
Deceased: April 1, 2017
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1951-1970
Ernesto (Valdez) García compiled a career batting average of .279 with 54 home runs and 237 RBI in his 1234-game career with the Bartlesville Pirates, Billings Mustangs, Waco/Longview Pirates, New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Stars, Cananea Mineros, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Veracruz Aguilas, Poza Rica Petroleros, Yucatan Venados and Nogales Internacionales. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | KOML | Bartlesville Pirates | 122 | 445 | 445 | 109 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .290 | .535 | 129 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 132 | 461 | 461 | 131 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .284 | .284 | .343 | .627 | 158 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 17 | 57 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .170 | .214 | .208 | .422 | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Waco/Longview Pirates | 110 | 418 | 418 | 115 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .275 | .275 | .356 | .632 | 149 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 16 | 84 | 65 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 6 | .415 | .542 | .646 | 1.188 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 104 | 361 | 361 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .249 | .321 | .571 | 116 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Cananea Mineros | 80 | 360 | 360 | 129 | 23 | 3 | 19 | .358 | .358 | .597 | .956 | 215 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 121 | 404 | 404 | 101 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .317 | .567 | 128 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 110 | 515 | 443 | 82 | 128 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 3 | 57 | 30 | .289 | .375 | .379 | .755 | 168 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 116 | 474 | 421 | 51 | 122 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 37 | 28 | .290 | .350 | .373 | .723 | 157 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 136 | 640 | 563 | 98 | 151 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 38 | .268 | .332 | .412 | .744 | 232 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1961 | AA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 128 | 570 | 502 | 78 | 147 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 28 | .293 | .361 | .353 | .713 | 177 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | 22 | 74 | 65 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .231 | .306 | .308 | .613 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | MXNO | Nogales Internacionales | 15 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .312 | .371 | .562 | .934 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1234 | 4905 | 4599 | 348 | 1285 | 218 | 28 | 54 | 237 | 17 | 4 | 233 | 137 | .279 | .315 | .374 | .690 | 1721 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 2B | 15 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 6 | .986 | 4.600 |
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Waco/Longview Pirates | 2B | 107 | 253 | 232 | 19 | .962 | 4.533 | |
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 3B | 16 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .977 | 2.625 |
| 1957 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 2B | 110 | 273 | 278 | 10 | 86 | .982 | 5.009 |
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 2B | 116 | 333 | 264 | 13 | 89 | .979 | 5.147 |
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 2B | 136 | 407 | 380 | 22 | 142 | .973 | 5.787 |
| 1961 | AA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 2B | 127 | 361 | 360 | 13 | 106 | .982 | 5.677 |
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Poza Rica Petroleros | 2B | 20 | 47 | 39 | 3 | 15 | .966 | 4.300 |
| 1969 | A | MXNO | Nogales Internacionales | 1B | 15 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .944 | 3.400 |
| 1970 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguilas | 1B | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.000 |
| Totals | 663 | 1790 | 1612 | 85 | 450 | .976 | 5.131 |
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