Willy Miranda
Full name: Guillermo Miranda Perez
Also known as: Willie · Willy Miranda
- Bats / Throws
- Switch / Right
- Weight
- 68 kg
- Born
- 1926-05-24 · Velasco
- Died
- 1996-09-07
- Debut
- 1951-05-06
Willy Miranda was a Cuban baseball player, born on 24 May 1926 in Velasco. His full name is recorded as Guillermo Miranda Perez. He is also listed as Willie. He died on 7 September 1996. He batted switch-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League, between 1951 and 1959. Most of that was with Baltimore Orioles, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators.
Across his recorded career he batted .221, with 423 hits, 6 home runs and 133 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .255, in 1955 (487 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1951–1959)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsBaltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.221 / .282 / .271
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Washington Senators | American League | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .444 | .444 | .444 | .888 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 70 | 172 | 150 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39 | .220 | .287 | .260 | .547 |
| 1952 | St. Louis Browns | American League | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .286 | .273 | .559 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | American League | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .453 |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | American League | 48 | 63 | 58 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .224 | .286 | .276 | .562 |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | American League | 92 | 129 | 115 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 40 | .252 | .297 | .348 | .645 |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 153 | 536 | 487 | 42 | 124 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 151 | .255 | .313 | .310 | .623 |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 148 | 513 | 461 | 38 | 100 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 130 | .217 | .287 | .282 | .569 |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 115 | 349 | 314 | 29 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 64 | .194 | .249 | .204 | .453 |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 103 | 230 | 214 | 15 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | .201 | .250 | .243 | .493 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 65 | 96 | 88 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .159 | .221 | .216 | .437 |
| Career total | — | American League | 825 | 2119 | 1913 | 176 | 423 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 133 | 13 | 17 | 164 | 251 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 519 | .221 | .282 | .271 | .553 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Willy Miranda born?
Willy Miranda was born on 1926-05-24 in Velasco.
Which teams did Willy Miranda play for?
Willy Miranda appears for Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Willy Miranda's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Willy Miranda batted .221 with 423 hits, 6 home runs and 133 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)
