Chico Ruiz
Full name: Giraldo Ruiz Sablon
Also known as: Chico · Chico Ruiz · Hiraldo Sablon (Ruiz)
- Bats / Throws
- Switch / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1938-12-05 · Santo Domingo
- Died
- 1972-02-09
- Debut
- 1964-04-13
Chico Ruiz was a Cuban baseball player, born on 5 December 1938 in Santo Domingo. His full name is recorded as Giraldo Ruiz Sablon. He is also listed as Hiraldo Sablon (Ruiz). He died on 9 February 1972. He batted switch-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 8 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1964 and 1971. Most of that was with Cincinnati Reds, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for California Angels.
Across his recorded career he batted .240, with 276 hits, 2 home runs and 69 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .259, in 1968 (139 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 8 (1964–1971)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsCalifornia Angels, Cincinnati Reds
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.239 / .276 / .296
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 77 | 336 | 311 | 33 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 99 | .244 | .269 | .318 | .587 |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 29 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 82 | 115 | 110 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .255 | .287 | .291 | .578 |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 105 | 268 | 250 | 32 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 75 | .220 | .258 | .300 | .558 |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 85 | 155 | 139 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .259 | .316 | .288 | .604 |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 88 | 219 | 196 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 54 | .245 | .292 | .276 | .568 |
| 1970 | California Angels | American League | 68 | 120 | 107 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | .243 | .293 | .290 | .583 |
| 1971 | California Angels | American League | 31 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .263 | .333 | .263 | .596 |
| Career total | — | National League | 466 | 1111 | 1024 | 119 | 245 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 30 | 16 | 49 | 141 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 303 | .239 | .276 | .296 | .572 |
| Career total | — | American League | 99 | 144 | 126 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 36 | .246 | .299 | .286 | .585 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Chico Ruiz born?
Chico Ruiz was born on 1938-12-05 in Santo Domingo.
Which teams did Chico Ruiz play for?
Chico Ruiz appears for California Angels, Cincinnati Reds across 8 recorded seasons.
What are Chico Ruiz's career statistics?
In 8 recorded seasons Chico Ruiz batted .239 with 245 hits, 2 home runs and 57 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)
