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| Player Report for #64 Ruben 'El Caballo' Sierra | | Friday, July 1st, 1988 | 
| AB | 323 | | HR | 18 | | RBI | 68 | | AVG | .297 | | OPS | .871 |
| | Name: | Ruben Sierra | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | El Caballo | Salary: | $300,000 | | Birthday: | 10-06-1965 | Signed Through: | 1988 Season | | Age: | 22 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 28 Days | | Born in: | Unknown | Major League Service Days this Year: | 92 Days | | Nationality: | Puerto Rican | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, 28 Days | | Weight: | 200 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 3 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | LF | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1985, 9th Pick in Round 2 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | Talent | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 6 | | Left Field 10 (Arm: 10) | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | Center Field 6 (Arm: 10) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 6 | | Right Field 10 (Arm: 10) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 5 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-27-1988 | @ CHN | Win, 6-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1988 | @ CHN | Loss, 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-1988 | @ CHN | Win, 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-1988 | CIN | Loss, 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-23-1988 | CIN | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1988 | @ ATL | Win, 8-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1988 | @ ATL | Loss, 9-13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-20-1988 | @ ATL | Loss, 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1988 | @ ATL | Loss, 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-18-1988 | MTL | Win, 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 1988 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 79 | 323 | 96 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 46 | 15 | 36 | .297 | .327 | .545 | .871 | .810 | .248 | 28.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 79 | 343 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 54.7 | 6.13 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 100 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .349 | .530 | .879 | | Versus Right | | 223 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .316 | .552 | .868 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 | | Last Week | | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .290 | .400 | .690 | | April | | 103 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .354 | .583 | .937 | | May | | 121 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .349 | .562 | .911 | | June | | 99 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .267 | .485 | .752 | | Spring Training | | 89 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 | .404 | .551 | .954 | | Last Year | | 620 | 183 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 102 | 96 | 41 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .295 | .339 | .471 | .810 | | 2 Years Ago | | 592 | 153 | 39 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 86 | 44 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .258 | .312 | .432 | .744 | | Career | | 1888 | 532 | 126 | 18 | 64 | 291 | 285 | 119 | 256 | 20 | 1 | 12 | .282 | .325 | .469 | .794 | | Home | | 150 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .314 | .513 | .828 | | Road | | 173 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .337 | .572 | .909 | | Grass | | 136 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .338 | .581 | .919 | | Turf | | 187 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .318 | .519 | .837 | | Day | | 135 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .347 | .644 | .992 | | Night | | 188 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .312 | .473 | .785 | | Close/Late | | 69 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .382 | .609 | .990 | | Inning 1-3 | | 110 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .282 | .455 | .737 | | Inning 4-6 | | 110 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .333 | .618 | .952 | | Inning 7-9 | | 99 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .355 | .566 | .921 | | Extra Innings | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | | 0 Outs | | 107 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .298 | .598 | .896 | | 1 Outs | | 105 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .298 | .390 | .689 | | 2 Outs | | 111 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .360 | .383 | .640 | 1.022 | | Scoring Position | | 99 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .345 | .475 | .820 | | Bases Empty | | 151 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .318 | .616 | .934 | | Runner on 1st | | 73 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .316 | .493 | .809 | | Runner on 2nd | | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .306 | .472 | .778 | | Runner on 3rd | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .643 | 1.333 | 1.976 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .417 | .400 | .817 | | Bases Loaded | | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .308 | .333 | .641 | | Two Strikes | | 111 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .254 | .387 | .642 | | First Pitch | | 62 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .355 | .726 | 1.081 | | Count 0-1 | | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .296 | .538 | .835 | | Count 0-2 | | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .467 | .717 | | Count 1-0 | | 33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .353 | .758 | 1.111 | | Count 1-1 | | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .297 | .343 | .640 | | Count 1-2 | | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .098 | .171 | .268 | | Count 2-0 | | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .438 | .875 | 1.313 | | Count 2-1 | | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .393 | .750 | 1.143 | | Count 2-2 | | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .471 | .706 | | Count 3-0 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .714 | .333 | 1.048 | | Count 3-1 | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .429 | .111 | .540 | | Full Count | | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .519 | .619 | 1.138 | | Behind in Count | | 82 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .190 | .341 | .532 | | Ahead in Count | | 89 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .414 | .697 | 1.111 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1985 Syracuse - A | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 0.0 | | Total MLBA | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 0.0 |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1985 Pittsburgh - MLB | 19 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .167 | .389 | 0.0 | | 1987 Pittsburgh - MLB | 21 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 | 0.0 | | Total MLB | | 11 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .222 | .195 | .417 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 06-15-1985 | Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 35th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. | | 07-12-1985 | Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 6 days. | | 11-18-1985 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1986 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). | | 07-30-1986 | Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. | | 11-24-1986 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1987 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6). | | 06-08-1987 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-29-1987 | Was selected to the 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. | | 11-16-1987 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). | | 05-31-1988 | Goes 5-5 against the San Diego Padres, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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