César Tovar
César Leonardo Tovar "Pepito"
Born: July 3, 1940
Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Deceased: July 14, 1994
Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Career: 1959-1979
Major League Statistics
César Tovar compiled a career batting average of .307 with 75 home runs and 501 RBI in his 1055-game career with the Geneva Redlegs, Missoula Timberjacks, Seattle Rainiers, Rocky Mount Leafs, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, San Diego Padres, Denver Bears, Puebla Angeles, Tabasco Plataneros and Caracas Metropolitanos. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
 Seattle Rainiers |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
 San Diego Padres |
 Denver Bears |
 Puebla Angeles |
 Tabasco Plataneros |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | 87 | 473 | 401 | 79 | 101 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 48 | .252 | .354 | .352 | .706 | 141 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 123 | 544 | 471 | 109 | 143 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 21 | 4 | 56 | 50 | .304 | .389 | .469 | .859 | 221 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | 122 | 579 | 461 | 134 | 156 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 78 | 88 | 12 | 105 | 45 | .338 | .470 | .579 | 1.049 | 267 | 11 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 131 | 596 | 510 | 115 | 168 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 56 | 72 | 44 | .329 | .416 | .473 | .888 | 241 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 150 | 661 | 602 | 115 | 179 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 51 | 80 | .297 | .357 | .450 | .807 | 271 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 151 | 635 | 564 | 94 | 155 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 40 | 10 | 60 | 86 | .275 | .349 | .379 | .728 | 214 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 102 | 439 | 396 | 87 | 130 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 38 | .328 | .376 | .523 | .899 | 207 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | 121 | 502 | 432 | 73 | 149 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 20 | .345 | .425 | .421 | .846 | 182 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Plataneros | 31 | 127 | 107 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | .336 | .433 | .411 | .844 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IAML | Caracas Metropolitanos | 35 | 121 | 121 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .281 | .281 | .314 | .595 | 38 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1055 | 4686 | 4074 | 843 | 1251 | 234 | 58 | 75 | 501 | 274 | 45 | 499 | 417 | .307 | .389 | .448 | .837 | 1826 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 26 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | 2B | 87 | 192 | 54 | 27 | 58 | .901 | 2.828 |
| 1960 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 2B | 122 | 286 | 377 | 34 | 70 | .951 | 5.434 |
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | 2B | 120 | 313 | 346 | 28 | 103 | .959 | 5.492 |
| 1962 | B | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 2B | 126 | 301 | 318 | 20 | 59 | .969 | 4.913 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | SS | 88 | 133 | 208 | 23 | 27 | .937 | 3.875 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | OF | 70 | 103 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .939 | 1.543 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 38 | 34 | 64 | 5 | 13 | .951 | 2.579 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | SS | 13 | 18 | 42 | 2 | 7 | .968 | 4.615 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | OF | 100 | 177 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 1.860 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | OF | 56 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 2.071 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 3B | 31 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 7 | .867 | 2.097 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | SS | 13 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 4 | .875 | 2.692 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | OF | 71 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .959 | 1.324 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | 3B | 23 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 6 | .968 | 2.609 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | 1B | 21 | 169 | 9 | 1 | 11 | .994 | 8.476 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | 2B | 10 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 5 | .933 | 5.600 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Plataneros | 1B | 7 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .985 | 9.429 |
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Plataneros | 3B | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.333 |
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Plataneros | OF | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.091 |
| Totals | 1011 | 2070 | 1599 | 181 | 377 | .953 | 3.629 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Geneva Redlegs | CIN | ||
| 1960 | C | Pioneer League | Missoula Timberjacks | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Geneva Redlegs | CIN | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | CIN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | MIN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | MIN | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Angeles | |||
| 1978 | AAA | Mexican League | Tabasco Plataneros | |||
| 1979 | AAA | Inter-American League | Caracas Metropolitanos |
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