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Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age
1 Danny Ainge 3 1979 1981 0 -2.3 211 721 665 57 146 19 4 2 37 12 5 37 128 .220 .264 .269 .533 May 21 20.065 Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
2 Brian Allard 3 1979 1981 0 0.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 8 21.217 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
3 Neil Allen 11 1979 1989 0 0.1 434 129 115 3 15 2 2 0 7 0 0 3 51 .130 .153 .183 .335 Apr 15 21.081 Drafted by the New York Mets in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
4 Gary Allenson 7 1979 1985 0 0.9 416 1222 1061 114 235 49 2 19 131 3 7 130 192 .221 .307 .325 .632 Apr 8 24.063 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
5 Rick Anderson 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 18 25.267 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
6 Bob Babcock 3 1979 1981 0 0.0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 22 29.331 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1967.
7 German Barranca 4 1979 1982 0 0.2 67 65 62 19 18 2 3 0 3 5 1 2 9 .290 .313 .419 .732 Sep 2 22.318
8 Joe Beckwith 7 1979 1986 0 -0.2 229 22 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .053 .100 .053 .153 Jul 21 24.174 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
9 Tony Bernazard 10 1979 1991 0 11.6 1071 4243 3700 523 970 177 30 75 391 113 55 428 606 .262 .339 .387 .726 Jul 13 22.323 Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1973.
10 Ralph Botting 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 28 24.047 Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
11 Roy Branch 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 11 26.061 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.
12 Tony Brizzolara 3 1979 1984 0 -0.5 44 48 42 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16 .024 .067 .024 .090 May 19 22.125 Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
13 Tom Brookens 12 1979 1990 0 9.9 1336 4258 3865 477 950 175 40 71 431 86 60 281 605 .246 .296 .367 .663 Jul 10 25.334 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January).
14 Bobby Brown 7 1979 1985 0 1.5 502 1393 1277 183 313 38 12 26 130 110 34 94 238 .245 .295 .355 .649 Apr 5 24.315 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
15 Derek Bryant 1 1979 1979 0 -1.5 39 120 106 8 19 2 1 0 13 0 0 10 10 .179 .246 .217 .463 Apr 24 27.197 Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
16 John Castino 6 1979 1984 0 14.2 666 2578 2320 293 646 86 34 41 249 22 19 177 298 .278 .329 .398 .727 Apr 6 24.165 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
17 Bill Caudill 9 1979 1987 1 -0.3 445 49 41 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .122 .163 .146 .309 May 12 22.303 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1974.
18 Craig Chamberlain 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 12 22.191 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (June Secondary).
19 Kelvin Chapman 3 1979 1985 0 -0.9 172 469 421 50 94 17 2 3 34 13 11 33 60 .223 .284 .295 .579 Apr 5 22.307 Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1975.
20 Tom Chism 1 1979 1979 0 -0.1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 13 25.127 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary).
21 Mike Chris 3 1979 1983 0 0.0 29 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .100 .111 .211 Jul 31 21.296 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary).
22 Gary Christenson 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 1 26.119 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
23 Bobby Clark 7 1979 1985 0 -1.3 396 1038 967 97 231 34 7 19 100 4 8 55 199 .239 .281 .347 .628 Aug 21 24.069 Drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).
24 Mark Clear 11 1979 1990 2 0.0 481 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 22.312 Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1974.
25 Mark Corey 3 1979 1981 0 -0.5 59 64 57 10 12 2 0 1 3 1 1 7 13 .211 .297 .298 .595 Sep 1 23.302 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).
26 Rod Craig 4 1979 1986 0 -1.2 145 400 367 49 94 25 2 3 27 7 8 24 48 .256 .305 .360 .665 Sep 11 21.242 Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1977.
27 Steve Davis 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 23 25.267 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
28 Tom Donohue 2 1979 1980 0 -1.1 122 343 325 31 65 7 2 5 28 7 1 10 92 .200 .230 .280 .510 Apr 6 26.142 Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
29 Richard Dotson 12 1979 1990 1 -0.1 312 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 4 20.237 Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
30 Craig Eaton 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 5 24.363 Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1976.
31 Steve Eddy 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 13 21.296 Drafted by the California Angels in the 19th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
32 Butch Edge 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 13 23.026 Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
33 Mark Esser 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 22 23.021 Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January).
