Ron Santo

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1940 in Seattle, WA us

Died: December 2, 2010 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Cremated

High School: Franklin HS (Seattle, WA)

Debut: June 26, 1960 (Age 20-122d, 11,739th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1974 (Age 34-216d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2012. (Voted by Golden Era Committee)
View Ron Santo's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Ronald Edward Santo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

70.5

8143

2254

342

.277

1138

RBI

1331

OBP

.362

SLG

.464

OPS

.827

OPS+

125

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
2	2	Apr 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 14	CHC		MLN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 15	CHC		MLN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
5	5	Apr 18	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 19	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
8	8	Apr 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
10	10	Apr 23 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
11	11	Apr 23 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	0	0	2	2	0	3B
12	12	Apr 26	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
13	13	Apr 27	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
14	14	Apr 29	CHC		LAD	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
15	15	Apr 30 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	8	0	9	0	3B
16	16	Apr 30 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 2	CHC		SFG	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
18	18	May 3	CHC		SFG	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	3B
19	19	May 4	CHC		SFG	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
20	20	May 6	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
21	21	May 7	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	25	5.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
22	22	May 9	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
23	23	May 10	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	3B
24	24	May 12	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
25	25	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	26	May 14	CHC	@	LAD	W,10-8	CG	47	11.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
27	27	May 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-14	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
28	28	May 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	3B
30	30	May 19	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
31	31	May 20	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
32	32	May 21 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
33	33	May 21 (2)	CHC		STL	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
34	34	May 23	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
35	35	May 24	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	0	5	1	6	2	3B
36	36	May 26	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	CG	49	13.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
37	37	May 27	CHC		SFG	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	38	May 28	CHC		SFG	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	39	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	3B
40	40	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
41	41	May 31	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	3B
43	43	Jun 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
44	44	Jun 3	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
45	45	Jun 4 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
46	46	Jun 4 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
47	47	Jun 5	CHC	@	STL	L,8-10	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
48	48	Jun 6 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
49	49	Jun 6 (2)	CHC	@	STL	T,3-3	CG	43	10.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
50	50	Jun 7	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
51	51	Jun 9	CHC		MLN	W,11-10	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
52	52	Jun 10	CHC		MLN	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	3B
53	53	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
54	54	Jun 11 (2)	CHC		MLN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
55	55	Jun 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	3B
56	56	Jun 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	48	11.2	5	3	0	8	0	3B
57	57	Jun 16	CHC	@	SFG	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
58	58	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
59	59	Jun 18	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
60	60	Jun 20	CHC		LAD	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
61	61	Jun 21 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	8	2	10	1	3B
62	62	Jun 21 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
63	63	Jun 22	CHC		LAD	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
64	64	Jun 23	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
65	65	Jun 24	CHC	@	MLN	L,4-13	CG	46	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
66	66	Jun 25	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
67	67	Jun 27	CHC		CIN	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
68	68	Jun 28 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,16-5	CG	39	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	3B
69	69	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
70	70	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	W,15-8	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	71	Jun 30	CHC		STL	L,4-11	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	CHC		STL	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
73	73	Jul 2	CHC		STL	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	3B
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,3-19	CG	53	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
76	76	Jul 6 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,3-15	CG	53	9.0	2	1	2	5	1	3B
77	77	Jul 6 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	3B
78	78	Jul 7	CHC		PHI	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
79	79	Jul 8	CHC		PHI	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
80	80	Jul 9 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
81	81	Jul 9 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	82	Jul 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
83	83	Jul 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
84	84	Jul 15	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
85	85	Jul 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
86	86	Jul 17 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,6-10	CG	45	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
87	87	Jul 17 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	0	1	1	2	1	3B
88	88	Jul 18 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
89	89	Jul 18 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
90	90	Jul 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
91	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
92	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
93	93	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
94	94	Jul 25	CHC		STL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
95	95	Jul 26	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	52	12.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
96	96	Jul 27	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
97	98 (1)	Jul 29	CHC		CIN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
98	99	Jul 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
99	100	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	101	Aug 2 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
101	102	Aug 2 (2)	CHC		MLN	T,7-7	CG	47	11.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
102	103	Aug 3	CHC		MLN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
103	104	Aug 4	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
104	105	Aug 5	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	56	12.2	2	2	0	4	1	3B
105	106	Aug 6	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
106	107	Aug 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
107	108	Aug 9	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
108	109	Aug 11	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
109	110	Aug 12	CHC	@	MLN	L,6-8	CG	42	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
110	113 (2)	Aug 15	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
111	114	Aug 16	CHC		PHI	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
112	115	Aug 17 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
113	116	Aug 17 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
114	117	Aug 18	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	GS	44	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
115	118	Aug 19	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	50	11.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
116	119	Aug 20	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	39	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
117	120	Aug 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
118	121	Aug 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
119	122	Aug 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
120	123	Aug 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
121	124	Aug 27 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
122	125	Aug 27 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
123	126	Aug 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
124	127	Aug 29	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
125	128	Aug 30	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
126	129	Aug 31	CHC		SFG	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	130	Sep 1	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	57	14.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
128	131	Sep 2	CHC		SFG	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
129	132	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
130	133	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	CG	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
131	134	Sep 4	CHC		MLN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
132	135	Sep 5	CHC		PIT	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
133	136	Sep 6	CHC		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
134	137	Sep 7	CHC		PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
135	138	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
136	139	Sep 9	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
137	140	Sep 10	CHC		PHI	L,6-14	CG	50	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
138	141	Sep 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
139	142	Sep 14 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
140	143	Sep 14 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
141	144	Sep 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
142	145	Sep 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
143	146	Sep 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
144	147	Sep 18	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
145	148	Sep 19	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
146	149	Sep 20	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	50	12.2	0	5	0	5	0	3B
147	150	Sep 23	CHC	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
148	151	Sep 24 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
149	152	Sep 24 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	3B
150	153	Sep 26	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
151	154	Sep 27	CHC		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
152	155	Sep 30	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	18	5.1	0	2	0	2	1	3B
153	156	Oct 1	CHC		LAD	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							153gm		1352.0	157	307	31	495	41