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Willie Montanez Willie Montanez

Full name: Guillermo (Naranjo) Montanez Born: April 1, 1948, Catano, Puerto Rico First Game: April 12, 1966; Final Game: October 2, 1982 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170 1B on TSN NL All-Star Team (1976) Willie Montanez Collectibles! Willie Montanez Memorabilia! Willie Montanez Cards! Willie Montanez Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Photo by Legend in Time, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1966 CAL A Daily Splits    8     2    2    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1966 CAL A
1970 PHI N Daily Splits   18    25    3    6   0   0   0    3    1   1    4   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .269  .240  -0.2 1970 PHI N
1971 PHI N Daily Splits  158   599   78  153  27   6  30   99   67  14  105   3   1  13   0  10  18    4   7  .255  .327  .471   0.7 1971 PHI N
1972 PHI N Daily Splits  147   531   60  131  39   3  13   64   58  13  108   1   2   4   0   4   5    1   3  .247  .320  .405   0.6 1972 PHI N
1973 PHI N Daily Splits  146   552   69  145  16   5  11   65   46   7   80   6   1   4   0  11  11    2   6  .263  .324  .370  -2.3 1973 PHI N
1974 PHI N Daily Splits  143   527   55  160  33   1   7   79   32   6   57   3   2   7   0   4   9    3   6  .304  .343  .410  -1.0 1974 PHI N
1975 PHI N Daily Splits   21    84    9   24   8   0   2   16    4   0   12   0   1   1   0   2   3    1   0  .286  .315  .452   0.1 1975 PHI N
1975 SF  N Daily Splits  135   518   52  158  26   2   8   85   45   8   50   4   1   9   0   3  23    5   3  .305  .359  .409  -0.4 1975 SF  N
1975 TOT N               156   602   61  182  34   2  10  101   49   8   62   4   2  10   0   5  26    6   3  .302  .353  .415  -0.3 1975 TOT N
1976 SF  N Daily Splits   60   230   22   71  15   2   2   20   15   5   15   1   1   2   0   3  10    2   1  .309  .351  .417   0.3 1976 SF  N
1976 ATL N Daily Splits  103   420   52  135  14   0   9   64   21   6   32   0   0   1   0   7  16    0   4  .321  .353  .419  -1.3 1976 ATL N
1976 TOT N               163   650   74  206  29   2  11   84   36  11   47   1   1   3   0  10  26    2   5  .317  .352  .418  -1.0 1976 TOT N
1977 ATL N Daily Splits  136   544   70  156  31   1  20   68   35   3   60   0   0   3   0   8  18    1   1  .287  .328  .458  -1.7 1977 ATL N
1978 NY  N Daily Splits  159   609   66  156  32   0  17   96   60  19   92   1   0   9   0   6  13    9   4  .256  .320  .392  -0.6 1978 NY  N
1979 NY  N Daily Splits  109   410   36   96  19   0   5   47   25   7   48   1   1   5   0   3  15    0   1  .234  .277  .317  -2.6 1979 NY  N
1979 TEX A Daily Splits   38   144   19   46   6   0   8   24    8   1   14   1   0   1   0   2   4    0   1  .319  .357  .528   0.6 1979 TEX A
1979 Total               147   554   55  142  25   0  13   71   33   8   62   2   1   6   0   5  19    0   2  .256  .297  .372  -2.0 1979 Total
1980 SD  N Daily Splits  128   481   39  132  12   4   6   63   36   9   52   3   0   6   0   5   9    3   4  .274  .325  .353  -0.9 1980 SD  N
1980 MON N Daily Splits   14    19    1    4   0   0   0    1    3   1    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .318  .211  -0.2 1980 MON N
1980 TOT N               142   500   40  136  12   4   6   64   39  10   55   3   0   6   0   5   9    3   5  .272  .325  .348  -1.1 1980 TOT N
1981 MON N Daily Splits   26    62    6   11   0   1   0    5    4   0    9   0   0   0   0   2   5    0   0  .177  .227  .210  -0.7 1981 MON N
1981 PIT N Daily Splits   29    38    2   10   0   0   1    1    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .263  .282  .342  -0.3 1981 PIT N
1981 TOT N                55   100    8   21   0   1   1    6    5   0   11   0   0   0   0   2   6    0   0  .210  .248  .260  -1.0 1981 TOT N
1982 PIT N Daily Splits   36    32    4    9   1   0   0    1    3   3    3   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .281  .343  .313  -0.1 1982 PIT N
1982 PHI N Daily Splits   18    16    0    1   0   0   0    1    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .118  .063  -0.3 1982 PHI N
1982 TOT N                54    48    4   10   1   0   0    2    4   3    6   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .208  .269  .229  -0.4 1982 TOT N
Total NL                1586  5697  624 1558 273  25 131  778  457 102  735  23  10  64   0  69 158   31  41  .273  .327  .399 -10.9 Total NL        
Total AL                  46   146   21   46   6   0   8   24    8   1   16   1   0   1   0   2   4    1   1  .315  .353  .521   0.6 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1632  5843  645 1604 279  25 139  802  465 103  751  24  10  65   0  71 162   32  42  .275  .327  .402 -10.3 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1977 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1977 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1966 CAL A Daily  1B    2    0    0     1       1    0    0    1   0 1.000
1970 PHI N Daily  OF   10    3    1    42.1     8    1    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    9 
1970 PHI N        RF    9    3    1    39.1     8    1    0    1   0 1.000
1970 PHI N        1B    5    0    0     7       7    2    0    3   0 1.000
1970 PHI N        LF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1971 PHI N Daily  OF  158  157  142  1407     364   11   11    3   0  .972     0  137   24 
1971 PHI N        CF  137  133  122  1200.2   326    7   10    1   0  .971
1971 PHI N        RF   24   24   20   206.1    34    5    1    3   0  .975
1971 PHI N        1B    9    0    0    18      13    1    0    1   0 1.000
1972 PHI N Daily  OF  130  127  118  1110.2   318   15    5    2   0  .985     0  130    0 
1972 PHI N        CF  130  127  118  1110.2   317   14    5    2   0  .985
1972 PHI N        1B   14   14   11   113.2   111    7    1   16   0  .992
1973 PHI N Daily  1B   99   93   80   825.2   785   52    5   87   0  .994
1973 PHI N        RF   52   47   30   389      69    5    1    2   0  .987
1973 PHI N        OF   52   47   30   389      67    6    1    2   0  .986     0    0   52 
1974 PHI N Daily  1B  137  136  118  1186.1  1216   79   10  126   0  .992
1974 PHI N        RF    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1974 PHI N        OF    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1975 PHI N Daily  1B   21   21   19   183     183   17    2   20   0  .990
1975 SF  N Daily  1B  134  134  128  1166.2  1150   81    8  114   0  .994
1975 TOT N        1B  155  155  147  1349.2  1333   98   10  134   0  .993
1976 SF  N Daily  1B   58   57   54   514.2   583   51    7   54   0  .989
1976 ATL N Daily  1B  103  103  103   911.1   986   56   15   87   0  .986
1976 TOT N        1B  161  160  157  1426    1569  107   22  141   0  .987
1977 ATL N Daily  1B  134  134  126  1172    1129   70   10   88   0  .992
1978 NY  N Daily  1B  158  158  156  1417.2  1350  104    8  138   0  .995
1979 NY  N Daily  1B  108  104  102   949     905   76   11   95   0  .989
1979 TEX A Daily  1B   19   19   19   170     191   16    1   14   0  .995
1979 TEX A        DH   17   17   14                                      -
1979 Total        1B  127  123  121  1119    1096   92   12  109   0  .990
1980 SD  N Daily  1B  124  122  115  1094.1  1185   84    8  105   0  .994
1980 MON N Daily  1B    4    3    3    31      29    2    0    0   0 1.000
1980 TOT N        1B  128  125  118  1125.1  1214   86    8  105   0  .994
1981 MON N Daily  1B   15   12   10   113.1   117   12    1    8   0  .992
1981 PIT N Daily  1B   11    4    3    52.1    56    1    0    4   0 1.000
1981 TOT N        1B   26   16   13   165.2   173   13    1   12   0  .995
1982 PIT N Daily  OF    2    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -     2    0    0 
1982 PIT N        LF    2    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1982 PIT N        1B    2    0    0     7       5    1    0    1   0 1.000
1982 PHI N Daily  1B    6    0    0    13       4    2    0    0   0 1.000
1982 TOT N        1B    8    0    0    20       9    3    0    1   0 1.000
Total             1B 1163 1114 1047  9947   10006  714   87  962   0  .992
Total             OF  353  334  291  2952     758   33   17    7   0  .979     3  267   86 
Total             CF  267  260  240  2311.1   643   21   15    3   0  .978
Total             RF   86   74   51   635.2   112   11    2    6   0  .984
Total             DH   17   17   14                                      -
Total             LF    3    0    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1977 NL    Daily  1B    1    0    0     5       6    1    0    1   0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (March 1, 1965).

