Shortstop, Chicago
White Sox
Age: 21
Bats – Left,
Throws – Right
Height: 5’11” Weight: 150
Prior to 1985:
Having first
displayed his fielding prowess in his native Venezuela, Guillen was signed by
the San Diego Padres at age 16 in 1980. Playing in the Class A Gulf Coast
League in 1981 he batted .259 and appeared at second base and shortstop. With
Reno of the Class A California League in 1982 he ranked second in batting with
a .347 average and first with 103 runs scored. In the field he topped the
circuit’s shortstops with 240 put outs. Moving on to the Beaumont Golden Gators
of the Class AA Texas League in 1983 he hit .295 and ranked among the league’s
top shortstops in the field. In 1984 Guillen advanced to Las Vegas of the Class
AAA Pacific Coast League where he batted .296 and was named as shortstop on the
league’s All-Star team after topping all other players at the position with 362
assists. In the offseason he was traded to the White Sox as part of a
six-player deal that brought RHP LaMarr Hoyt to San Diego. For 1985 Guillen
moved into Chicago’s lineup where his outstanding play at shortstop brought a
major improvement to the club’s defense.
1985 Season Summary
Appeared in 150
games
SS – 150, PH –
14, PR – 1
[Bracketed
numbers indicate AL rank in Top 20]
Batting
Plate
Appearances – 513
At Bats – 491
Runs – 71
Hits – 134
Doubles – 21
Triples – 9 [5,
tied with Jesse Barfield]
Home Runs – 1
RBI – 33
Bases on Balls
– 12
Int. BB – 1
Strikeouts – 36
Stolen Bases – 7
Caught Stealing
– 4
Average - .273
OBP - .291
Slugging Pct. -
.358
Total Bases – 176
GDP – 5
Hit by Pitches
– 1
Sac Hits – 8
[19, tied with six others]
Sac Flies – 1
Midseason
snapshot: 2B – 10, 3B – 2, HR – 0, RBI - 15, AVG - .240, OBP – .265
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Most hits, game
– 4 (in 4 AB) vs. NY Yankees 8/14
Longest hitting
streak – 8 games
Most HR, game –
1 (in 4 AB) vs. NY Yankees 8/14
HR at home – 1
HR on road – 0
Multi-HR games
– 0
Grand Slams – 0
Most RBIs, game
– 3 vs. Seattle 7/2, vs. Detroit 7/22
Pinch-hitting –
1 of 14 (.071)
Fielding
Chances – 614
Put Outs – 220
Assists – 382
Errors – 12
DP - 80
Pct. - .980
Awards & Honors:
AL Rookie of
the Year: BBWAA
AL ROY Voting
(Top 5):
Ozzie Guillen,
ChiWS.: 101 pts. – 16 of 28 first place votes, 72% share
Teddy Higuera,
Mil.: 67 pts. – 9 first place votes, 48% share
Ernie Riles,
Mil.: 29 pts. – 21% share
Oddibe
McDowell, Tex.: 25 pts. – 1 first place vote, 18% share
Stew Cliburn,
Cal.: 16 pts. – 1 first place vote, 11% share
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White Sox went 85-77
to finish third in the AL Western Division, 6 games behind the division-winning
Kansas City Royals while committing a league-low 111 errors in the field.
Aftermath of ‘85:
While still a
solid fielder in 1986, Guillen’s batting average dropped to .250 and his lack
of patience at the plate again had him drawing only 12 walks, this time over
577 plate appearances. He raised his average to .279 in 1987 and stole 25
bases, still only walking 22 times in 604 plate appearances. He also led AL
shortstops with 760 chances and 105 double plays. Guillen was an All-Star for
the first time in 1988 primarily due to his excellent fielding, as he again led
AL shortstops in chances (863) as well as assists (570). His batting average
fell to .261 while he again stole 25 bases. The arrival of second baseman Scott
Fletcher in a midseason trade in 1989 provided Guillen with a reliable double
play partner and he ranked second among league shortstops with 806 chances, 272
putouts, and 512 assists, and third with 106 DPs. He batted .253 with 36 stolen
bases and drew only 15 walks. The White Sox jumped from last place in ’89 to
second in the AL West in 1990 and Guillen received a Gold Glove for his play at
shortstop and ranked 17th in AL MVP voting in addition to being an
All-Star. He hit .279 and achieved a career high with 58 RBIs. He was an
All-Star for the third, and last, time in 1991 and batted .273. Defensively,
Guillen ranked second among AL shortstops with 709 chances, 249 put outs, and
439 assists. After seven seasons of never appearing in fewer than 149 games, a
knee injury in April of 1992 ended his season in just 12 games and required
surgery. He returned in 1993 to hit .280 and remained an outstanding performer
in the field despite the effects of knee surgery. Guillen capped the comeback
year by appearing in the postseason for the first time with the AL West champion
White Sox. He hit .273 with a double and 2 RBIs in the six-game ALCS loss to
Toronto. Guillen remained a reliable performer with the White Sox through 1997,
after which he departed to the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in 1998. He
lasted only 12 games with the Orioles before being released. He caught on with
the Atlanta Braves as a utility infielder and batted .277 the rest of the
season. Guillen stayed on with the Braves in 1999, appeared in 92 games, and
hit .241. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed him as a free agent in 2000, his last
major league season in which he was again utilized as a utility player. For his
overall career he batted .264 with 1764 hits that included 275 doubles, 69
triples, and 28 home runs. Guillen also compiled 619 RBIs and 169 stolen bases.
With the White Sox he hit .265 with 1608 hits, 240 doubles, 68 triples, 24 home
runs, 565 RBIs, and 163 stolen bases. He later went on to manage the White Sox
from 2004 to 2011 where the team compiled a 678-617 record and won the 2005
World Series, garnering him AL Manager of the Year recognition. He later
managed the Miami Marlins for a year and has since managed in his native
Venezuela.
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Rookie of the Year Profiles feature players who were recipients of
the Rookie of the Year Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
(1947 to present). The award was presented to a single major league winner from
its inception through 1948 and from 1949 on to one recipient from each major
league.
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