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Wayne Causey
James Wayne Causey
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 26, 1936 in Ruston, LA
High School: Neville (Monroe, LA)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1955
Final Game: September 20, 1968
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 18 BAL AL 68 196 175 14 34 2 1 1 9 0 1 17 25 .194 .269 .234 .504 42 41 1 1 3 0 1 5/46
1956 19 BAL AL 53 97 88 7 15 0 1 1 4 0 0 8 23 .170 .237 .227 .464 28 20 2 0 0 1 0 5/4
1957 20 BAL AL 14 17 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 .200 .471 .200 .671 97 2 0 1 0 1 2 /45
1961 24 KCA AL 104 361 312 37 86 14 1 8 49 0 0 37 28 .276 .348 .404 .752 100 126 5 0 8 4 0 56/4
1962 25 KCA AL 117 354 305 40 77 14 1 4 38 2 0 41 30 .252 .340 .344 .684 82 105 8 2 1 5 5 65/4
1963 26 KCA AL 139 619 554 72 155 32 4 8 44 4 2 56 54 .280 .345 .395 .740 102 219 9 0 7 2 3 *6/5 MVP-21
1964 27 KCA AL 157 705 604 82 170 31 4 8 49 0 1 88 65 .281 .377 .386 .763 110 233 19 7 2 4 3 *64/5 MVP-25
1965 28 KCA AL 144 587 513 48 134 17 8 3 34 1 3 61 48 .261 .341 .343 .684 96 176 7 2 9 2 4 645
1966 29 TOT AL 106 284 243 24 58 8 2 0 18 3 0 31 19 .239 .318 .288 .606 81 70 5 0 4 6 1 456
1966 29 KCA AL 28 88 79 1 18 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 6 .228 .284 .228 .512 52 18 3 0 0 2 1 56
1966 29 CHW AL 78 196 164 23 40 8 2 0 13 2 0 24 13 .244 .333 .317 .650 95 52 2 0 4 4 0 4/56
1967 30 CHW AL 124 333 292 21 66 10 3 1 28 2 5 32 35 .226 .302 .291 .593 82 85 2 1 5 3 4 4/6
1968 31 TOT MLB 79 168 148 10 22 2 1 1 11 0 0 14 12 .149 .223 .196 .419 26 29 1 1 2 3 2 4/56
1968 31 TOT AL 63 129 111 8 18 2 0 0 7 0 0 14 8 .162 .260 .180 .440 33 20 1 1 2 1 2 4
1968 31 CHW AL 59 118 100 8 18 2 0 0 7 0 0 14 7 .180 .284 .200 .484 46 20 0 1 2 1 2 4
1968 31 CAL AL 4 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /4
1968 31 ATL NL 16 39 37 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 .108 .103 .243 .346 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 /456
11 Seasons 1105 3721 3244 357 819 130 26 35 285 12 12 390 341 .252 .333 .341 .674 89 1106 59 15 41 31 25
162 Game Avg. 162 546 476 52 120 19 4 5 42 2 2 57 50 .252 .333 .341 .674 89 162 9 2 6 5 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
KCA (6 yrs) 689 2714 2367 280 640 108 18 31 219 8 6 290 231 .270 .350 .371 .721 99 877 51 11 27 19 16
BAL (3 yrs) 135 310 273 23 51 2 2 2 14 0 1 30 50 .187 .270 .231 .501 40 63 3 2 3 2 3
CHW (3 yrs) 261 647 556 52 124 20 5 1 48 4 5 70 55 .223 .308 .282 .591 79 157 4 2 11 8 6
ATL (1 yr) 16 39 37 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 .108 .103 .243 .346 1 9 0 0 0 2 0
CAL (1 yr) 4 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 1089 3682 3207 355 815 130 25 34 281 12 12 390 337 .254 .335 .342 .677 90 1097 59 15 41 29 25
NL (1 yr) 16 39 37 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 .108 .103 .243 .346 1 9 0 0 0 2 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 BAL AL 18 3B 55 41 377.0 114 25 79 10 10 .912 -4.4 -14.0 -4.4 -1.4 -3.0 0 2.48 1.89 .952 3.17 2.73