34 Terry Felton 4 1979 1982 0 0.0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 28 21.334 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
35 Bob Ferris 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 12 24.128 Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
36 Joel Finch 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 12 22.296 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
37 Tim Flannery 11 1979 1989 0 8.1 972 2838 2473 255 631 77 25 9 209 22 22 277 293 .255 .335 .317 .652 Sep 3 21.339 Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
38 John Fulgham 2 1979 1980 0 -0.2 38 89 69 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 38 .087 .160 .116 .276 Jun 19 23.010 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).
39 Kirk Gibson 17 1979 1995 0 35.5 1635 6656 5798 985 1553 260 54 255 870 284 78 718 1285 .268 .352 .463 .815 Sep 8 22.103 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft.
40 Jerry Gleaton 12 1979 1992 0 0.0 307 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 Jul 11 21.300 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
41 Dan Gonzales 2 1979 1980 0 -0.4 9 25 25 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 .200 .200 .240 .440 Apr 7 25.189 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
42 Dan Graham 3 1979 1981 0 1.0 143 446 412 39 99 10 1 17 65 0 0 27 72 .240 .284 .393 .677 Jun 8 24.324 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
43 Al Greene 1 1979 1979 0 -0.3 29 70 59 9 8 1 0 3 6 0 1 10 15 .136 .257 .305 .562 Jul 23 24.256 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1976.
44 Mike Griffin 6 1979 1989 0 0.0 67 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .200 .200 .200 .400 Sep 17 22.083 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
45 Bill Gullickson 14 1979 1994 0 -0.3 398 661 576 30 81 16 0 3 27 0 1 20 152 .141 .169 .184 .353 Sep 26 20.218 Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
46 Gary Hargis 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 29 22.331 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
47 Brian Harper 16 1979 1995 0 10.6 1001 3386 3151 339 931 186 7 63 428 8 17 133 188 .295 .329 .419 .748 Sep 29 19.348 Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
48 John Harris 3 1979 1981 0 0.0 56 131 120 13 31 8 0 5 16 0 1 10 15 .258 .313 .450 .763 Sep 26 25.013 Drafted by the California Angels in the 29th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
49 Mickey Hatcher 12 1979 1990 0 1.6 1130 3607 3377 348 946 172 20 38 375 11 15 164 246 .280 .313 .377 .690 Aug 3 24.141 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
50 Danny Heep 13 1979 1991 0 -0.4 883 2222 1961 208 503 96 6 30 229 12 14 220 242 .257 .330 .357 .687 Aug 31 22.059 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.
51 Rickey Henderson HOF 25 1979 2003 10 106.8 3081 13346 10961 2295 3055 510 66 297 1115 1406 335 2190 1694 .279 .401 .419 .820 Jun 24 20.181 Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1976.
52 Pedro Hernandez 2 1979 1982 0 -0.3 11 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 8 20.157 Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1976.
53 Tom Herr 13 1979 1991 1 20.9 1514 6116 5349 676 1450 254 41 28 574 188 64 627 584 .271 .347 .350 .696 Aug 13 23.131 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1974.
54 Guy Hoffman 6 1979 1988 0 -0.1 138 68 60 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .100 .129 .117 .246 Jul 4 22.360 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1978.
55 Gary Holle 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 5 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 Jun 2 24.295 Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
56 Fred Howard 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 26 22.266 Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).
57 LaMarr Hoyt 8 1979 1986 1 -0.5 246 127 110 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 39 .091 .107 .100 .207 Sep 14 24.256 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
58 Phil Huffman 2 1979 1985 0 0.0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 20.294 Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
59 Greg Johnston 3 1979 1981 0 -0.9 63 125 117 10 22 5 0 1 8 0 0 6 26 .188 .226 .256 .482 Jul 27 24.165 Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
60 Darryl Jones 1 1979 1979 0 -0.1 18 51 47 6 12 5 1 0 6 0 0 2 7 .255 .286 .404 .690 Jun 6 28.001 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
61 Lynn Jones 8 1979 1986 0 -1.7 527 1048 947 109 239 34 5 7 91 13 14 73 86 .252 .308 .321 .629 Apr 13 26.102 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
62 Bob Kearney 8 1979 1987 0 3.2 479 1474 1356 131 316 66 3 27 133 9 12 67 235 .233 .274 .346 .619 Sep 25 22.357 Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
63 Brian Kingman 5 1979 1983 0 0.0 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 28 24.336 Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1975.
