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Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1973 CHI A Daily Splits 34 73 5 13 1 0 2 4 10 1 17 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .178 .277 .274 0.0 1973 CHI A
1974 CHI A Daily Splits 108 293 41 66 12 1 10 39 51 3 72 2 4 0 0 2 11 0 1 .225 .344 .375 0.3 1974 CHI A
1975 CHI A Daily Splits 138 420 58 101 12 1 7 41 76 5 75 3 11 6 0 10 12 13 4 .240 .356 .324 1.3 1975 CHI A
1976 CHI A Daily Splits 104 317 38 81 14 0 3 30 40 0 55 1 4 3 0 9 2 7 3 .256 .338 .328 -0.4 1976 CHI A
1977 CHI A Daily Splits 69 169 28 48 4 2 4 25 34 0 21 2 5 4 0 3 3 1 2 .284 .402 .402 1.0 1977 CHI A
1978 CAL A Daily Splits 133 412 42 105 15 0 7 46 52 2 47 6 4 2 0 6 14 3 2 .255 .345 .342 -0.1 1978 CAL A
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 148 509 87 166 27 3 12 75 77 4 57 5 3 2 0 8 17 3 3 .326 .418 .462 2.0 1979 CAL A
1980 CAL A Daily Splits 30 93 5 27 6 0 2 25 12 1 12 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 .290 .364 .419 0.0 1980 CAL A
1981 CAL A Daily Splits 93 317 47 79 14 0 9 41 46 1 35 4 3 0 0 5 11 1 1 .249 .351 .379 0.0 1981 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 158 623 109 175 37 2 28 84 86 1 58 5 3 8 0 9 14 2 1 .281 .368 .482 2.1 1982 CAL A
1983 CAL A Daily Splits 113 403 68 99 15 1 19 53 62 4 59 5 1 2 0 2 8 1 2 .246 .352 .429 0.3 1983 CAL A
1984 CAL A Daily Splits 156 539 65 148 28 2 23 91 70 3 66 7 3 9 0 8 18 0 4 .275 .360 .462 1.0 1984 CAL A
1985 CAL A Daily Splits 150 520 80 137 23 1 20 85 78 3 61 13 5 4 0 10 12 5 3 .263 .371 .427 0.7 1985 CAL A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 152 513 90 137 27 4 20 95 90 2 84 17 3 8 0 11 14 4 4 .267 .389 .452 1.6 1986 CAL A
1987 CAL A Daily Splits 155 567 110 154 29 3 29 77 106 6 85 17 2 3 0 6 10 5 5 .272 .400 .487 2.8 1987 CAL A
1988 CAL A Daily Splits 135 484 80 117 18 2 25 64 81 5 63 14 5 6 0 7 12 3 4 .242 .362 .442 1.6 1988 CAL A
1989 CAL A Daily Splits 142 544 59 154 25 2 14 59 56 3 87 6 0 4 0 10 6 0 2 .283 .354 .414 0.9 1989 CAL A
1990 CAL A Daily Splits 96 330 47 90 18 2 14 51 50 2 45 6 0 4 0 4 11 0 0 .273 .374 .467 1.6 1990 CAL A
1991 TEX A Daily Splits 123 407 76 113 17 2 17 49 58 7 70 8 1 2 0 5 7 1 1 .278 .377 .455 1.5 1991 TEX A
1992 TEX A Daily Splits 107 320 53 89 18 0 10 39 62 2 58 8 0 1 0 6 7 1 0 .278 .407 .428 1.8 1992 TEX A
Total (20 Years) Splits 2344 7853 1188 2099 360 28 275 1073 1197 55 1127 129 60 70 0 121 197 50 44 .267 .370 .425 20.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 4 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .235 .200 1979 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 5 19 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .273 .211 1982 CAL A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 7 27 2 6 0 0 1 7 4 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .333 .333 1986 CAL A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 16 61 7 12 1 0 1 8 8 1 8 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 .197 .292 .262 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1979 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1973 CHI A Daily Splits OF 13 11 6 90 19 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 8
1973 CHI A C 11 3 3 50 46 7 1 1 0 0 5 5 0 .981
1973 CHI A 3B 8 4 3 35.1 7 9 4 0 0 .800
1973 CHI A RF 8 8 4 58 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CHI A LF 6 3 2 32 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CHI A DH 1 0 0 -
1974 CHI A Daily Splits C 63 46 46 452 278 28 2 3 0 4 42 21 0 .994
1974 CHI A OF 39 30 21 264.1 59 2 0 2 0 1.000 5 0 34
1974 CHI A RF 34 28 19 242.1 54 2 0 2 0 1.000
1974 CHI A DH 9 6 5 -
1974 CHI A LF 5 2 2 22 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 CHI A Daily Splits C 137 134 127 1197 730 84 8 5 0 11 89 66 0 .990
1975 CHI A DH 1 1 1 -