1955 BAL AL 18 2B 7 0 24.0 12 5 5 2 0 .833 -2.6 -130.0 -2.6 -0.7 -1.9 0 3.75 1.43 .983 5.36 4.87
1955 BAL AL 18 SS 1 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 4.80 4.00
1956 BAL AL 19 3B 30 13 145.1 50 13 36 1 4 .980 -2.5 -20.6 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 -1 3.03 1.63 .948 3.22 2.78
1956 BAL AL 19 2B 7 4 46.0 30 13 16 1 0 .967 -0.3 -7.8 0.7 0.7 0.0 -1 5.67 4.14 .973 5.44 4.74
1957 BAL AL 20 2B 6 2 30.0 25 12 12 1 2 .960 0.8 32.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0 7.20 4.00 .980 5.40 4.83
1957 BAL AL 20 3B 5 0 7.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 3.86 0.60 .933 3.21 2.76
1961 KCA AL 24 3B 88 77 655.1 309 102 193 14 20 .955 1.4 2.6 2.4 -0.3 2.7 -1 4.05 3.35 .950 3.18 2.79
1961 KCA AL 24 SS 11 6 67.0 40 14 25 1 3 .975 1.0 17.9 1.0 -0.1 1.1 0 5.24 3.55 .955 4.84 4.37
1961 KCA AL 24 2B 9 4 47.0 28 17 10 1 2 .964 -2.1 -53.6 -2.1 -1.6 -0.5 0 5.17 3.00 .979 5.25 4.72
1962 KCA AL 25 SS 51 48 419.1 257 108 137 12 22 .953 -6.7 -19.2 -5.7 -2.7 -3.0 -1 5.26 4.80 .962 4.84 4.47
1962 KCA AL 25 3B 26 21 203.0 71 22 48 1 3 .986 2.9 17.1 2.9 0.1 2.8 0 3.10 2.69 .951 3.08 2.79
1962 KCA AL 25 2B 9 5 53.2 29 13 15 1 0 .966 0.1 2.2 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 4.70 3.11 .979 5.25 4.87
1963 KCA AL 26 SS 135 135 1189.0 683 266 402 15 81 .978 10.4 10.5 10.4 5.7 4.7 0 5.06 4.95 .965 4.78 4.56 MVP-21
1963 KCA AL 26 3B 2 2 18.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.85 MVP-21
1964 KCA AL 27 SS 131 128 1125.2 639 266 352 21 75 .967 -0.8 -0.9 -0.8 5.1 -6.0 0 4.94 4.72 .968 4.78 4.55 MVP-25
1964 KCA AL 27 2B 17 16 156.0 108 48 58 2 13 .981 -0.8 -6.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -1 6.12 6.24 .980 5.17 4.54 MVP-25
1964 KCA AL 27 3B 9 8 68.0 24 9 13 2 3 .917 -1.5 -26.5 -1.5 -0.6 -0.9 0 2.91 2.44 .958 3.03 2.76 MVP-25
1965 KCA AL 28 SS 62 59 533.2 281 111 162 8 34 .972 -1.7 -3.8 -2.7 -0.3 -2.4 1 4.60 4.40 .962 4.74 4.38
1965 KCA AL 28 2B 45 40 339.0 165 75 89 1 21 .994 -3.8 -13.5 -2.8 -0.9 -1.9 -1 4.35 3.64 .978 5.07 4.38
1965 KCA AL 28 3B 35 33 292.2 103 35 62 6 5 .942 -2.2 -9.0 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 0 2.98 2.77 .961 3.13 2.87
1966 TOT AL 29 3B 16 13 123.0 33 15 14 4 3 .879 -3.7 -36.1 -3.7 -2.5 -1.1 0 2.12 1.81 .958 3.03 2.80
1966 TOT AL 29 SS 11 8 72.0 43 14 26 3 3 .930 2.5 41.7 2.5 2.2 0.3 0 5.00 3.64 .963 4.80 4.41
1966 KCA AL 29 3B 15 13 120.0 31 15 12 4 3 .871 -3.8 -38.0 -3.8 -2.6 -1.1 0 2.02 1.80 .958 3.03 2.80
1966 KCA AL 29 SS 10 8 70.0 41 14 25 2 3 .951 2.8 48.0 2.8 2.5 0.3 0 5.01 3.90 .961 4.80 4.41
1966 CHW AL 29 2B 60 43 356.1 200 86 110 4 15 .980 4.7 15.8 5.7 0.7 5.0 -1 4.95 3.27 .975 5.09 4.38
1966 CHW AL 29 3B 1 0 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.80
1966 CHW AL 29 SS 1 0 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.40
1967 CHW AL 30 2B 96 75 653.0 360 153 199 8 36 .978 5.8 10.7 6.8 4.3 2.5 -1 4.85 3.67 .979 4.95 4.19
1967 CHW AL 30 SS 2 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 4.73 4.10
1968 TOT MLB 31 2B 51 25 269.2 140 62 75 3 16 .979 -2.0 -8.9 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 0 4.57 2.69 .977 5.13 4.39
