| Luis Alicea |
Full Name: Luis Rene (DeJesus) Alicea School: Liceo International Castro High School in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1984 1 2B 5-8 150 S R Fr * Guaynabo, PR 1985 1 2B 5-8 165 S R So * Guaynabo, PR 1986 1 SS 5-9 165 S R Jr * Guaynabo, PR |
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| Awards |
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Year Award
1984 Baseball America - 1st Team Freshman All-American
1985 Baseball America - 3rd Team All-American
1986 Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
American Baseball Coaches Association - 2nd Team All-American
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1993 |
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Alicea arrived to Florida State University in the summer of 1983 from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. His first conquest came not on the playing field, but against an English-speaking environment to which his
Latin ears and tongue were not accustomed. He took on intense lingual courses, spendinh nights in his room learning the English language. Once inside the confines of Dick Howser Stadium, however, the all-star second baseman/shortstop was "home" again. As a freshman, Alicea set a school record with a 27-game hitting streak and led the team in triples. His Seminole team won a Metro Conference Championship while Alicea won a spot on Baseball America's Freshman All-American team. Alicea quickly became a crowd favorite at Florida State. Throughout his career, Seminole fans always greeted Luis Alicea's every at-bat with their personal rendition of, "Louie, Louie." The switch-hitting sophomore continued to blossom throughout his second season. He averaged .325, had 116 hits and crossed home plate 100 times. His swift spped-of-foot allowed him 26 stolen bases. In 1986 the quiet confidence behind Alicea's ever-present smile spoke loudly - "All-American." Batting .392 and bringing home 73 base runners, Alicea's eight-home-run junior season was his finest. Pro scouts hailed him as the nation's premier collegiate 2nd baseman. His speed, style and hand/foot quickness rated high on scouting evaluations. Alicea won the South II Regional MVP award en route to FSU's appearance in the '86 College World Series. While the Seminoles fell one game short of a national championship, Alicea was named to the CWS All-Tournament team. He was the only CWS player chosen during the first round of the '86 draft. The St. Louis Cardinals made him their #1 choiceand 23rd overall selection.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 .315 82 77 327 74 103 12 6 5 55 142 .434 53 12 47 .425 3 6 17 24 1985 .325 82 357 100 116 14 9 12 65 184 .515 49 7 28 .414 2 2 26 33 1986 .392 74 286 94 112 22 4 8 73 166 .580 50 23 .470 9 2 28 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .341 238 77 970 268 331 48 19 25 193 492 .507 152 19 98 0 .435 14 10 71 94 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1984 167 254 16 .963 1985 181 239 27 .940 1986 148 177 19 .945 ---------------------------- Tot 496 670 62 .950 0 |
| Pro Career |
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Height: 5-9 Weight: 177 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Hitter Drafted: 1986, June Regular Draft, 1st Round #23, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B Debut: April 23, 1988 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1988 StL St. Louis Cardinals 18 2B 1991 StL St. Louis Cardinals 18 2B-3B-SS 1992 StL St. Louis Cardinals 18 2B-SS 1993 StL St. Louis Cardinals 18 2B-OF-3B 1994 StL St. Louis Cardinals 18 2B-OF 1995 Bos Boston Red Sox 10 2B 1996 StL St. Louis Cardinals 18 2B 1997 Ana Anaheim Angels 5 2B-3B-DH 1998 Tex Texas Rangers 10 2B-3B-DH-OF 1999 Tex Texas Rangers 10 2B-3B-DH-OF 2000 Tex Texas Rangers 10 2B-3B-DH-SS 2001 KCR Kansas City Royals 12 2B-DH-3B 2002 KCR Kansas City Royals 12 3B-2B-DH-1B-OF-SS |
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| Pro Statistics |
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Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1988 StL .212 93 297 20 63 10 4 1 24 84 .283 25 2 32 12 .276 2 4 1 2 1991 StL .191 56 68 5 13 3 0 0 0 16 .235 8 0 19 0 .276 0 0 0 1 1992 StL .245 85 265 26 65 9 11 2 32 102 .385 27 4 40 5 .320 4 2 2 7 1993 StL .279 115 362 50 101 19 3 3 46 135 .373 47 4 54 9 .362 7 1 11 12 1994 StL .278 88 205 32 57 12 5 5 29 94 .459 30 3 38 1 .373 3 1 4 9 1995 Bos .270 132 419 64 113 20 3 6 44 157 .375 63 7 61 10 .367 9 13 13 23 1996 StL .258 129 380 54 98 26 3 5 42 145 .382 52 5 78 4 .350 6 4 11 14 1997 Ana .253 128 388 59 98 16 7 5 37 143 .369 69 8 65 4 .375 2 4 22 30 1998 Tex .274 101 259 51 71 15 3 6 33 110 .425 37 5 40 1 .372 3 4 4 7 1999 Tex .201 68 164 33 33 10 0 3 17 52 .317 28 0 32 4 .316 1 3 2 3 2000 Tex .294 139 127 540 85 159 25 8 6 63 218 .404 59 5 75 13 .365 7 7 1 4 2001 KCR .274 113 73 387 44 106 16 4 4 32 142 .367 23 4 56 6 .320 1 3 8 14 2002 KCR .228 94 43 237 28 54 8 2 1 23 69 .291 32 1 34 5 .322 0 3 2 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Years .260 1341 243 3971 551 1031 189 53 47 422 1467 .369 500 48 624 74 .346 45 49 81 131 |
Playoff Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Bos .600 3 10 1 6 1 0 1 1 10 1.000 2 2 .667 1 1996 StL .105 8 19 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 .211 3 5 .227 0 1998 Tex .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Years .267 12 0 30 2 8 3 0 1 1 14 .467 5 0 7 0 .371 0 0 1 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1988 StL 2B 91 206 240 14 52 .970 1991 StL 2B 11 17 22 0 3 1.000 " " 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 " " SS 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1992 StL 2B 75 130 227 4 36 .989 " " SS 4 6 6 3 2 .800 1993 StL 2B 96 202 280 11 61 .978 " " LF 4 8 1 0 0 1.000 " " 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1994 StL 2B 53 124 149 4 38 .986 " " LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1995 Bos 2B 132 254 429 16 103 .977 1996 StL 2B 125 241 288 24 70 .957 1997 Ana 2B 105 218 268 11 58 .978 " " 3B 12 5 19 1 1 .960 " " DH 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1998 Tex 2B 45 81 111 6 26 .970 " " 3B 26 15 32 3 1 .940 " " DH 17 0 0 0 0 .000 " " OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1999 Tex 2B 37 60 87 3 19 .980 " " 3B 10 6 13 2 3 .905 " " DH 7 0 0 0 0 .000 " " OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000 2000 Tex 2B 128 248 317 13 84 .978 " " 3B 8 5 7 5 1 .706 " " DH 4 0 0 0 0 .000 " " SS 2 1 3 0 0 1.000 2001 KCR 2B 67 104 194 13 47 .958 " " DH 22 0 0 0 0 .000 " " 3B 18 12 24 1 3 .973 2002 KCR 3B 32 8 39 6 1 .887 " " 2B 32 56 90 2 21 .986 " " DH 16 0 0 0 0 .000 " " 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 " " OF 2 0 0 0 0 .000 " " SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000 ------------------------------------------ 13 Years 1199 2021 2847 142 631 .972 |