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Mark Salas

Birthdate:

3/8/1961

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 205 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Montebello, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Catcher Mark Salas had a resounding rookie season with the Minnesota Twins in 1985. He led the team in batting with .300 in 120 games, and posted a very fine .991 fielding percentage. After a solid 1986 with the Twins he was traded to the New York Yankees on June 7 1987 for pitcher Joe Niekro. In 50 games in the Big Apple he hit .200 and the next season was traded to the White Sox, where he hit .250 in 75 games. Mark Salas played his last two major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, 1990 and 1991.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
9 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1984	STL (NL)	14	20	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100	.100	SLG
1985	MIN (AL)	120	360	51	108	20	5	9	41	18	37	0	1	5	1	0	3	.300	.332	SLG
1986	MIN (AL)	91	258	28	60	7	4	8	33	18	32	3	1	2	1	5	3	.233	.282	SLG
1987	NYY (AL)	50	115	13	23	4	0	3	12	10	17	0	0	0	3	1	1	.200	.279	SLG
1987	MIN (AL)	22	45	8	17	2	0	3	9	5	6	0	1	1	0	0	1	.378	.431	SLG
1988	CHW (AL)	75	196	17	49	7	0	3	9	12	17	0	0	2	3	0	0	.250	.303	SLG
1989	CLE (AL)	30	77	4	17	4	1	2	7	5	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	.221	.277	SLG
1990	DET (AL)	74	164	18	38	3	0	9	24	21	28	0	0	2	1	1	0	.232	.323	SLG
1991	DET (AL)	33	57	2	5	1	0	1	7	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	1	.88	.117	SLG
9 years		509	1292	142	319	49	10	38	143	89	163	3	3	13	12	8	9	.247	.300	.SLG

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