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Ruben Gomez
Ruben (Colon) Gomez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 17, 1953
Final Game May 2, 1967
Born July 13, 1927 in Arroyo, P.R.
Died July 26, 2004 in Carolina, P.R.

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1953 25 NYG NL  13  11  29  26  13   3   0  0  204.0  166   89   77  17  101  113   4   3   872       0  3.40  4.32  127 1.309 MVP-22
 1954 26 NYG NL  17   9  37  32  10   4   1  0  221.7  202   85   71  20  109  106   7   5   964       1  2.88  4.07  141 1.403
 1955 27 NYG NL   9  10  33  31   9   3   1  1  185.3  207  103   94  20   63   79   7   2   809   6   0  4.56  4.04   88 1.457
 1956 28 NYG NL   7  17  40  31   4   2   4  0  196.3  191  108  100  19   77   76   9   1   841   8   0  4.58  3.77   82 1.365
 1957 29 NYG NL  15  13  38  36  16   1   0  0  238.3  233  110  100  28   71   92   5   2  1011  10   0  3.78  3.92  104 1.276
 1958 30 SFG NL  10  12  42  30   8   1   6  1  207.7  204  107  101  21   77  112   8   3   884   3   0  4.38  3.79   87 1.353
 1959 31 PHI NL   3   8  20  12   2   1   6  1   72.3   90   55   49  12   24   37   0   3   327   2   1  6.10  4.10   67 1.576
 1960 32 PHI NL   0   3  22   1   0   0   6  1   52.3   68   37   31   7    9   24   1   2   233   2   0  5.33  3.88   73 1.471
 1962 34 TOT AL   2   3  21   6   1   0   4  1   64.7   67   34   32   8   36   29   2   2   289   5   1  4.45  3.92   88 1.593
         CLE AL   1   2  15   4   0   0   3  1   45.3   50   23   22   5   25   21   2   2   207   3   1  4.37  3.85   88 1.654
         MIN AL   1   1   6   2   1   0   1  0   19.3   17   11   10   3   11    8   0   0    82   2   0  4.66  4.09   88 1.448
 1967 39 PHI NL   0   0   7   0   0   0   6  0   11.3    8    6    5   2    7    9   0   1    48   3   0  3.97  3.41   86 1.324
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .469  76  86 289 205  63  15  34  5 1454.0 1436  734  660 154  574  677  43  24  6278  39   3  4.09  3.98   97 1.382
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  11  39  28   8   2   4  0  200.0  197  101   90  21   79   93   5   3   864   5   0  4.09  3.98   97 1.382
 Career High     17  17  42  36  16   4   6  1  238.3  233  110  101  28  109  113   9   5  1011  10   1  2.88  4.32  141 1.276