Selected by California Angels from St. Louis Cardinals in the first-year minor league draft (November 29, 1965).

Returned to St. Louis Cardinals (May 5, 1966).

Sent by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (April 8, 1970) with Bob
Browning (August 30, 1970) to complete trade in which Philadelphia Phillies traded
Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for
Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood (October 7, 1969) when Curt
Flood refused to report.

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Garry Maddox
(May 4, 1975).

Traded by San Francisco Giants with Craig Robinson, Mike Eden and Jake Brown to
Atlanta Braves in exchange for Darrell Evans and Marty Perez (June 13, 1976).

Traded by Atlanta Braves to New York Mets as part of 4-team trade in which Texas
Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves; Texas
Rangers sent Tom Grieve to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas
Rangers; New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Texas Rangers sent
Bert Blyleven to Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson
Norman to Texas Rangers(March 15, 1978) ; and Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson to
New York Mets(March 15, 1978).

Traded by New York Mets to Texas Rangers in exchange for 2 players to be named later
(August 12, 1979); New York Mets received Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979) and Mike
Jorgensen (October 23, 1979).

Traded by Texas Rangers to San Diego Padres in exchange for Gaylord Perry, Tucker
Ashford and Joe Carroll (February 15, 1980).

Traded by San Diego Padres to Montreal Expos in exchange for Tony Phillips and cash
(August 31, 1980).

Granted free agency (October 26, 1980).

Signed by Montreal Expos (December 12, 1980).

Traded by Montreal Expos to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for John Milner (August
20, 1981).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 1, 1982).

Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (August 10, 1982).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (November 4, 1982).

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