1968 TOT AL 31 2B 45 20 217.0 118 51 64 3 14 .975 -0.4 -2.2 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 0 4.77 2.56 .977 5.11 4.34
1968 CHW AL 31 2B 41 18 191.2 104 47 54 3 11 .971 -0.4 -2.5 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 0 4.74 2.46 .977 5.11 4.34
1968 CAL AL 31 2B 4 2 25.1 14 4 10 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.97 3.50 .979 5.12 4.35
1968 ATL NL 31 2B 6 5 52.2 22 11 11 0 2 1.000 -1.6 -36.5 -1.6 -0.7 -0.9 0 3.76 3.67 .977 5.21 4.73
1968 ATL NL 31 3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.6 -240.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 3.00 2.70
1968 ATL NL 31 SS 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 5.10 4.50
9 Seasons SS 406 384 3416.2 1946 779 1107 60 220 .969 5.0 1.8 5.0 9.9 -5.0 0 4.97 4.65 .965 4.78 4.50
10 Seasons 2B 307 214 1974.2 1097 484 589 24 105 .978 -0.2 -0.1 4.8 2.6 2.1 -5 4.89 3.50 .978 5.08 4.38
10 Seasons 3B 268 208 1892.1 712 224 449 39 48 .945 -10.9 -6.9 -8.9 -5.2 -3.6 -2 3.20 2.51 .952 3.15 2.79
11 Seasons TOT 981 806 7283.2 3755 1487 2145 123 373 .967 -6.1 -1.0 0.9 7.3 -6.5 -7 4.49 3.70 .933 4.44 4.00
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1963-AL-21-2%
1964-AL-25-1%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

On-Base% s c a p y
1964 AL--.377--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1964 AL--604--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1964 AL--705--6th

Hits s c a p y
1964 AL--170--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1963 AL--32--3rd
1964 AL--31--5th

Triples s c a p y
1965 AL--8--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1964 AL--88--5th

Singles s c a p y
1964 AL--127--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1964 AL--265--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 AL--7--4th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1965 AL--9--10th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1966 AL--6--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1964 AL--19--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1965 AL--10.7--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1964 AL--460--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1955 AL--born 1936-12-26--8th
1956 AL--born 1936-12-26--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1315), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1132), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1955: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

January 24, 1961: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Jim Archer, Bob Boyd, Clint Courtney and Al Pilarcik to the Kansas City Athletics for Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder. Clint Courtney returned to original team on April 14, 1961.

May 27, 1966: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Danny Cater.

July 20, 1968: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the California Angels for Woodie Held.

July 29, 1968: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the California Angels.

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