Willie Upshaw

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Blanco HS (Blanco, TX).

High School: Blanco HS (Blanco, TX)

Debut: April 9, 1978 (Age 20-347d, 14,009th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1988 (Age 31-154d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Steve Comte

Full Name: Willie Clay Upshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

4203

1103

123

.262

596

RBI

528

OBP

.335

SLG

.419

OPS

.754

OPS+

103

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	TOR	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
2	2	Apr 10	TOR	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	40	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 11	TOR	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
4	4	Apr 12	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
5	5	Apr 13	TOR	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 14	TOR	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	7	Apr 16	TOR		TEX	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
8	8	Apr 17	TOR		TEX	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
9	9	Apr 18	TOR		TEX	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
10	10	Apr 19	TOR		BAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	1B
11	11	Apr 20	TOR		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
12	12	Apr 21	TOR		BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 22	TOR		KCR	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
14	14	Apr 23	TOR		KCR	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	15	Apr 24	TOR		KCR	W,10-2	GS	15	5.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
16	16	Apr 26	TOR	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
17	17	Apr 27	TOR	@	TEX	W,9-8	CG	50	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
18	18	Apr 28	TOR	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
19	19	Apr 29	TOR	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
20	20	Apr 30	TOR	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
22	22	May 2	TOR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B
23	23	May 3	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
24	24	May 4	TOR	@	SEA	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
25	25	May 5	TOR	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 7	TOR		OAK	W,10-1	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
27	27	May 8	TOR		OAK	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
28	28	May 10	TOR		SEA	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
29	29	May 11	TOR		SEA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
30	30	May 12	TOR		SEA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
31	31	May 14	TOR		CAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
32	32	May 15	TOR		CAL	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
33	33	May 17	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	49	10.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
34	34	May 18	TOR	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
35	35	May 19	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
36	36	May 20	TOR		CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
37	37	May 21	TOR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
38	38	May 22	TOR		CHW	W,10-0	GS	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
39	39	May 23	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
40	40	May 24	TOR	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
41	41	May 25	TOR	@	CLE	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	9	1	1	11	3	1B
42	42	May 26	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
43	43	May 28	TOR	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
44	44	May 29	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
45	45	May 31	TOR		CLE	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	TOR		CLE	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
47	47	Jun 2 (1)	TOR		CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
48	48	Jun 2 (2)	TOR		CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
49	49	Jun 4	TOR		MIN	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
50	50	Jun 5	TOR		MIN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
51	51	Jun 6	TOR		DET	W,2-0	CG	44	12.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
52	52	Jun 7	TOR		DET	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
53	53	Jun 8	TOR		DET	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	54	Jun 9	TOR		DET	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
55	55	Jun 10	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	5	2	0	7	3	1B
56	56	Jun 11	TOR	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	43	11.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
57	57	Jun 12	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
58	58	Jun 13	TOR	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
59	59	Jun 14	TOR	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
60	60	Jun 15	TOR	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
61	61	Jun 16	TOR	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	3	1B
62	62	Jun 17	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
63	63	Jun 18	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
64	65 (1)	Jun 20	TOR		BOS	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
65	66	Jun 21	TOR		BOS	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
66	67	Jun 22	TOR		BOS	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
67	68	Jun 23	TOR		BOS	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
68	69	Jun 25	TOR		MIL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	70	Jun 26	TOR		MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
70	71	Jun 27	TOR		MIL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
71	72	Jun 28	TOR	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
72	73	Jun 29	TOR	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
73	74	Jun 30	TOR	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	75	Jul 1	TOR		NYY	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
75	76	Jul 2	TOR		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
76	77	Jul 3	TOR		NYY	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
77	78	Jul 4	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	10	0	0	10	0	1B
78	79	Jul 5	TOR	@	OAK	W,8-2	GS	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
79	80	Jul 6	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
80	81	Jul 7	TOR	@	OAK	W,8-2	GS	24	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
81	82	Jul 8	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
82	83	Jul 9	TOR	@	SEA	W,9-4	CG	57	13.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
83	84	Jul 10	TOR	@	SEA	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
84	85	Jul 11	TOR	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
85	86	Jul 12	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
86	87	Jul 13	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	88	Jul 14	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.2	10	1	0	11	0	1B
88	89	Jul 18	TOR		OAK	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
89	90	Jul 19	TOR		OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
90	91	Jul 20	TOR		OAK	L,1-5	GF	10	3.0	3	0	1	4	0	PH 1B
91	92	Jul 21	TOR		OAK	W,11-4	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
92	93	Jul 22	TOR		SEA	W,3-1	GF	16	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
93	94	Jul 23	TOR		SEA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
94	95	Jul 24	TOR		SEA	W,3-1	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
95	96	Jul 25	TOR		CAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
96	97	Jul 26	TOR		CAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
97	98	Jul 27	TOR		CAL	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
98	99	Jul 28	TOR		CAL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
99	100	Jul 29	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
100	101	Jul 30	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	20	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
101	102	Jul 31	TOR	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	103	Aug 1	TOR	@	BAL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
103	104	Aug 2	TOR		TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
104	105	Aug 3	TOR		TEX	W,4-1	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
105	106	Aug 4	TOR		TEX	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
106	107	Aug 8 (1)	TOR		BAL	W,7-2	GF	10	3.0	4	1	0	5	1	PR 1B
107	108	Aug 8 (2)	TOR		BAL	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
108	109	Aug 9	TOR	@	KCR	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR 1B
109	110	Aug 10	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	9.1	17	0	0	17	1	1B
110	111	Aug 11	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	42	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
111	112	Aug 12	TOR	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	113	Aug 13	TOR	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
113	114	Aug 14	TOR	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
114	115	Aug 16	TOR		KCR	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
115	116	Aug 17	TOR		KCR	L,2-4	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
116	117	Aug 18	TOR		KCR	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
117	118	Aug 19	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
118	119	Aug 20	TOR	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
119	120	Aug 21	TOR	@	CLE	L,2-5	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	PR 1B
120	121	Aug 23 (1)	TOR	@	CHW	W,6-3	GF	12	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PR 1B
121	122	Aug 23 (2)	TOR	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	3	1B
122	123	Aug 24	TOR	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
123	124	Aug 25	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
124	125	Aug 26	TOR	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
125	126	Aug 27	TOR	@	MIN	W,8-0	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
126	127	Aug 28	TOR	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	5	1	0	6	0	1B
127	128	Aug 30	TOR		CHW	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
128	129	Aug 31	TOR		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	130	Sep 1	TOR		CHW	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
130	131	Sep 2	TOR		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
131	132	Sep 4	TOR		CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
132	133	Sep 5	TOR		MIN	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
133	134	Sep 6	TOR		MIN	W,8-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
134	135	Sep 7	TOR		MIN	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
135	136	Sep 8	TOR		MIN	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
136	137	Sep 9	TOR		DET	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
137	138	Sep 10	TOR		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
138	139	Sep 11	TOR		DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
139	141 (1)	Sep 13	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
140	146 (4)	Sep 20	TOR		MIL	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
141	151 (4)	Sep 25	TOR		BOS	L,2-4		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
142	154 (2)	Sep 28	TOR	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
143	155	Sep 29	TOR	@	MIL	W,13-5	GS	24	5.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
144	157 (1)	Oct 2	TOR	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
145	158	Oct 3	TOR	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
146	159	Oct 4	TOR		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
147	160	Oct 5	TOR		NYY	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
							147gm		1180.0	1157	104	10	1271	111