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 25 NYG NL  61   72   15   15   1  0   0    4   0  0   1   8  .208  .219  .222   15   16   6           0   2 MVP-22
 1954 26 NYG NL  49   81   11   14   1  0   2    6   0  2   0   8  .173  .183  .259   14   21   4   0       1   2
 1955 27 NYG NL  42   60    9   18   2  1   0    2   0  0   1   5  .300  .311  .367   79   22   4   0   0   0   0
 1956 28 NYG NL  52   60    9   11   1  0   0    1   1  0   2   5  .183  .210  .200   12   12   1   0   0   0   1
 1957 29 NYG NL  54   87    6   16   2  0   1    2   0  0   6  16  .184  .237  .241   30   21   4   0   0   0   4
 1958 30 SFG NL  48   70    8   14   4  0   0    6   1  0   1  10  .200  .211  .257   25   18   4   0   0   0   2
 1959 31 PHI NL  24   17    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .176  .222  .176    8    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1960 32 PHI NL  22   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .083  .154  .083  -33    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1962 34 TOT AL  22   18    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .167  .211  .167    4    3   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL  16   13    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .231  .231  .231   27    3   0   0   0   0   0
         MIN AL   6    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .167  .000  -51    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     381  477   58   95  11  1   3   22   2  2  14  61  .199  .224  .245   25  117  27   0   0   1  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        203   25   40   5  0   1    9   1  1   6  26  .199  .224  .245   25   50  11   0   0   0   5
 Career High     61   87   15   18   4  1   2    6   1  2   6  16                          22   6   0   0   1   4
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 25 NYG NL   79   65    4   1.6   112| .208  .276| .219  .348| .222  .431| .441  .779|  15  .120  -9.3  -0.9   0%
 1954 26 NYG NL   86   75    3   1.1   110| .173  .275| .183  .347| .259  .426| .442  .772|  14  .060 -10.8  -1.1   0%
 1955 27 NYG NL   65   46    7   4.1   106| .300  .267| .311  .338| .367  .422| .678  .760|  79  .436  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1956 28 NYG NL   63   51    3   1.6   102| .183  .263| .210  .330| .200  .415| .410  .745|  12  .128  -7.6  -0.8 100%
 1957 29 NYG NL   97   79    5   1.7   102| .184  .267| .237  .331| .241  .414| .478  .744|  30  .140  -8.8  -0.9   0%
 1958 30 SFG NL   75   62    4   1.7   104| .200  .267| .211  .335| .257  .417| .468  .752|  25  .140  -7.6  -0.7 100%
 1959 31 PHI NL   21   17    1   1.6   106| .176  .271| .222  .338| .176  .420| .398  .757|   8  .122  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1960 32 PHI NL   14   12    0   0.0    99| .083  .263| .154  .329| .083  .404| .237  .733| -33  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1962 34 TOT AL   19   15    1   1.8   102| .167  .262| .211  .334| .167  .408| .378  .742|   4  .153  -2.5  -0.2   0%
         CLE AL   13   10    1   2.7   100| .231  .260| .231  .331| .231  .404| .462  .736|  27  .276  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         MIN AL    6    5    0   0.0   106| .000  .268| .167  .341| .000  .417| .167  .758| -51  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      519  422   28   1.8   106| .199  .269| .224  .338| .245  .420| .469  .757|  25  .146 -53.2  -5.2  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 25 NYG NL P 29 20 39 3 1 .952 .956 2.03 0.87 2.60 2.06 26 204.0 1954 26 NYG NL P 37 13 47 4 3 .938 .960 1.62 0.87 2.44 2.07 32 221.7 1955 27 NYG NL P 33 22 39 2 4 .968 .950 1.85 0.83 2.96 2.04 31 185.3 1956 28 NYG NL P 40 19 40 1 4 .983 .966 1.48 0.83 2.71 2.05 31 196.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1957 29 NYG NL P 38 14 51 2 3 .970 .962 1.71 0.82 2.45 2.06 36 238.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1958 30 SFG NL P 42 21 39 2 3 .968 .955 1.43 0.77 2.60 1.97 30 207.7 1959 31 PHI NL P 20 7 18 2 3 .926 .954 1.25 0.82 3.11 1.99 12 72.3 1960 32 PHI NL P 22 5 6 2 0 .846 .965 0.50 0.87 1.89 2.08 1 52.3 1962 34 TOT AL P 21 5 13 1 2 .947 .957 0.86 0.79 2.51 2.09 6 64.6 CLE AL P 15 3 10 1 2 .929 .956 0.87 0.79 2.58 2.09 4 45.3 MIN AL P 6 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.83 0.78 2.33 2.10 2 19.3 1967 39 PHI NL P 7 1 5 0 1 1.000 .952 0.86 0.79 4.78 1.99 0 11.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 29 NYG NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1956 28 NYG NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1957 29 NYG NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1953 25 NYG NL P 29 20 39 3 1 .952 .956 2.03 0.87 2.60 2.06 26 204.0 1954 26 NYG NL P 37 13 47 4 3 .938 .960 1.62 0.87 2.44 2.07 32 221.7 1955 27 NYG NL P 33 22 39 2 4 .968 .950 1.85 0.83 2.96 2.04 31 185.3 1956 28 NYG NL P 40 19 40 1 4 .983 .966 1.48 0.83 2.71 2.05 31 196.3 1957 29 NYG NL P 38 14 51 2 3 .970 .962 1.71 0.82 2.45 2.06 36 238.3 1958 30 SFG NL P 42 21 39 2 3 .968 .955 1.43 0.77 2.60 1.97 30 207.7 1959 31 PHI NL P 20 7 18 2 3 .926 .954 1.25 0.82 3.11 1.99 12 72.3 1960 32 PHI NL P 22 5 6 2 0 .846 .965 0.50 0.87 1.89 2.08 1 52.3 1962 34 TOT AL P 21 5 13 1 2 .947 .957 0.86 0.79 2.51 2.09 6 64.6 CLE AL P 15 3 10 1 2 .929 .956 0.87 0.79 2.58 2.09 4 45.3 MIN AL P 6 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.83 0.78 2.33 2.10 2 19.3 1967 39 PHI NL P 7 1 5 0 1 1.000 .952 0.86 0.79 4.78 1.99 0 11.3 1956 28 NYG NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 289 127 297 19 24 .957 .958 1.47 0.83 205 1454.0 OF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 0 2.0 1 0 1# LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 0.0 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 291 127 297 19 24 .957 .958 1.46 0.84
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    NYG CLE     W   1   1   2.45  1  0  0  0   7.1   4   2   3   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    NYG CLE     W   1   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1953-NL-22-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

ERA
1953 NL-3.40-8
1954 NL-2.88-4

Wins
1954 NL-17-6
1957 NL-15-7

Won-Loss %
1954 NL-.654-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1953 NL-1.309-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1953 NL-7.32-2
1954 NL-8.20-9

Innings
1953 NL-204.0-9
1957 NL-238.3-7

Strikeouts
1953 NL-113-9
1954 NL-106-10

Games Started
1954 NL-32-7
1955 NL-31-9
1957 NL-36-2

Comp. Games
1953 NL-13-7
1957 NL-16-3

Shutouts
1953 NL-3-6
1954 NL-4-2
1955 NL-3-4
1956 NL-2-10

Home Runs Allow.
1957 NL-28-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1953 NL-101-4
1954 NL-109-1
1957 NL-71-8

Hits Allowed
1955 NL-207-9
1957 NL-233-7

Losses
1956 NL-17-3
1957 NL-13-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1955 NL-94-9
1956 NL-100-3
1957 NL-100-5
1958 NL-101-2

Wild Pitches
1954 NL-5-7

Hit Batsmen
1954 NL-7-2
1955 NL-7-4
1956 NL-9-2
1958 NL-8-3

Batters Faced
1957 NL-1011-6

Adjusted ERA+
1953 NL-127-6
1954 NL-141-3

Oldest Player
1967 NL-39-1

     

Gray Ink: Pitching - 48 (516) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (965) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

December 4, 1950: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the St Jean (Provincial) in the 1950 minor league draft.

June, 1951: Sent from the Washington Senators to the St Jean (Provincial) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 3, 1951: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the St Jean (Provincial) in the 1951 minor league draft.

June, 1952: Released by the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

January 30, 1953: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

December 3, 1958: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Valmy Thomas to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Sanford.

Before 1962 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

August 20, 1962: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later, Jackie Collum, and cash. The Minnesota Twins sent Georges Maranda (October 9, 1962) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

January 21, 1963: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

March, 1963: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1964 Season: Sent from the Cleveland Indians to the Monterrey (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.

December 21, 1966: Sent to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Veracruz (Mexican) as part of a conditional deal.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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