64 Alan Knicely 8 1979 1986 0 -1.7 228 600 521 48 111 17 0 12 61 1 4 68 128 .213 .303 .315 .618 Aug 12 24.085 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
65 Wayne Krenchicki 8 1979 1986 0 3.1 550 1195 1063 107 283 44 5 15 124 7 8 106 141 .266 .330 .359 .689 Jun 15 24.271 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).
66 Rusty Kuntz 7 1979 1985 0 -1.1 277 507 441 75 104 23 0 5 38 5 3 60 106 .236 .328 .322 .650 Sep 1 24.209 Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
67 Pete Ladd 6 1979 1986 0 0.0 205 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Aug 17 23.031 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 25th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
68 Charlie Leibrandt 14 1979 1993 0 -0.6 394 315 267 7 32 3 2 0 14 0 0 13 72 .120 .160 .146 .306 Sep 17 22.348 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 9th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
69 Jim Lewis 4 1979 1985 0 0.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 12 23.335 Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1977.
70 Mike Macha 2 1979 1980 0 -0.5 11 22 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .095 .136 .095 .232 Apr 20 25.062 Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).
71 Steve Macko 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 25 64 60 4 15 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 .250 .297 .300 .597 Aug 18 24.346 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1977.
72 Rick Mahler 13 1979 1991 0 0.7 394 671 581 40 104 17 0 1 37 0 1 20 117 .179 .208 .213 .422 Apr 20 25.258 Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1975.
73 Renie Martin 6 1979 1984 0 1.1 174 90 83 8 25 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 23 .301 .301 .410 .711 May 9 23.252 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1977.
74 Rick Matula 3 1979 1981 0 -0.8 66 125 111 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 48 .099 .123 .099 .222 Apr 8 25.137 Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
75 Mike Mendoza 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 7 23.285 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
76 Jerry Narron 8 1979 1987 0 -2.4 392 926 840 64 177 23 2 21 96 0 0 67 127 .211 .270 .318 .588 Apr 13 23.088 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
77 Randy Niemann 8 1979 1987 0 0.0 122 33 30 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .267 .313 .267 .579 May 20 23.186 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary).
78 Dickie Noles 11 1979 1990 0 -0.2 277 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 Jul 5 22.228 Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1975.
79 Mike O'Berry 7 1979 1985 0 0.6 197 433 376 38 72 10 1 3 27 1 0 43 77 .191 .274 .247 .522 Apr 8 24.353 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1975.
80 Jesse Orosco 24 1979 2003 2 0.5 1252 76 59 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 25 .169 .261 .169 .430 Apr 5 21.349 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January).
81 Frank Pastore 8 1979 1986 0 -0.3 220 326 292 15 44 6 0 2 16 0 1 8 99 .151 .173 .192 .365 Apr 4 21.226 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.
82 Dave Patterson 1 1979 1979 0 -0.1 37 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 Jun 9 22.319 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).
83 Rick Peters 5 1979 1986 0 2.9 307 1058 919 135 255 34 10 2 80 20 24 107 107 .277 .356 .343 .698 Sep 8 23.291 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
84 Dan Petry 13 1979 1991 1 0.0 370 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Jul 8 20.237 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
85 Gordie Pladson 4 1979 1982 0 -0.1 20 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 Sep 7 23.038 Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1973.
86 John Poff 2 1979 1980 0 -0.6 31 91 87 9 19 2 2 1 8 0 0 4 11 .218 .253 .322 .575 Sep 8 26.320 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1974.
87 Dan Quisenberry 12 1979 1990 3 0.0 674 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 Jul 8 26.151 Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1975.
88 Tim Raines 23 1979 2002 7 66.2 2502 10359 8872 1571 2605 430 113 170 980 808 146 1330 966 .294 .385 .425 .810 Sep 11 19.360 Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
89 Chuck Rainey 6 1979 1984 0 0.1 141 106 87 6 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 32 .138 .211 .138 .348 Apr 8 24.268 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
90 Jeff Reardon 16 1979 1994 4 -0.4 880 65 57 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 38 .088 .103 .105 .209 Jun 17 23.259 Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1977.
91 Win Remmerswaal 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 3 25.148 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1974.
92 Dave Righetti 16 1979 1995 2 0.0 718 16 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .182 .364 Sep 16 20.292 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January).
93 George Riley 4 1979 1986 0 -0.1 41 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .077 .154 Sep 15 22.344 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1974.
94 Jeff Rineer 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 24.089 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary).
