Nelson Santovenia
Full name: Nelson Gil Santovenia Mayol
Also known as: Nelson · Nelson Santovenia
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
- Born
- 1961-07-27 · Pinar del Rio
- Debut
- 1987-09-16
Nelson Santovenia is a Cuban baseball player, born on 27 July 1961 in Pinar del Rio. His full name is recorded as Nelson Gil Santovenia Mayol. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 7 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1987 and 1993. Most of that was with Montreal Expos, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals.
Across his recorded career he batted .233, with 206 hits, 22 home runs and 116 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .250, in 1989 (304 AB). His most home runs in a season was 8, in 1988.
Career summary
- Seasons 7 (1987–1993)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsChicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.234 / .281 / .363
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Montreal Expos | National League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1988 | Montreal Expos | National League | 92 | 344 | 309 | 26 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 121 | .236 | .294 | .392 | .686 |
| 1989 | Montreal Expos | National League | 97 | 337 | 304 | 30 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 107 | .250 | .307 | .352 | .659 |
| 1990 | Montreal Expos | National League | 59 | 176 | 163 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | .190 | .222 | .331 | .553 |
| 1991 | Montreal Expos | National League | 41 | 102 | 96 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .250 | .255 | .365 | .620 |
| 1992 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.666 |
| 1993 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| Career total | — | National League | 291 | 960 | 873 | 76 | 204 | 42 | 4 | 21 | 114 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 163 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 317 | .234 | .281 | .363 | .644 |
| Career total | — | American League | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Nelson Santovenia born?
Nelson Santovenia was born on 1961-07-27 in Pinar del Rio.
Which teams did Nelson Santovenia play for?
Nelson Santovenia appears for Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos across 7 recorded seasons.
What are Nelson Santovenia's career statistics?
In 7 recorded seasons Nelson Santovenia batted .234 with 204 hits, 21 home runs and 114 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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