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Jose Canseco

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Full Name: Jose (Capas) Canseco Primary Position: OF,DH,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/195 First Game: September 2, 1985
Birthdate: July 2, 1964 Final Game: October 6, 2001
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Jose Canseco (Jose (Capas) Canseco) was born on July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1985 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .240 with 33 home runs and 117 RBI. Canseco played for the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Jose Canseco's best season was 1988, when he slugged 42 home runs, stole 40 bases, hit for a .307 average and knocked in 124 runs.

Canseco was also one of the players named in baseball's Mitchell Report. Canseco's name appears many times in the report, mainly due to the book he wrote on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball. However, he is also mentioned in the Mitchell Report under the "Alleged Internet Purchase" section. An article published by Sports Illustrated on March 6, 2006 noted that Canseco's name was on the customer list of Applied Pharmacy Services that was seized by the federal government. According to the article, Canseco purchased HGH, testosterone, stanozolol, and HCG, as well as 340 syringes from an now out-of-business Florida anti-aging clinic.

In the SI article Canseco's lawyer, Robert Saunooke, said that he did not believe that Canseco was a customer of the aforementioned pharmacy service, mainly because Saunooke was not aware of his client purchasing steroids or HGH online. However, when talking with investigators for the Mitchell Report, Saunooke did admit that his client bought HGH over the internet. Saunooke did mention that he was unsure of when Canseco purchased HGH or steroids from any online sources.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1985 OAK A 29 96 16 29 5 13 .302 .330 .490 3 0 4 31 0 0 1 0 1
1986 OAK A 157 600 85 144 33 117 .240 .318 .457 29 1 65 175 8 0 15 1 12
1987 OAK A 159 630 81 162 31 113 .257 .310 .470 35 3 50 157 2 0 15 2 16
1988 OAK A 158 610 120 187 42 124 .307 .391 .569 34 0 78 128 10 1 40 10 15
1989 OAK A 65 227 40 61 17 57 .269 .333 .542 9 1 23 69 2 0 6 4 4
1990 OAK A 131 481 83 132 37 101 .274 .371 .543 14 2 72 158 5 0 19 8 9
1991 OAK A 154 572 115 152 44 122 .266 .359 .556 32 1 78 152 9 0 26 7 16
1992 TEX A 22 73 8 17 4 15 .233 .385 .452 4 0 15 24 3 0 1 1 1
1992 OAK A 97 366 66 90 22 72 .246 .335 .456 11 0 48 104 3 0 5 1 15
1992 TOT A 119 439 74 107 26 87 .244 .344 .456 15 0 63 128 6 0 6 2 16
1993 TEX A 60 231 30 59 10 46 .255 .308 .455 14 1 16 62 3 0 6 2 6
1994 TEX A 111 429 88 121 31 90 .282 .386 .552 19 2 69 114 5 0 15 8 20
1995 BOS A 102 396 64 121 24 81 .306 .378 .556 25 1 42 93 7 0 4 4 9
1996 BOS A 96 360 68 104 28 82 .289 .400 .589 22 1 63 82 6 0 3 3 7
1997 OAK A 108 388 56 91 23 74 .235 .325 .461 19 0 51 122 3 0 8 1 15
1998 TOR A 151 583 98 138 46 107 .237 .318 .518 26 0 65 159 6 0 29 5 7
1999 TB A 113 430 75 120 34 95 .279 .369 .563 18 1 58 135 7 0 3 3 14
2000 TB A 61 218 31 56 9 30 .257 .383 .450 15 0 41 65 4 0 2 1 5
2000 NY A 37 111 16 27 6 19 .243 .365 .432 3 0 23 37 0 0 0 1 2
2000 TOT A 98 329 47 83 15 49 .252 .377 .444 18 0 64 102 4 0 2 2 7
2001 CHI A 76 256 46 66 16 49 .258 .366 .477 8 0 45 75 1 0 2 1 4
Total 1887 7057 1186 1877 462 1407 .266 .353 .515 340 14 906 1942 84 1 200 63 178