95 Bruce Robbins 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 28 19.321 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
96 Bert Roberge 6 1979 1986 0 -0.1 146 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 28 24.237 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
97 Dewey Robinson 3 1979 1981 0 0.0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 6 23.343 Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
98 Rafael Santo Domingo 1 1979 1979 0 -0.1 7 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 Sep 7 23.287 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1974.
99 Randy Scarbery 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 16 26.298 Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
100 Dave Schuler 3 1979 1985 0 0.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17 25.348 Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
101 Mike Scott 13 1979 1991 3 -1.3 348 743 653 33 81 14 0 2 45 2 1 27 279 .124 .158 .155 .313 Apr 18 23.357 Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
102 Kim Seaman 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 28 22.145 Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).
103 Kurt Seibert 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 3 23.322 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
104 Roger Slagle 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 7 25.307 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).
105 Rick Sofield 3 1979 1981 0 -1.0 207 678 612 69 149 25 4 9 66 9 10 44 141 .243 .293 .342 .634 Apr 6 22.111 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.
106 Kevin Stanfield 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14 23.269 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).
107 Dave Stieb 16 1979 1998 7 0.0 454 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 29 21.342 Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
108 Joe Strain 3 1979 1981 0 0.2 169 572 520 60 130 15 1 1 29 9 6 28 38 .250 .292 .288 .581 Jun 28 25.059 Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1976.
109 Tom Tellmann 5 1979 1985 0 0.0 112 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 Jun 9 25.072 Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
110 Dickie Thon 15 1979 1993 1 21.9 1387 4871 4449 496 1176 193 42 71 435 167 63 348 658 .264 .317 .374 .691 May 22 20.336 Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1975.
111 John Tudor 12 1979 1990 0 0.3 289 443 384 22 59 7 2 0 18 1 1 17 120 .154 .189 .182 .371 Aug 16 25.195 Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).
112 Pat Underwood 4 1979 1983 0 0.0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 31 22.111 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.
113 Rafael Vasquez 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 6 20.282 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1975.
114 Jesus Vega 3 1979 1982 0 -1.2 87 253 236 26 58 6 0 5 33 7 1 11 28 .246 .275 .335 .610 Sep 5 23.326 Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1975.
115 Max Venable 12 1979 1991 0 0.2 727 1561 1397 176 337 57 17 18 128 64 18 120 218 .241 .302 .345 .647 Apr 8 21.306 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
116 Gary Ward 12 1979 1990 2 15.9 1287 4892 4479 594 1236 196 41 130 597 83 30 351 775 .276 .328 .425 .753 Sep 3 25.271 Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1972.
117 Dennis Werth 4 1979 1982 0 -0.2 117 172 139 28 29 4 0 3 15 1 1 28 33 .209 .341 .302 .643 Sep 17 26.262 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
118 Jim Wessinger 1 1979 1979 0 -0.2 10 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 Aug 4 23.313 Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
119 Tom Wiedenbauer 1 1979 1979 0 0.2 4 6 6 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .667 .667 .833 1.500 Sep 14 20.313 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
120 Sandy Wihtol 3 1979 1982 0 0.0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 7 24.098 Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary).
121 Ted Wilborn 2 1979 1980 0 -0.8 30 22 20 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 .100 .143 .100 .243 Apr 5 20.110 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
122 Eric Wilkins 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 22.123 Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
123 Gary Wilson 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 13 24.143 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).
