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Chris Cannizzaro
Christopher John Cannizzaro

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 17, 1960
  vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1974
Born May 3, 1938 in Oakland, CA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 22 STL NL   7    9    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .222  .273  .222   34    2   0   1   0   0   0
 1961 23 STL NL   6    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  157    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 24 NYM NL  59  133    9   32   2  1   0    9   1  1  19  26  .241  .335  .271   66   36   1   2   1   1   5
 1963 25 NYM NL  16   33    4    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   1   8  .242  .257  .273   53    9   0   1   0   0   0
 1964 26 NYM NL  60  164   11   51  10  0   0   10   0  5  14  28  .311  .367  .372  112   61   2   1   2   1   3
 1965 27 NYM NL 114  251   17   46   8  2   0    7   0  2  28  60  .183  .270  .231   46   58   3   0   4   2   5
 1968 30 PIT NL  25   58    5   14   2  2   1    7   0  0   9  13  .241  .343  .397  124   23   3   0   4   0   2
 1969 31 SDP NL 134  418   23   92  14  3   4   33   0  1  42  81  .220  .290  .297   68  124   7   2   8   0  16 AS
 1970 32 SDP NL 111  341   27   95  13  3   5   42   2  7  48  49  .279  .366  .378  104  129   4   3   8   1   9
 1971 33 TOT NL  92  260   20   54   9  1   6   31   0  0  39  34  .208  .314  .319   75   83   6   2   2   2  20
         SDP NL  21   63    2   12   1  0   1    8   0  0  11  10  .190  .320  .254   70   16   0   0   0   1   7
         CHC NL  71  197   18   42   8  1   5   23   0  0  28  24  .213  .311  .340   76   67   6   2   2   1  13
 1972 34 LAD NL  73  200   14   48   6  0   2   18   0  1  31  38  .240  .341  .300   86   60   1   1   5   0   4
 1973 35 LAD NL  17   21    0    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   3   3  .190  .280  .190   35    4   0   1   1   0   0
 1974 36 SDP NL  26   60    2   11   1  0   0    4   0  0   6  11  .183  .258  .200   33   12   1   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     740 1950  132  458  66 12  18  169   3 17 241 354  .235  .319  .309   78  602  28  14  35   7  67
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        427   29  100  14  3   4   37   1  4  53  77  .235  .319  .309   78  132   6   3   8   2  15
 Career High    134  418   27   95  14  3   6   42   2  7  48  81  .279  .366  .378  104  129   7   3   8   2  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 22 STL NL   11    8    1   3.4   106| .222  .272| .273  .339| .222  .418| .495  .757|  34  .383  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1961 23 STL NL    2    1    1  26.7   114| .500  .282| .500  .350| .500  .438|1.000  .788| 157  .961   0.2   0.0   0%
 1962 24 NYM NL  156  110   13   3.2   103| .241  .270| .335  .337| .271  .410| .606  .747|  66  .338  -5.7  -0.6  50%
 1963 25 NYM NL   35   26    3   3.1    89| .242  .254| .257  .316| .273  .380| .530  .696|  53  .397  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1964 26 NYM NL  182  124   21   4.5    91| .311  .260| .367  .317| .372  .386| .739  .703| 112  .548   3.5   0.4   0%
 1965 27 NYM NL  284  215   16   2.0    90| .183  .253| .270  .316| .231  .383| .501  .699|  46  .210 -17.3  -1.8   0%
 1968 30 PIT NL   70   49    8   4.4    80| .241  .250| .343  .308| .397  .352| .740  .660| 124  .595   1.8   0.2   0%
 1969 31 SDP NL  469  352   34   2.6    91| .220  .255| .290  .324| .297  .377| .587  .702|  68  .295 -17.4  -1.8   0%
 1970 32 SDP NL  397  269   47   4.7   100| .279  .262| .366  .334| .378  .400| .744  .735| 104  .505   3.9   0.4  22%
 1971 33 TOT NL  309  234   23   2.6    99| .208  .269| .314  .336| .319  .393| .633  .729|  75  .312  -8.2  -0.9   0%
         SDP NL   75   58    4   1.9    87| .190  .251| .320  .317| .254  .368| .574  .685|  70  .192  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         CHC NL  234  176   19   2.9   102| .213  .274| .311  .342| .340  .401| .651  .743|  76  .350  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1972 34 LAD NL  233  159   22   3.8    90| .240  .254| .341  .322| .300  .376| .641  .698|  86  .463  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1973 35 LAD NL   25   18    1   1.5    94| .190  .259| .280  .328| .190  .385| .470  .713|  35  .128  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1974 36 SDP NL   67   53    3   1.5    90| .183  .256| .258  .327| .200  .371| .458  .698|  33  .133  -5.3  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     2240 1618  193   3.2    94| .235  .259| .319  .326| .309  .386| .628  .713|  78  .376 -51.5  -5.5  15%

