Len Randle
From BR Bullpen
Leonard Shenoff Randle
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 169 lb.
- School Arizona State University
- High School Centennial High School (Compton)
- Debut June 16, 1971
- Final Game June 20, 1982
- Born February 12, 1949 in Long Beach, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Infielder-outfielder Lenny Randle is best remembered by many for punching his manager, Frank Lucchesi, during spring training with the Texas Rangers in 1977. He once tried to blow a ball into foul territory while with the Seattle Mariners on May 27, 1981. The play was allowed to stand as a foul ball because Randle did not physically touch the ball. The rule has since been re-written to make it a fair ball if a fielder alters the path of the ball even without touching it.
After retiring from the MLB, Randle played in the Italian Serie-A1. He led the League in batting one season with a .477 average. He was a Waterloo Indians coach in 1987.
In 1989, Randle played for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball Association, where he hit .349 and stole 16 bases.
In 1990 Randle played for the Sun City Rays of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He batted .242 in 23 games until the League folded.
Lenny Randle was inducted into the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame as both a football and a baseball player.