Totals 728 1979 2003 48 311 36585 91277 80355 11053 20911 3481 615 1519 8639 3524 1104 8689 12421 .260 .333 .376 .709

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Debut Age
1 Brian Allard 3 1979 1981 0 0.9 4 6 .400 4.23 19 13 3 3 0 0 95.2 97 52 45 9 31 3 44 1 0 1 399 Aug 8 21.217
2 Neil Allen 11 1979 1989 0 5.9 58 70 .453 3.88 434 59 222 7 6 75 988.1 985 464 426 73 417 68 611 9 3 39 4248 Apr 15 21.081
3 Rick Anderson 2 1979 1980 0 0.1 0 0 3.75 6 2 3 0 0 0 12.0 9 6 5 1 14 2 7 0 0 1 56 Sep 18 25.267
4 Bob Babcock 3 1979 1981 0 0.3 2 3 .400 3.92 39 0 16 0 0 0 57.1 48 27 25 6 31 2 39 3 0 2 246 Jul 22 29.331
5 Joe Beckwith 7 1979 1986 0 2.4 18 19 .486 3.54 229 5 93 0 0 7 422.0 432 189 166 39 150 30 319 7 2 15 1823 Jul 21 24.174
6 Ralph Botting 2 1979 1980 0 -1.3 2 3 .400 7.39 18 7 5 0 0 0 56.0 86 50 46 7 28 1 34 1 1 6 276 Jun 28 24.047
7 Roy Branch 1 1979 1979 0 -0.3 0 1 .000 7.94 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 12 11 10 2 7 1 6 0 0 1 52 Sep 11 26.061
8 Tony Brizzolara 3 1979 1984 0 0.0 8 11 .421 5.06 44 23 4 2 0 1 156.2 188 100 88 12 52 2 98 3 1 8 707 May 19 22.125
9 Bill Caudill 9 1979 1987 1 10.7 35 52 .402 3.68 445 24 293 0 0 106 667.0 587 297 273 81 288 40 620 14 9 15 2847 May 12 22.303
10 Craig Chamberlain 2 1979 1980 0 0.8 4 5 .444 4.10 15 10 2 4 0 0 79.0 78 39 36 10 23 2 33 1 0 3 330 Aug 12 22.191
11 Mike Chris 3 1979 1983 0 -1.1 3 5 .375 6.43 29 14 3 0 0 0 78.1 85 60 56 6 63 4 46 3 3 3 375 Jul 31 21.296
12 Gary Christenson 2 1979 1980 0 -0.8 3 0 1.000 4.71 30 0 9 0 0 1 42.0 45 28 22 5 20 1 20 2 0 1 191 Sep 1 26.119
13 Mark Clear 11 1979 1990 2 7.0 71 49 .592 3.85 481 1 338 0 0 83 804.1 674 397 344 60 554 45 804 35 8 49 3614 Apr 4 22.312
14 Richard Dotson 12 1979 1990 1 14.0 111 113 .496 4.23 305 295 7 55 11 0 1857.1 1884 964 872 194 740 24 973 40 12 46 8034 Sep 4 20.237
15 Craig Eaton 1 1979 1979 0 0.2 0 0 2.70 5 0 4 0 0 0 10.0 8 3 3 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 41 Sep 5 24.363
16 Steve Eddy 1 1979 1979 0 0.2 1 1 .500 4.73 7 4 3 0 0 0 32.1 36 19 17 1 20 0 7 2 0 0 152 Jun 13 21.296
17 Butch Edge 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 3 4 .429 5.23 9 9 0 1 0 0 51.2 60 32 30 6 24 1 19 1 0 4 240 Aug 13 23.026
18 Mark Esser 1 1979 1979 0 -0.1 0 0 16.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 3 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 Apr 22 23.021
19 Terry Felton 4 1979 1982 0 -2.1 0 16 .000 5.53 55 10 21 0 0 3 138.1 123 95 85 21 87 9 108 5 2 2 616 Sep 28 21.334
20 Bob Ferris 2 1979 1980 0 -0.2 0 2 .000 4.64 7 3 1 0 0 0 21.1 28 15 11 3 12 1 6 0 0 2 101 Sep 12 24.128
21 Joel Finch 1 1979 1979 0 0.2 0 3 .000 4.87 15 7 5 0 0 0 57.1 65 31 31 5 25 3 25 1 0 2 253 Jun 12 22.296
22 John Fulgham 2 1979 1980 0 4.7 14 12 .538 2.84 35 33 0 14 3 0 231.1 189 80 73 17 58 4 123 4 3 3 914 Jun 19 23.010
23 Jerry Gleaton 12 1979 1992 0 1.9 15 23 .395 4.25 307 16 123 1 0 26 447.1 433 232 211 40 199 22 265 11 4 21 1910 Jul 11 21.300