1976 CHI A Daily Splits C 93 80 69 721.2 450 38 6 4 0 1 78 37 1 .988
1976 CHI A DH 11 9 8 -
1977 CHI A Daily Splits C 61 51 43 454.1 320 28 6 5 0 1 51 22 0 .983
1977 CHI A OF 3 3 2 23 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 1
1977 CHI A DH 2 1 1 -
1977 CHI A LF 2 2 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 CHI A RF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 CAL A Daily Splits C 128 121 110 1072 681 82 5 6 0 2 112 65 2 .993
1978 CAL A DH 2 2 1 -
1979 CAL A Daily Splits C 129 127 114 1091.2 669 35 11 5 0 6 101 34 1 .985
1979 CAL A DH 18 17 17 -
1980 CAL A Daily Splits C 16 15 11 119 69 6 0 0 0 0 20 1 1 1.000
1980 CAL A DH 13 12 9 -
1981 CAL A Daily Splits OF 56 50 33 430 97 1 1 0 0 .990 56 0 0
1981 CAL A LF 56 50 33 430 98 1 1 0 0 .990
1981 CAL A C 37 33 30 291.1 140 17 1 2 0 1 21 13 1 .994
1981 CAL A DH 5 5 5 -
1982 CAL A Daily Splits OF 158 157 102 1307.2 321 9 0 0 0 1.000 158 0 0
1982 CAL A LF 158 157 102 1307.2 322 8 0 0 0 1.000
1983 CAL A Daily Splits OF 84 84 53 690.2 160 9 1 0 0 .994 84 0 0
1983 CAL A LF 84 84 53 690.2 159 8 1 0 0 .994
1983 CAL A DH 26 26 26 -
1984 CAL A Daily Splits OF 131 131 93 1106 272 5 0 0 0 1.000 131 0 0
1984 CAL A LF 131 131 93 1106 272 5 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CAL A DH 21 19 19 -
1985 CAL A Daily Splits OF 121 118 98 1015.1 244 5 2 0 0 .992 121 0 0
1985 CAL A LF 121 118 98 1015.1 244 5 2 0 0 .992
1985 CAL A DH 25 21 21 -
1986 CAL A Daily Splits OF 138 133 103 1147.2 267 5 3 0 0 .989 138 0 0
1986 CAL A LF 138 133 103 1147.2 267 5 3 0 0 .989
1986 CAL A DH 10 9 9 -
1987 CAL A Daily Splits DH 118 115 112 -
1987 CAL A LF 34 33 19 264 49 2 0 0 0 1.000
1987 CAL A OF 34 33 19 264 47 2 0 0 0 1.000 34 0 0
1988 CAL A Daily Splits DH 132 131 124 -
1989 CAL A Daily Splits DH 141 141 136 -
1990 CAL A Daily Splits DH 87 87 84 -
1991 TEX A Daily Splits DH 109 98 81 -
1992 TEX A Daily Splits DH 93 90 66 -
Total (19 Years) Splits DH 824 790 725 -
Total (10 Years) OF 777 750 530 6338.2 1491 39 7 2 0 .995 735 0 43
Total (10 Years) LF 735 713 506 6029.1 1423 35 7 0 0 .995
Total ( 9 Years) C 675 610 553 5449 3383 325 40 31 0 26 519 264 6 .989
Total ( 3 Years) RF 43 37 24 309.1 71 2 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 8 4 3 35.1 7 9 4 0 0 .800
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1979 CAL A Daily Splits C 4 4 4 35.2 27 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
1982 CAL A Daily Splits OF 5 5 3 40 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
1982 CAL A LF 5 5 3 40 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 CAL A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 64 18 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 0
1986 CAL A LF 7 7 7 64 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 12 12 10 104 23 0 0 0 0 1.000 12 0 0
Total ( 2 Years) LF 12 12 10 104 23 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) C 4 4 4 35.2 27 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1979 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-23-1976(1) BOX CHI A Jim McKean Called third strike
9-14-1987 BOX CAL A Steve Palermo Balls and strikes (from bench)
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago White Sox (August 19, 1969 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Chris Knapp and Dave Frost to California Angels in
exchange for Bobby Bonds , Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson (December 5, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by California Angels (January 8, 1987 ).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990 ).
Signed by Texas Rangers (April 13, 1991 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 1991 ).
Signed by Texas Rangers (December 7, 1991 ).
Granted free agency (November 6, 1992 ).
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