#21 Steven Cifuentes, Second Base, 34 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#21 Steven Cifuentes, Second Base, 34 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Steven Cifuentes

10/27/1905
34
USA
6"0
220

Second Base
R
R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 5,253,800
1940
$ 5,253,800 (1 year(s))
10 Year(s), 103 Days (1823 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 160 Days (2052 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	72	50	21	29	67
Versus LHP	90	55	25	34	71
Versus RHP	64	48	19	27	65
Talent	7	5	3	4	6

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3
1
2
4
2
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 3 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/15	CLE	L 1-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/16	CLE	W 6-5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/18	PHA	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/19	PHA	L 5-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/20	NYA	W 7-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	#2
9/21	NYA	W 6-4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	#2	PoG
9/23	@BOS	W 11-8	6	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	#8
9/24	@BOS	L 4-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/26	CLE	W 6-3	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	#2	PoG
9/27	LAA	W 6-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	143	484	124	17	2	7	50	74	53	86	.256	.335	.343	.678	.605	.087
Projected	143	484	124	17	2	7	50	74	53	86	.256	.335	.343	.678	.605	.087

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	136	547	5	0	0	10	3	2	166	26	1	2	33.3	58.7	4.2

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	165	52	7	1	4	14	41	16	22	0	0	2	.315	.383	.442	.825
vs. RHP	319	72	10	1	3	36	33	37	64	2	3	3	.226	.310	.292	.602
Close/Late	45	17	1	0	1	5	7	2	8	0	2	0	.378	.388	.467	.854
Scoring Position	126	25	5	1	0	37	0	23	24	2	3	0	.198	.312	.254	.566
Pinch Hitting	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	71	231	55	9	0	4	21	34	25	46	.238	.314	.329	.643
Road	72	253	69	8	2	3	29	40	28	40	.273	.350	.356	.705
March/April	28	94	20	5	0	1	9	12	10	18	.213	.302	.298	.600
May	26	92	28	3	1	3	12	17	10	12	.304	.385	.457	.841
June	23	79	16	2	0	0	5	6	12	19	.203	.301	.228	.529
July	23	71	19	1	0	1	6	9	4	12	.268	.307	.324	.631
August	20	74	22	4	0	1	10	14	10	12	.297	.379	.392	.771
Sept/Oct	23	74	19	2	1	1	8	16	7	13	.257	.317	.351	.668

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1931	40	138	38	4	5	5	25	21	7	0	0	13	0	0	.275	.310	.486	.796	LAN SLA
1932	133	449	103	22	5	4	46	60	39	4	4	75	0	1	.229	.294	.327	.622	SLA
1933	148	508	127	31	7	5	67	69	37	6	8	69	0	2	.250	.304	.368	.672	SLA
1934	153	565	146	18	12	8	64	70	40	4	4	70	1	3	.258	.310	.375	.685	SLA LAA
1935	148	550	163	40	5	5	68	86	50	3	5	61	3	6	.296	.355	.415	.770	LAA
1936	155	590	167	26	3	9	75	90	60	5	5	71	4	0	.283	.352	.383	.735	LAA
1937	151	543	156	29	6	14	80	74	54	4	4	74	0	2	.287	.354	.440	.794	CHA,AL
1938	129	483	135	28	6	6	52	67	58	5	3	62	0	2	.280	.361	.400	.760	CHA
1939	152	566	165	36	5	8	79	90	54	7	5	80	1	3	.292	.358	.415	.773	CHA
1940	143	484	124	17	2	7	50	74	53	5	2	86	1	2	.256	.335	.343	.678	CHA
Total	1352	4876	1324	251	56	71	606	701	452	43	40	661	10	21	.272	.336	.390	.726

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1931, AAA	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	7	31	13	3	0	0	5	8	2	3	0	0	.419	.455	.516	.971
Total	7	31	13	3	0	0	5	8	2	3	0	0	.419	.455	.516	.971

Fielding Stats 1940

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Second Base

138

136

263

543

105

820

.983

1159.0

6.37

Player History

Released by Los Angeles (N) on 7/24/1931...
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 7/31/1931 to a minor league contract...
Had first career hit on 7/31/1931, off Carl Yowell (NYA)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/4/1931, off Joe Shaute (CLE)...
Injured on 5/24/1932 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 6/15/1932 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/26/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $492,857 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Baltimore to Los Angeles (A) on 2/1/1934 (Going to SLA: SS Joel Hardage. Going to LAA: 2B Steven Cifuentes, LF Mike Smith)...
1/26/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $750,000 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,700,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1936...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/7/1937 to a 4-year deal worth $5,253,800 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1937, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Oakland on 7/31/1938...
8/1/1940: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $1,620,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Hits
1939 - 165 - 8th

Triples
1934 - 12 - 9th