24 Mike Griffin 6 1979 1989 0 0.5 7 15 .318 4.60 67 24 15 1 0 3 203.2 235 115 104 19 73 7 101 4 3 6 913 Sep 17 22.083
25 Bill Gullickson 14 1979 1994 0 20.7 162 136 .544 3.93 398 390 3 54 11 0 2560.0 2659 1228 1118 282 622 82 1279 34 8 56 10744 Sep 26 20.218
26 Mickey Hatcher 12 1979 1990 0 0.0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 Aug 3 24.141
27 Danny Heep 13 1979 1991 0 -0.1 0 0 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 Aug 31 22.059
28 Guy Hoffman 6 1979 1988 0 2.9 17 17 .500 4.25 137 31 31 1 0 3 339.0 356 169 160 33 128 19 187 8 3 13 1460 Jul 4 22.360
29 Fred Howard 1 1979 1979 0 0.7 1 5 .167 3.57 28 6 10 0 0 0 68.0 73 34 27 5 32 2 36 1 0 0 302 May 26 22.266
30 LaMarr Hoyt 8 1979 1986 1 11.2 98 68 .590 3.99 244 172 40 48 8 10 1311.1 1313 637 582 140 279 24 681 18 7 13 5419 Sep 14 24.256
31 Phil Huffman 2 1979 1985 0 -2.4 6 18 .250 6.03 33 32 0 2 1 0 177.2 227 138 119 26 73 1 58 0 3 5 828 Apr 10 20.294
32 Brian Kingman 5 1979 1983 0 1.5 23 45 .338 4.13 94 82 5 21 3 1 551.2 575 282 253 52 205 8 273 18 0 21 2401 Jun 28 24.336
33 Pete Ladd 6 1979 1986 0 1.6 17 23 .425 4.14 205 1 139 0 0 39 287.0 275 147 132 40 96 14 209 9 0 11 1218 Aug 17 23.031
34 Charlie Leibrandt 14 1979 1993 0 31.5 140 119 .541 3.71 394 346 17 52 18 2 2308.0 2390 1068 952 172 656 44 1121 37 31 63 9774 Sep 17 22.348
35 Jim Lewis 4 1979 1985 0 -0.7 0 1 .000 8.77 11 1 1 0 0 0 25.2 45 31 25 7 12 0 9 3 1 1 131 Sep 12 23.335
36 Rick Mahler 13 1979 1991 0 17.3 96 111 .464 3.99 392 271 32 43 9 6 1951.1 2069 972 866 165 606 70 952 35 23 41 8306 Apr 20 25.258
37 Renie Martin 6 1979 1984 0 -2.7 24 35 .407 4.27 173 51 42 3 0 12 508.1 509 295 241 50 256 34 237 5 4 14 2234 May 9 23.252
38 Rick Matula 3 1979 1981 0 1.7 19 23 .452 4.41 66 58 4 4 1 0 355.0 396 195 174 32 126 18 129 3 4 6 1545 Apr 8 25.137
39 Mike Mendoza 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep 7 23.285
40 Randy Niemann 8 1979 1987 0 -1.3 7 8 .467 4.64 122 10 36 3 2 3 200.0 219 112 103 8 82 12 102 6 4 11 885 May 20 23.186
41 Dickie Noles 11 1979 1990 0 -0.4 36 53 .404 4.56 277 96 68 3 3 11 860.0 909 490 436 66 338 27 455 35 16 23 3782 Jul 5 22.228
42 Jesse Orosco 24 1979 2003 2 21.7 87 80 .521 3.16 1252 4 501 0 0 144 1295.1 1055 512 455 113 581 86 1179 34 11 40 5460 Apr 5 21.349
43 Frank Pastore 8 1979 1986 0 3.0 48 58 .453 4.29 220 139 32 22 7 6 986.1 1029 507 470 80 301 30 541 13 8 22 4202 Apr 4 21.226
44 Dave Patterson 1 1979 1979 0 -1.2 4 1 .800 5.26 36 0 19 0 0 6 53.0 62 35 31 5 22 6 34 0 0 0 238 Jun 9 22.319
45 Dan Petry 13 1979 1991 1 14.9 125 104 .546 3.95 370 300 22 52 11 1 2080.1 1984 1025 912 218 852 74 1063 47 7 77 8860 Jul 8 20.237
46 Gordie Pladson 4 1979 1982 0 -0.7 0 4 .000 6.04 20 6 4 0 0 0 50.2 66 37 34 4 23 0 18 0 1 0 237 Sep 7 23.038
47 Dan Quisenberry 12 1979 1990 3 23.9 56 46 .549 2.76 674 0 553 0 0 244 1043.1 1064 356 320 59 162 70 379 7 5 4 4247 Jul 8 26.151