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1960 22 STL NL   C    6     19    3    0    1 1.000  .987  3.67  5.42  6.90  6.59    3   28.7   0   1    1   0
 1961 23 STL NL   C    5      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  5.16  5.42  6.40    0    8.3   0   0    0   0
 1962 24 NYM NL   C   56    218   34    7    3  .973  .987  4.50  5.50  6.03  6.72   42  376.3  11  25   16  20
                 RF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.60  4.50  1.80    0    2.0                 
 1963 25 NYM NL   C   15     49    6    0    0 1.000  .986  3.67  6.02  5.76  7.07   10   86.0   1   6    1   4
 1964 26 NYM NL   C   53    225   28    3    6  .988  .988  4.77  5.91  5.65  6.81   47  403.3   4  10   11  16
 1965 27 NYM NL   C  112    435   69   12    8  .977  .988  4.50  5.80  5.80  6.96  103  782.3   6  17   28  31
 1968 30 PIT NL   C   25    111   10    3    1  .976  .990  4.84  6.12  6.48  6.87   18  168.0   0   5    2   5
 1969 31 SDP NL   C  132    644   69    9    8  .988  .989  5.40  6.25  5.82  7.06  128 1102.7  14  45   58  41 AS
 1970 32 SDP NL   C  110    559   44   12    5  .980  .987  5.48  5.94  6.15  6.85  100  882.3   2  23   47  23
 1971 33 TOT NL   C   89    425   32    7    4  .985  .988  5.13  5.63  5.79  6.34   80  710.7   7  32   43  18
         SDP NL   C   19    114    6    1    2  .992  .988  6.32  5.63  6.59  6.34   19  164.0   2  11    7   3
         CHC NL   C   70    311   26    6    2  .983  .988  4.81  5.63  5.55  6.34   61  546.7   5  21   36  15
 1972 34 LAD NL   C   72    312   26    6    4  .983  .987  4.69  5.87  5.79  6.61   59  525.0   4  24   30  10
 1973 35 LAD NL   C   13     33    0    0    0 1.000  .988  2.54  5.58  5.33  6.33    4   55.7   1   3    3   0
 1974 36 SDP NL   C   26    126   12    3    2  .979  .985  5.31  5.37  6.47  6.12   23  192.0   0   4   15   6

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1960 22 STL NL   C    6     19    3    0    1 1.000  .987  3.67  5.42  6.90  6.59    3   28.7   0   1    1   0
 1961 23 STL NL   C    5      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  5.16  5.42  6.40    0    8.3   0   0    0   0
 1962 24 NYM NL   C   56    218   34    7    3  .973  .987  4.50  5.50  6.03  6.72   42  376.3  11  25   16  20
 1963 25 NYM NL   C   15     49    6    0    0 1.000  .986  3.67  6.02  5.76  7.07   10   86.0   1   6    1   4
 1964 26 NYM NL   C   53    225   28    3    6  .988  .988  4.77  5.91  5.65  6.81   47  403.3   4  10   11  16
 1965 27 NYM NL   C  112    435   69   12    8  .977  .988  4.50  5.80  5.80  6.96  103  782.3   6  17   28  31
 1968 30 PIT NL   C   25    111   10    3    1  .976  .990  4.84  6.12  6.48  6.87   18  168.0   0   5    2   5
 1969 31 SDP NL   C  132    644   69    9    8  .988  .989  5.40  6.25  5.82  7.06  128 1102.7  14  45   58  41
 1970 32 SDP NL   C  110    559   44   12    5  .980  .987  5.48  5.94  6.15  6.85  100  882.3   2  23   47  23
 1971 33 TOT NL   C   89    425   32    7    4  .985  .988  5.13  5.63  5.79  6.34   80  710.7   7  32   43  18
         SDP NL   C   19    114    6    1    2  .992  .988  6.32  5.63  6.59  6.34   19  164.0   2  11    7   3
         CHC NL   C   70    311   26    6    2  .983  .988  4.81  5.63  5.55  6.34   61  546.7   5  21   36  15
 1972 34 LAD NL   C   72    312   26    6    4  .983  .987  4.69  5.87  5.79  6.61   59  525.0   4  24   30  10
 1973 35 LAD NL   C   13     33    0    0    0 1.000  .988  2.54  5.58  5.33  6.33    4   55.7   1   3    3   0
 1974 36 SDP NL   C   26    126   12    3    2  .979  .985  5.31  5.37  6.47  6.12   23  192.0   0   4   15   6

 1962 24 NYM NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.80  4.50  2.25    0    2.0                 

 1962 24 NYM NL  RF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.60  4.50  1.80    0    2.0                 

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 714   3161  333   62   42  .983  .988  4.89  5.86  5.91  6.78  617 5321.3  50 195  255 174
                 RF*   1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.60  4.50  1.80    0    2.0                 
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       715   3162  333   62   42  .983  .988  4.89  5.86  5.91  6.77  617   5323
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1969   SDP NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
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.

All-Star
1969

Grounded into Double Plays
1969 NL-16-10
1971 NL-20-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (1692) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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

June 21, 1956: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1961 expansion draft.

April 5, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Don Dillard.

December, 1966: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with John Herrnstein to the Boston Red Sox for Julio Navarro and Ed Rakow.

February, 1967: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 29, 1967: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Derrick.

March 28, 1969: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Tommie Sisk to the San Diego Padres for Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus.

May 19, 1971: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Garry Jestadt.

December 17, 1971: Selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.

October 23, 1973: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

January 7, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

August 1, 1974: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Houston Astros.

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