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Willie Montanez   |   Major Leaguer   1966-1982

Full Name:  Guillermo (Naranjo) Montanez
Born:  April 1,1948  in  Catano, Puerto Rico
Height:  6-1  Weight:  193  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:   -
College:  

Baseball Lists:  Players on 9 or more MLB Teams ... Singles Leaders

Debut:  April 12,1966

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Transactions:   [Mar 1,1965] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Cardinals.  [Nov 29,1965] - Selected by Angels from Cardinals in first year minor league draft.  [May 5,1966] - Returned to Cardinals.  [Apr 8,1970] - Traded by Cardinals with Curt Flood, Joe Hoerner, Byron Browne and Tim McCarver to Phillies for Cookie Rojas, Dick Allen and Jerry Johnson.  [May 4,1975] - Traded by Phillies to Giants for Garry Maddox.  [Jun 13,1976] - Traded by Giants with Jake Brown, Mike Eden and Craig Robinson to Braves for Marty Perez and Darrell Evans.  [Dec 8,1977] - Traded by Braves to Mets for Eddie Miller, Tommy Boggs and Adrian Devine.  [Aug 12,1979] - Traded by Mets to Rangers for Mike Jorgensen and Ed Lynch.  [Feb 15,1980] - Traded by Rangers to Padres for Joe Carroll, Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry.  [Aug 31,1980] - Traded by Padres to Expos for Tony Phillips and Cash.  [Oct 26,1980] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 12,1980] - Signed as Free Agent by Expos.  [Aug 20,1981] - Traded by Expos to Pirates for John Milner.  [Jul 1,1982] - Released by Pirates.  [Aug 10,1982] - Signed as Free Agent by Phillies.  [Nov 4,1982] - Released by Phillies.  


 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1965Fla CardsFla Rk17StlD   32815190008          .235---.235-----
1966Rock HillWcar18StlA   9330648861871149          .281---.493-----
 CaliforniaAL18CalMLB 1b9,48220000010020000.000.000.000000100%
1967St. PetersFSL19StlA+   134479581291517561          .269---.403-----
1968ModestoCalif20StlA+   46174265282418          .299---.437-----
1969TulsaAmer21StlAAA   145612214217          .375---.571-----
1970EugenePCL22PhiAAA   119434651202491680          .276---.484-----
 PhiladelphNL22PhiMLB of-1b9182536000300140100.240.269.24050957%
1971PhiladelphNL23PhiMLB of3158599781532763099476710531411318 .255.327.47179850%
1972PhiladelphNL24PhiMLB of3,4,5147531601313931364135810811324.247.320.40572550%
1973PhiladelphNL25PhiMLB 1b-of3146552691451651165264680671411 .263.324.37069449%
1974PhiladelphNL26PhiMLB 1b4143527551603317793632573627.304.343.41075362%
1975PhiladelphNL27PhiMLB 1b3218492480216104120011.286.315.45276747%
 SF GiantsNL27SfMLB 1b513551852158262885534550481923 .305.359.40976854%
1976SF GiantsNL28SfMLB 1b5602302271152220211515151210 .309.351.41776856%
 AtlantaNL28AtlMLB 1b410342052135140964042132060116 .321.353.41977252%
1977AtlantaNL29AtlMLB 1b3,4136544701563112068113560030318 .287.328.45878657%
1978NY MetsNL30NymMLB 1b4,51596096615632017969460921190913 .256.320.39271254%
1979NY MetsNL31NymMLB 1b5,61094103696190547012548171515 .234.277.31759449%
 TexasAL31TexMLB 1b-dh5,7,638144194660824018141101.319.357.52888555%
1980MontrealNL32MtlMLB 1b9141914000101330100.211.318.21152969%
 San DiegoNL32SdMLB 1b5128481391321246633436523906.274.325.35367850%
1981PittsburghNL33PitMLB 1b92938210001100120000.263.282.34262462%
 MontrealNL33MtlMLB 1b9,62662611010500490000.177.227.21043755%
1982Okla CityAmer34PhiAAA 1b 831310201501141000  .323.364.484848--
 PhiladelphNL34PhiMLB 1b9181601000100130000.063.118.06318156%
 PittsburghNL34PitMLB of-1b9363249100100330300.281.343.31365637%
 
Major League Totals - 14 Season(s)163258436451604279251398023242465751241031065162 .275.327.40272953%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)4461561217437713738228 .280---.446-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1966CaliforniaAL18CalMLB1B210011---1.000--
 
1970PhiladelphNL22PhiMLB1B572093---1.000--
1970PhiladelphNL22PhiMLBOF1081090---1.000--
 
1971PhiladelphNL23PhiMLB1B91310141---1.000--
1971PhiladelphNL23PhiMLBOF15836411113863---.972--
 
1972PhiladelphNL24PhiMLB1B141117111916---.992--
1972PhiladelphNL24PhiMLBOF1303181553382---.985--
 
1973PhiladelphNL25PhiMLB1B9978552584287---.994--
1973PhiladelphNL25PhiMLBOF516761742---.986--
 
1974PhiladelphNL26PhiMLB1B137121679101305126---.992--
1974PhiladelphNL26PhiMLBOF110010---1.000--
 
1975PhiladelphNL27PhiMLB1B2118317220220---.990--
1975SF GiantsNL27SfMLB1B13411508181239114---.994--
 
1976AtlantaNL28AtlMLB1B1039865615105787---.986--
1976SF GiantsNL28SfMLB1B5858351764154---.989--
 
1977AtlantaNL29AtlMLB1B13411297010120988---.992--
 
1978NY MetsNL30NymMLB1B158135010481462138---.995--
 
1979NY MetsNL31NymMLB1B108905761199295---.989--
1979TexasAL31TexMLB1B1919116120814---.995--
1979TexasAL31TexMLBDH17--------
 
1980MontrealNL32MtlMLB1B42920310---1.000--
1980San DiegoNL32SdMLB1B12411858481277105---.994--
 
1981MontrealNL33MtlMLB1B161171211308---.992--
1981PittsburghNL33PitMLB1B115610574---1.000--
 
1982Okla CityAmer34PhiAAA1B11510161---1.000--
1982PhiladelphNL34PhiMLB1B642060---1.000--
1982PittsburghNL34PitMLB1B251061---1.000--
1982PittsburghNL34PitMLBOF200000--------
 


 Awards
[1971] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)  [1975] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #24)  [1976] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #24)  [1977] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1988] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (0 votes - 0%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1977)
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