48 Chuck Rainey 6 1979 1984 0 1.0 43 35 .551 4.50 141 106 14 10 6 2 669.2 738 383 335 53 287 15 300 12 1 22 2950 Apr 8 24.268
49 Jeff Reardon 16 1979 1994 4 18.0 73 77 .487 3.16 880 0 695 0 0 367 1132.1 1000 426 397 109 358 65 877 27 4 20 4720 Jun 17 23.259
50 Win Remmerswaal 2 1979 1980 0 0.0 3 1 .750 5.50 22 0 9 0 0 0 55.2 65 34 34 5 21 2 36 1 0 0 241 Aug 3 25.148
51 Dave Righetti 16 1979 1995 2 20.1 82 79 .509 3.46 718 89 474 13 2 252 1403.2 1287 602 540 95 591 48 1112 21 19 40 5988 Sep 16 20.292
52 George Riley 4 1979 1986 0 -0.7 1 5 .167 4.97 41 5 14 0 0 0 87.0 103 56 48 4 41 9 40 7 1 1 402 Sep 15 22.344
53 Jeff Rineer 1 1979 1979 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sep 30 24.089
54 Bruce Robbins 2 1979 1980 0 0.1 7 5 .583 5.34 25 14 0 0 0 0 97.2 105 61 58 15 49 0 45 0 0 8 435 Jul 28 19.321
55 Bert Roberge 6 1979 1986 0 0.3 12 12 .500 3.98 146 0 62 0 0 10 219.1 200 100 97 11 80 13 119 8 8 9 916 May 28 24.237
56 Dewey Robinson 3 1979 1981 0 0.3 2 2 .500 4.05 30 0 13 0 0 0 53.1 42 27 24 4 28 3 35 0 0 0 220 Apr 6 23.343
57 Randy Scarbery 2 1979 1980 0 0.5 3 10 .231 4.50 60 5 22 0 0 6 130.0 126 70 65 10 41 3 63 5 0 10 552 Apr 16 26.298
58 Dave Schuler 3 1979 1985 0 0.1 0 1 .000 5.40 18 0 10 0 0 0 25.0 34 15 15 8 5 1 17 0 0 1 110 Sep 17 25.348
59 Mike Scott 13 1979 1991 3 21.8 124 108 .534 3.54 347 319 13 45 22 3 2068.2 1858 908 813 173 627 53 1469 33 19 39 8571 Apr 18 23.357
60 Kim Seaman 2 1979 1980 0 0.3 3 2 .600 3.16 27 0 11 0 0 4 25.2 16 9 9 2 15 1 13 0 0 0 107 Sep 28 22.145
61 Roger Slagle 1 1979 1979 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 Sep 7 25.307
62 Kevin Stanfield 1 1979 1979 0 0.0 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 14 23.269
63 Dave Stieb 16 1979 1998 7 53.5 176 137 .562 3.44 443 412 14 103 30 3 2895.1 2572 1225 1106 225 1034 36 1669 129 14 51 12072 Jun 29 21.342
64 Tom Tellmann 5 1979 1985 0 3.9 18 7 .720 3.05 112 2 55 2 0 13 227.0 240 84 77 17 83 15 94 4 1 6 975 Jun 9 25.072
65 John Tudor 12 1979 1990 0 32.2 117 72 .619 3.12 281 263 5 50 16 1 1797.0 1677 700 623 156 475 32 988 29 10 18 7368 Aug 16 25.195
66 Pat Underwood 4 1979 1983 0 0.5 13 18 .419 4.43 113 34 36 3 0 8 343.2 366 191 169 47 92 10 188 4 0 11 1461 May 31 22.111
67 Rafael Vasquez 1 1979 1979 0 0.1 1 0 1.000 5.06 9 0 8 0 0 0 16.0 23 9 9 4 6 1 9 1 0 0 73 Apr 6 20.282
68 Sandy Wihtol 3 1979 1982 0 0.6 1 0 1.000 3.75 28 0 14 0 0 1 57.2 54 28 24 3 24 2 34 3 1 2 251 Sep 7 24.098
69 Eric Wilkins 1 1979 1979 0 0.4 2 4 .333 4.39 16 14 0 0 0 0 69.2 77 41 34 4 38 1 52 4 0 1 316 Apr 11 22.123
70 Gary Wilson 1 1979 1979 0 -0.5 0 0 12.27 6 0 3 0 0 0 7.1 15 11 10 2 6 0 6 0 0 1 42 Apr 13 24.143
Totals 412 1979 2003 27 339.7 2006 1943 .508 3.84 11223 3820 4207 622 170 1463 34927.0 34270 16565 14885 3122 12279 1205 20423 749 266 892 148434


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