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1985 OAK A RF 16 14 110 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .920
1985 OAK A LF 13 11 105.1 32 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1985 OAK A OF 26 25 218.1 56 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1985 OAK A CF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 OAK A OF 155 155 1368 319 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1986 OAK A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 OAK A LF 124 114 1022 236 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1986 OAK A RF 46 41 346 79 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1987 OAK A DH 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 OAK A OF 130 128 1122.2 263 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1987 OAK A LF 130 128 1122.2 267 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1988 OAK A RF 144 143 1256 300 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1988 OAK A DH 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 OAK A OF 144 143 1256 304 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1989 OAK A RF 56 55 472.2 120 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1989 OAK A DH 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 OAK A OF 56 55 472.2 119 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1990 OAK A RF 88 87 742 183 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1990 OAK A DH 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 OAK A OF 88 87 742 182 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1991 OAK A RF 131 125 1084.1 245 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1991 OAK A DH 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 OAK A OF 131 125 1084.1 245 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1992 TEX A RF 13 12 111 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1992 TEX A DH 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 TEX A OF 13 12 111 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1992 OAK A RF 77 76 655.2 163 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1992 OAK A DH 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 OAK A OF 77 76 655.2 163 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1992 TOT A RF 90 88 766.2 195 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1992 TOT A DH 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 TOT A OF 90 88 766.2 195 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1993 TEX A RF 49 48 427.2 96 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1993 TEX A DH 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 TEX A OF 49 48 427.2 94 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1993 TEX A P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1994 TEX A DH 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 BOS A OF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 BOS A DH 101 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 BOS A RF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 BOS A LF 10 9 79.1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 BOS A DH 84 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 BOS A RF 2 1 13.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 BOS A OF 11 10 92.2 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 OAK A LF 19 17 143.1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 OAK A OF 44 44 361 74 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1997 OAK A RF 27 27 217.2 50 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .911
1997 OAK A DH 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 TOR A LF 50 47 360.1 82 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1998 TOR A DH 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 TOR A RF 26 26 191.1 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1998 TOR A OF 73 73 551.2 117 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1999 TB A LF 6 6 41.1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 TB A OF 6 6 41.1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 TB A DH 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 TB A DH 60 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NY A DH 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NY A RF 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
2000 NY A OF 5 5 33 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .818
2000 NY A LF 4 4 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TOT A DH 86 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 CHI A OF 2 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 CHI A DH 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 CHI A RF 2 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 356 336 2901.1 668 23 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 .969
Total RF 679 659 5653.2 1335 37 40 12 0 0 0 0 0 .972
Total CF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total OF 1011 995 8558 2003 63 62 19 0 0 0 0 0 .971
Total DH 847 839 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1993 TEX A 1 0 0 0 27.00 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 17, 1982).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics to Texas Rangers in exchange for Ruben Sierra, Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt and cash (August 31, 1992).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz (December 9, 1994).
  • Granted free agency (October 30, 1995).
  • Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 6, 1995).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox to Oakland Athletics in exchange for John Wasdin and cash (January 27, 1997).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 1997).
  • Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 4, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (October 22, 1998).
  • Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 11, 1998).
  • Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Tampa Bay Devil Rays (August 7, 2000).
  • Granted free agency (November 10, 2000).
  • Signed by Anaheim Angels (January 16, 2001).
  • Released by Anaheim Angels (March 28, 2001).
  • Sold by Newark (Atlantic) to Chicago White Sox (June 21, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
  • Signed by Montreal Expos (February 21, 2002).
  • Released by Montreal Expos (March 27, 2002).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 24, 2002).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (October 24, 2002).

Trivia[]

  • All-Star Games: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999
  • World Series Champion: 1989 Oakland Athletics, 2000 New York Yankees


See also[]

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