Willie Montañez

Positions: First Baseman and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: April 1, 1948 in Catano, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: April 12, 1966 (Age 18-011d, 12,442nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1982 (Age 34-184d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Guillermo Montañez

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

5843

1604

139

.275

645

RBI

802

OBP

.327

SLG

.402

OPS

.729

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
3	3	Apr 10	NYM		MON	L,2-3	CG	57	14.0	4	1	0	5	3	1B
4	4	Apr 11	NYM		MON	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 12	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
6	6	Apr 15 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	7	Apr 15 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,3-6	GS	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
8	8	Apr 17	NYM	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	47	11.1	10	1	0	11	1	1B
9	9	Apr 18	NYM	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	7	0	0	7	2	1B
10	10	Apr 20	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
11	11	Apr 21	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
12	12	Apr 22	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
13	13	Apr 24	NYM		SFG	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	15	0	1	16	2	1B
14	14	Apr 25	NYM		SFG	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
15	15	Apr 28	NYM		LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
16	16	Apr 29 (1)	NYM		LAD	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
17	17	Apr 29 (2)	NYM		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
18	18	Apr 30	NYM		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	NYM		SDP	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
20	20	May 3	NYM	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
21	21	May 4	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
22	22	May 5	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	6	3	1	10	0	1B
23	23	May 6	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
24	24	May 7	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
25	25	May 8	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
26	26	May 9	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
27	30 (3)	May 13	NYM	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	46	9.2	12	1	0	13	0	1B
28	31	May 15	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
29	32	May 16	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	45	12.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
30	33	May 17	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
31	34	May 19	NYM		STL	L,4-9	CG	51	12.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
32	35	May 20	NYM		STL	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
33	36	May 22	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
34	37	May 24 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
35	38	May 24 (2)	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
36	39	May 25	NYM		PIT	T,3-3	CG	40	11.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
37	40	May 26	NYM		PIT	W,10-8	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
38	41	May 27	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
39	42	May 28	NYM		PIT	L,1-6	GF	8	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
40	43	May 29	NYM	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
41	44	May 30	NYM	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
42	45	May 31	NYM	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	52	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
44	47	Jun 2	NYM	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
45	48	Jun 3	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
46	49	Jun 4	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
47	50	Jun 5	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
48	51	Jun 6	NYM	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
49	52	Jun 8	NYM		HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
50	53	Jun 9	NYM		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
51	54	Jun 10	NYM		HOU	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
52	55	Jun 11	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
53	56	Jun 12	NYM		CIN	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
54	57	Jun 13	NYM		CIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
55	58	Jun 15	NYM		ATL	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
56	59	Jun 16	NYM		ATL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	17	2	0	19	0	1B
57	60	Jun 17 susp	NYM		ATL	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
58	61	Jun 18	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	65	17.0	25	1	0	26	4	1B
59	62	Jun 19	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
60	63	Jun 20	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
61	64	Jun 22	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
62	65	Jun 24	NYM	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
63	66	Jun 25 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
64	67	Jun 25 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
65	68	Jun 26	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
66	69	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	W,12-9	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
67	70	Jun 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
68	71	Jun 30	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	51	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	72	Jul 1 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	44	8.2	11	2	0	13	1	1B
70	73	Jul 1 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
71	74	Jul 2	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
72	75	Jul 3	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
73	76	Jul 4	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
74	77	Jul 5	NYM	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
75	78	Jul 6	NYM		SDP	L,5-6	CG	53	12.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
76	79	Jul 7	NYM		SDP	L,3-11	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
77	80	Jul 8 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
78	81	Jul 8 (2)	NYM		SDP	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
79	82	Jul 10	NYM		LAD	L,4-7	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
80	84 (1)	Jul 12	NYM		LAD	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
81	85	Jul 13 (1)	NYM		SFG	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
82	86	Jul 13 (2)	NYM		SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
83	87	Jul 14	NYM		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
84	88	Jul 15	NYM		SFG	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
85	89	Jul 19	NYM	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	90	Jul 20	NYM	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
87	91	Jul 21	NYM	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
88	92	Jul 22	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
89	93	Jul 23	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
90	94	Jul 24	NYM	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
91	95	Jul 25	NYM	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
92	96	Jul 26	NYM		CHC	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
93	97	Jul 27	NYM		CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
94	99 (1)	Jul 29	NYM		CHC	W,4-0	CG	24	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
95	100	Jul 30	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
96	101	Jul 31	NYM	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	102	Aug 1	NYM		PHI	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	1B
98	103	Aug 2 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
99	104	Aug 2 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
100	105	Aug 3	NYM	@	MON	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
101	106	Aug 4	NYM	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
102	107	Aug 5 (1)	NYM	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
103	108	Aug 5 (2)	NYM	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
104	109	Aug 7 (1)	NYM		STL	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
105	110	Aug 7 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
106	112 (1)	Aug 9	NYM		STL	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
107	113	Aug 10 (1)	NYM		MON	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
108	115 (1)	Aug 11	NYM		MON	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
				Player went from New York Mets to Texas Rangers
109	127	Aug 23	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
110	133 (5)	Aug 29	TEX		NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	137 (3)	Sep 2	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
112	138	Sep 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
113	141 (2)	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
114	142	Sep 8	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
115	146 (3)	Sep 12	TEX		SEA	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
116	149 (2)	Sep 15	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
117	151 (1)	Sep 17	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
118	152	Sep 18	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
119	153	Sep 19	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
120	154	Sep 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
121	155	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
122	156	Sep 23	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
123	157	Sep 25	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
124	158	Sep 26	TEX		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
125	159	Sep 27	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
126	160	Sep 28	TEX		CAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	17	0	0	17	3	1B
127	161	Sep 29	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
							127gm		1119.0	1096	92	12	1200	109