Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-9, 190lb (175cm, 86kg)
Born: October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do
Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL).
High School: Santa Clara (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
School: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL)
Debut: July 3, 1998 (Age 22-266d, 17,306th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 28, 2013 (Age 37-353d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season
Agents: Adam Katz • Previously: Levinsons
Full Name: Placido Enrique Polanco
Nicknames: Polly
Pronunciation: \PLAH-see-dough poh-LAHN-coh\
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | STL | NL | NLDS | ATL | W | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1.4% | ||
| 2000 | 24 | STL | NL | NLCS | NYM | L | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.3% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2001 | 25 | STL | NL | NLDS | ARI | L | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .294 | .267 | .561 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -0.33 | -4.5% | ||
| 2006 | 30 | DET | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .412 | .444 | .471 | .915 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 | -0.8% | ||
| 2006 | 30 | DET | AL | WS | STL | L | 5 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .105 | .000 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.34 | -11.2% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2010 | 34 | PHI | NL | NLDS | CIN | W | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.21 | -2.0% | ||
| 2010 | 34 | PHI | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 6 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .360 | .350 | .710 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 | 5.3% | 3.332 | 0.219 |
| 2011 | 35 | PHI | NL | NLDS | STL | L | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .105 | .105 | .105 | .211 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.40 | -6.4% |