Pete Varney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 235lb (190cm, 106kg)

Born: April 10, 1949 in Roxbury, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1st round (1st) of the 1966 MLB August Legion Draft, the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), the Washington Senators in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (20th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA).

High School: Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA)

School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Debut: August 26, 1973 (Age 24-138d, 13,412th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1976 (Age 27-155d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Richard Fred Varney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

190

.247

RBI

OBP

.287

SLG

.374

OPS

.661

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-22 / in Starts: 11-16
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	66 (41-17-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (35-23-12)

Most Driven In
B Melton	3
Self	2
B Stein	1
K Henderson	1
J Hairston	1
B Dent	0

Most Driven In By
J Orta	4
Self	2
P Kelly	2
B Dent	2
C May	1
D Johnson	1

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	15	3 (2)	Apr 10	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						C
2	16	12 (8)	Apr 20	CHW		CAL	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.109	1.05	-0.07%	-0.77	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	17	32 (19)	May 16	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.42	-0.080	.82	-0.03%	-0.53	C
4	18	36 (3)	May 21	CHW		BAL	L,2-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.33	-0.017	.26	-0.01%	-0.39	C
5	19	39 (2)	May 24	CHW		DET	W,10-8	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.39	0.113	.29	0.05%	1.53	C
6	20	40	May 25	CHW		DET	L,1-4	CG(8)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588	9	1.38	-0.044	1.12	-0.02%	-0.38	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	21	46 (5)	Jun 1 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.350	.350	.350	.700	9	1.15	0.059	.64	0.02%	0.43	C
8	22	48 (1)	Jun 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.350	.350	.700	9						C
9	23	64 (15)	Jun 21	CHW		MIN	L,3-8	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.391	.435	.826	9	1.01	0.149	.20	0.02%	1.33	C
10	24	66 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.370	.704	9	.43	-0.060	.08	-0.01%	-1.17	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	25	79 (12)	Jul 6	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.344	.419	.763	9	.72	-0.015	.26	0.00%	0.15	C
12	26	81 (1)	Jul 8	CHW	@	DET	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.364	.438	.801	4	.20	0.008	.06	0.00%	0.13	PH
13	27	84 (2)	Jul 12	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.333	.400	.733	9	.93	-0.074	.24	-0.01%	-0.47	C
14	28	87 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		DET	L,1-9	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.333	.378	.712	9	.34	-0.021	.08	0.00%	-0.60	C
15	29	91 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	CHW		MIL	W,10-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.302	.341	.644	9	.70	-0.091	.22	-0.02%	-1.17	C
16	30	95 (3)	Jul 24 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.341	.645	9	1.13	0.021	.16	0.00%	0.05	C
17	31	99 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.327	.404	.731	9	.23	0.036	.05	0.01%	0.59	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	32	105 (5)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.321	.392	.713	9	.40	-0.034	.04	0.00%	0.14	C
19	33	107 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,9-12	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.389	.710	9	.26	0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.06	C
20	34	110 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.317	.397	.713	9	1.30	0.083	.04	0.00%	0.90	C
21	35	114 (3)	Aug 9	CHW		BAL	L,6-12	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.328	.419	.747	9	.65	0.046	.02	0.00%	1.23	C
22	36	117 (2)	Aug 13	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	12-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.338	.419	.758	8	6.39	0.343	.12	0.00%	1.00	PH
23	37	118	Aug 14	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.333	.413	.746	9	.17	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.16	PH C
24	38	119	Aug 15	CHW		BOS	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.333	.400	.733	9	1.54	-0.050	.06	0.00%	-0.26	C
25	39	123 (3)	Aug 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG(11)	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.338	.443	.781	9	1.07	0.053	.01	0.00%	0.57	C
26	40	127 (3)	Aug 23	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.333	.432	.766	9	.74	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.26	C
27	41	131 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.321	.416	.737	9	.46	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
28	42	134 (2)	Aug 30	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.288	.321	.450	.771	9	.86	0.309	.01	0.00%	1.03	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	43	135	Sep 1 (1)	CHW		KCR	W,10-8	4-GF	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.345	.463	.808	9	.88	0.056	.00	0.00%	1.11	C
30	44	136	Sep 1 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.330	.442	.772	9	1.77	-0.176	.00	0.00%	-1.06	C
31	45	137	Sep 2	CHW		KCR	L,1-4	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.433	.767	9	1.31	-0.028	.00	0.00%	0.28	C
32	46	138	Sep 3	CHW		KCR	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.320	.415	.735	9	1.92	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-1.31	C
33	47	139	Sep 4	CHW		KCR	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.317	.402	.719	9	.76	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
34	48	154 (14)	Sep 21	CHW		TEX	L,2-8	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.308	.390	.698	9	.45	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.87	PH C
35	49	157 (2)	Sep 24	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-13	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.312	.392	.704	9	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.03	PH C
36	50	161 (3)	Sep 28	CHW	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.316	.393	.708	9	1.35	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
							14-22		114	107	12	29	5	1	2	8	6	1	28	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	.271	.316	.393	.708		.94	0.130	.17	-0.06%	-1.31

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