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John Hale
John Steven Hale
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 5, 1953 in Fresno, CA
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1974
Final Game: August 1, 1979
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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
1974 20 LAD NL 4 4 4 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.250 2.250 540 5 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1975 21 LAD NL 71 238 204 20 43 7 0 6 22 1 2 26 51 .211 .303 .333 .637 80 68 1 2 4 2 4 98
1976 22 LAD NL 44 112 91 4 14 2 1 0 8 4 1 16 14 .154 .291 .198 .489 42 18 0 2 2 1 1 98
1977 23 LAD NL 79 124 108 10 26 4 1 2 11 2 1 15 28 .241 .331 .352 .682 84 38 0 0 0 1 1 978
1978 24 SEA AL 107 251 211 24 36 8 0 4 22 3 4 34 64 .171 .283 .265 .549 56 56 2 0 4 2 1 978/D
1979 25 SEA AL 54 77 63 6 14 3 0 2 7 0 0 12 26 .222 .342 .365 .707 90 23 2 0 1 1 4 7/9D
6 Seasons 359 806 681 66 137 25 2 14 72 10 8 103 183 .201 .307 .305 .612 72 208 5 4 11 7 11
162 Game Avg. 162 364 307 30 62 11 1 6 32 5 4 46 83 .201 .307 .305 .612 72 94 2 2 5 3 5
LAD (4 yrs) 198 478 407 36 87 14 2 8 43 7 4 57 93 .214 .314 .317 .631 77 129 1 4 6 4 6
SEA (2 yrs) 161 328 274 30 50 11 0 6 29 3 4 46 90 .182 .297 .288 .586 64 79 4 0 5 3 5
NL (4 yrs) 198 478 407 36 87 14 2 8 43 7 4 57 93 .214 .314 .317 .631 77 129 1 4 6 4 6
AL (2 yrs) 161 328 274 30 50 11 0 6 29 3 4 46 90 .182 .297 .288 .586 64 79 4 0 5 3 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 LAD NL 20 OF 3 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.30 1.97
1974 LAD NL 20 RF 3 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.67
1975 LAD NL 21 OF 68 53 509.0 133 128 2 3 0 .977 7.4 17.4 8.4 2.4 6.0 -1 2.30 1.91 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 LAD NL 21 RF 43 23 249.0 59 57 0 2 0 .966 2.5 12.0 2.5 0.1 2.4 0 2.06 1.33 .975 2.05 1.74
1975 LAD NL 21 CF 35 30 260.0 81 78 2 1 0 .988 4.9 22.6 5.9 2.3 3.6 -1 2.77 2.29 .984 2.72 2.44
1976 LAD NL 22 OF 37 24 248.1 59 55 3 1 0 .983 1.1 5.3 1.1 2.2 -1.1 0 2.10 1.57 .980 2.34 2.03
1976 LAD NL 22 RF 28 16 172.1 44 40 3 1 0 .977 0.7 4.9 0.7 0.9 -0.2 0 2.25 1.54 .975 2.15 1.83
1976 LAD NL 22 CF 10 8 76.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 6.3 0.4 1.3 -0.9 0 2.13 1.80 .983 2.85 2.50
1977 LAD NL 23 OF 73 21 317.2 70 68 1 1 0 .986 3.6 13.6 2.6 2.3 0.3 1 1.95 0.95 .977 2.26 1.93
1977 LAD NL 23 RF 37 11 173.2 42 40 1 1 0 .976 2.5 17.3 1.5 1.6 -0.1 1 2.12 1.11 .974 2.11 1.78
1977 LAD NL 23 LF 25 4 86.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.8 39.1 2.8 2.2 0.6 0 2.41 0.92 .970 1.93 1.51
1977 LAD NL 23 CF 13 6 58.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -35.2 -1.7 -1.5 -0.2 0 1.55 0.77 .990 2.73 2.34
1978 SEA AL 24 OF 98 63 591.2 163 160 1 2 0 .988 1.4 2.8 3.4 -1.0 4.5 -2 2.45 1.64 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 SEA AL 24 RF 45 35 318.1 77 76 1 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -6.4 -1.7 -1.6 0.0 0 2.18 1.71 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 SEA AL 24 LF 29 15 144.0 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 0 2.06 1.14 .973 2.21 1.78
1978 SEA AL 24 CF 24 13 129.1 57 55 0 2 0 .965 3.2 29.7 5.2 1.2 4.0 -2 3.83 2.29 .984 2.97 2.64
1978 SEA AL 24 DH 3
1979 SEA AL 25 OF 42 17 178.0 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -6.1 -0.9 -1.3 0.3 0 1.72 0.81 .979 2.46 2.13
1979 SEA AL 25 LF 34 15 158.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -6.1 -0.8 -1.2 0.3 0 1.77 0.91 .981 2.22 1.80
1979 SEA AL 25 RF 8 2 20.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -6.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 .975 2.25 1.88
1979 SEA AL 25 DH 2
6 Seasons OF 321 178 1853.2 459 445 7 7 0 .985 12.1 7.8 14.1 4.1 10.0 -2 2.19 1.41 .978 2.37 2.05
6 Seasons RF 164 87 942.1 226 217 5 4 0 .982 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.4 2.1 1 2.12 1.35 .976 2.15 1.80
3 Seasons LF 88 34 388.0 87 87 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 5.9 1.9 0.4 1.4 0 2.02 0.99 .975 2.15 1.71
4 Seasons CF 82 57 523.1 166 161 2 3 0 .982 6.8 15.6 9.8 3.3 6.5 -3 2.80 1.99 .984 2.80 2.49
2 Seasons DH 5
6 Seasons TOT 321 178 1853.2 459 445 7 7 0 .985 12.1 7.8 14.1 4.1 10.0 -2 2.19 1.41 .963 2.37 2.05
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

September 2, 1977: Selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 14, 1977: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 6, 1979: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

January 20, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

January 22, 1981: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Grace to the Baltimore Orioles for John Buffamoyer (minors) and Joe Kerrigan.

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