Casey Close Minor League Statistics & History

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Casey Close

Casey Richard Close

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 21, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, US
High School: Thomas Worthington HS (Worthington, OH)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Worthington HS (Worthington, OH) and the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1986	22	Oneonta	NYPL	A-	NYY	67	269	233	30	57	15	4	3	38	4	1	23	40	.245	.320	.382	.702	89	5	3	5	0
1987	23	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	127	497	459	57	128	19	3	7	62	10	9	24	72	.279	.318	.379	.698	174	5	4	5	4
1988	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	106	363	327	32	60	12	4	4	30	2	5	25	56	.183	.246	.281	.527	92	3	5	3	1
1988	24	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	25	83	77	8	13	1	0	1	5	0	1	2	13	.169	.207	.221	.428	17	2	1	1	0
1988	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	81	280	250	24	47	11	4	3	25	2	4	23	43	.188	.257	.300	.557	75	1	4	2	1
1989	25	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	95	370	324	53	107	27	4	7	56	3	3	36	42	.330	.401	.503	.904	163	5	1	4	1
1990	26	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	128	506	463	71	125	30	4	12	69	15	6	34	76	.270	.326	.430	.756	199	5	3	1	3
5 Seasons						523	2005	1806	243	477	103	19	33	255	34	24	142	286	.264	.323	.397	.720	717	23	16	18	9
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		304	1156	1037	148	279	68	12	22	150	20	13	93	161	.269	.334	.421	.755	437	11	8	7	5
AA (2 seasons)				AA		152	580	536	65	141	20	3	8	67	10	10	26	85	.263	.303	.356	.659	191	7	5	6	4
A- (1 season)				A-		67	269	233	30	57	15	4	3	38	4	1	23	40	.245	.320	.382	.702	89	5	3	5	0

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1987	23	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	0	0	2.25	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0.750	4.5	0.0	2.2	9.0	4.00

1989	25	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	0	0	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
2 Seasons						0	0	1.50	3	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	6.0	1.33

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1986	22	Oneonta	NYPL	A-	NYY	OF	61	89	88	0	1	0	.989	1.44
1987	23	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	OF	106	208	192	12	4	1	.981	1.92
1987	23	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	P	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
1988	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	OF	95	163	145	14	4	2	.975	1.67
1988	24	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	OF	24	51	46	2	3	0	.941	2.00
1988	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	OF	71	112	99	12	1	2	.991	1.56
1989	25	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	OF	92	195	181	10	4	2	.979	2.08
1989	25	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	P	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
1990	26	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	OF	127	243	224	12	7	1	.971	1.86
5 Seasons							484	900	831	49	20	6	.978	1.82
OF (5 seasons)						OF	481	898	830	48	20	6	.978	1.83
P (2 seasons)						P	3	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1986	22	Oneonta Yankees	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-	NYY
1987	23	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	AA	NYY
1988	24	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	AA	NYY
1988	24	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1989	25	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1990	26	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA

Sabr ID: e16f4c66

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