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Tom Nieto

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: October 27, 1960 in Downey, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK).

High School: Richard Gahr HS (Cerritos, CA)

Schools: Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)

Debut: May 10, 1984 (Age 23-196d, 14,893rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1990 (Age 29-337d)
vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Thomas Andrew Nieto

Pronunciation: \knee-yet-toe\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

619

127

.205

RBI

OBP

.280

SLG

.281

OPS

.561

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-6 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	15 (7-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
C Hayes	0
J Kruk	0

Most Driven In By
L Dykstra	1

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	224	133 (132)	Aug 30	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.72	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	225	135 (1)	Sep 2	PHI	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1.52	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-1.54	C
3	226	138 (2)	Sep 5	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	1.35	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
4	227	145 (6)	Sep 12	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	8	1.51	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
5	228	146	Sep 13	PHI		NYM	L,4-10	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	.97	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
6	229	148 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	PHI		STL	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	8	.65	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
7	230	149	Sep 17 (1)	PHI		STL	W,9-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	1.54	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.88	C
8	231	152 (2)	Sep 19	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.381	.188	.568	8	1.37	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
9	232	155 (2)	Sep 22	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	8	.71	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
10	233	158 (2)	Sep 25	PHI	@	NYM	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						C
11	234	161 (2)	Sep 29	PHI		MON	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.370	.150	.520	8	.63	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
							5-6		27	20	1	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.370	.150	.520		1.11	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.61

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