Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both • Throws: Right
5-7, 150lb (170cm, 68kg)
Born: May 14, 1965 in Caguas, Puerto Rico pr
Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (23rd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).
High School: Colegio Bautista de Caguas (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
Debut: April 6, 1987 (Age 21-327d, 15,293rd in major league history)
vs. SFG 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Last Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 33-136d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season
Full Name: Jose Manuel Cora
Pronunciation: \CORE-ah\
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
Relatives: Brother of Alex Cora
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28 | CHW | AL | ALCS | TOR | L | 6 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .136 | .269 | .136 | .406 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.27 | -5.6% | 1.474 | 0.180 |
| 1995 | 30 | SEA | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 5 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .316 | .409 | .526 | .935 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 4.4% | ||
| 1995 | 30 | SEA | AL | ALCS | CLE | L | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .269 | .217 | .487 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | -1.4% | 1.583 | 0.122 |
| 1997 | 32 | SEA | AL | ALDS | BAL | L | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.23 | -2.1% | ||
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | ALDS | BOS | W | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .231 | .000 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | -1.6% | ||
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | ALCS | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | -1.6% | 0.867 | 0.067 |