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Les Straker
Lester Paul (Bolnalda) Straker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 193 lb.

Debut April 11, 1987
  vs. SEA 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER
Final Game October 1, 1988
Born October 10, 1959 in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1977. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1987 27 MIN AL   8  10  31  26   1   0   1  0  154.3  150   79   75  24   59   76   2   2   656   6   5  4.37  4.61  105 1.354
 1988 28 MIN AL   2   5  16  14   1   1   1  1   82.7   86   39   36   8   25   23   0   4   341   1   3  3.92  4.06  103 1.343
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .400  10  15  47  40   2   1   2  1  237.0  236  118  111  32   84   99   2   6   997   7   8  4.22  4.41  105 1.350
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  11  36  31   1   0   1  0  185.0  184   92   86  25   65   77   1   4   779   5   6  4.22  4.41  105 1.350
 Career High      8  10  31  26   1   1   1  1  154.3  150   79   75  24   59   76   2   4   656   6   5  3.92  4.61  105 1.343

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 27 MIN AL P 31 5 18 1 0 .958 .954 0.74 0.67 1.34 1.84 26 154.3 1988 28 MIN AL P 16 9 13 1 1 .957 .961 1.38 0.67 2.39 1.78 14 82.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 27 MIN AL P 31 5 18 1 0 .958 .954 0.74 0.67 1.34 1.84 26 154.3 1988 28 MIN AL P 16 9 13 1 1 .957 .961 1.38 0.67 2.39 1.78 14 82.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 47 14 31 2 1 .957 .957 0.96 0.67 1.71 1.82 40 237.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 47 14 31 2 1 .957 .957 0.96 0.67 1.71 1.82 40 237
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   1   1  16.88  0  0  0  0   2.2   3   5   4   1 
        WS    MIN STL     W   2   2   4.00  0  0  0  0   9     9   4   3   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      2-0   3   3   6.94  0  0  0  0  11.2  12   9   7   7 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIN STL     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

February 10, 1977: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

October 20, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

December 12, 1984: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

January 10, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1988Minnesota Twins$93,000
Career (may be incomplete)$93,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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