Ron Santo (Ronald Edward Santo) was born on February 25, 1940 in Seattle, Washington. He made his Major League debut on June 26, 1960 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 9 home runs and 44 RBI. Santo played for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Santo's best season was 1964, when he slugged 30 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 114 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1960
CHI
N
95
347
44
87
9
44
.251
.311
.409
24
2
31
44
0
2
0
5
9
1961
CHI
N
154
578
84
164
23
83
.284
.362
.479
32
6
73
77
0
1
2
7
25
1962
CHI
N
162
604
44
137
17
83
.227
.302
.358
20
4
65
94
2
3
4
5
17
1963
CHI
N
162
630
79
187
25
99
.297
.339
.481
29
6
42
92
4
0
6
7
17
1964
CHI
N
161
592
94
185
30
114
.313
.398
.564
33
13
86
96
2
0
3
5
11
1965
CHI
N
164
608
88
173
33
101
.285
.378
.510
30
4
88
109
5
0
3
7
12
1966
CHI
N
155
561
93
175
30
94
.312
.412
.538
21
8
95
78
6
2
4
7
16
1967
CHI
N
161
586
107
176
31
98
.300
.395
.512
23
4
96
103
3
0
1
9
17
1968
CHI
N
162
577
86
142
26
98
.246
.354
.421
17
3
96
106
3
1
3
7
18
1969
CHI
N
160
575
97
166
29
123
.289
.384
.485
18
4
96
97
2
0
1
7
21
1970
CHI
N
154
555
83
148
26
114
.267
.369
.476
30
4
92
108
1
1
2
6
17
1971
CHI
N
154
555
77
148
21
88
.267
.354
.423
22
1
79
95
0
1
4
8
20
1972
CHI
N
133
464
68
140
17
74
.302
.391
.487
25
5
69
75
4
2
1
5
13
1973
CHI
N
149
536
65
143
20
77
.267
.348
.440
29
2
63
97
4
0
1
8
27
1974
CHI
A
117
375
29
83
5
41
.221
.293
.299
12
1
37
72
2
0
0
1
16
Total
NL
2126
7768
1109
2171
337
1290
.279
.366
.472
353
66
1071
1271
36
13
35
93
240
Total
AL
117
375
29
83
5
41
.221
.293
.299
12
1
37
72
2
0
0
1
16
Total
2243
8143
1138
2254
342
1331
.277
.362
.464
365
67
1108
1343
38
13
35
94
256
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1960
CHI
N
3B
94
94
836.1
78
144
13
6
0
0
0
0
0
.945
1961
CHI
N
3B
153
152
1352
157
307
31
41
0
0
0
0
0
.937
1962
CHI
N
SS
8
3
39.2
6
11
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.944
1962
CHI
N
3B
157
156
1372.2
161
332
23
33
0
0
0
0
0
.955
1963
CHI
N
3B
162
162
1457
136
374
26
25
0
0
0
0
0
.951
1964
CHI
N
3B
161
161
1422
156
367
20
31
0
0
0
0
0
.963
1965
CHI
N
3B
164
164
1472
155
373
24
27
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1966
CHI
N
3B
152
151
1350.2
150
391
25
36
0
0
0
0
0
.956
1966
CHI
N
SS
8
4
37
7
17
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
.960
1967
CHI
N
3B
161
161
1440.1
187
393
26
33
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1968
CHI
N
3B
162
162
1444.1
130
378
15
33
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1969
CHI
N
3B
160
159
1413.1
144
334
27
23
0
0
0
0
0
.947
1970
CHI
N
OF
1
1
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1970
CHI
N
3B
152
151
1321
143
320
27
36
0
0
0
0
0
.945
1970
CHI
N
LF
1
1
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
CHI
N
OF
6
6
53
10
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.917
1971
CHI
N
3B
149
147
1294.2
118
274
17
29
0
0
0
0
0
.958
1971
CHI
N
LF
6
6
53
10
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.917
1972
CHI
N
SS
1
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
CHI
N
3B
129
128
1116
108
274
21
19
1
0
0
0
0
.948
1972
CHI
N
OF
1
1
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
CHI
N
2B
3
2
21
9
8
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.944
1972
CHI
N
LF
1
1
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1973
CHI
N
3B
146
146
1275.1
107
271
20
17
0
0
0
0
0
.950
1974
CHI
A
3B
28
22
209.2
25
49
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1974
CHI
A
DH
47
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1974
CHI
A
1B
3
2
10
13
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1974
CHI
A
2B
39
37
331.1
97
99
6
40
0
0
0
0
0
.970
1974
CHI
A
SS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
1B
3
2
10
13
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
DH
47
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
SS
18
7
80
14
28
2
7
0
0
0
0
0
.955
Total
2B
42
39
352.1
106
107
7
44
0
0
0
0
0
.968
Total
LF
8
8
69
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.929
Total
3B
2130
2116
18777.1
1955
4581
317
395
1
0
0
0
0
.954
Total
OF
8
8
69
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.929
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1959).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, Steve Swisher and a player to be named later (December 11, 1973); Chicago Cubs received Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973).