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Champ Summers
John Junior Summers
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 15, 1946 in Bremerton, WA
High School: Madison (Madison, IL)
School: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1974
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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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 28 OAK AL 20 25 24 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .125 .160 .167 .327 -3 4 0 0 0 0 0 /79D
1975 29 CHC NL 76 103 91 14 21 5 1 1 16 0 0 10 13 .231 .311 .341 .651 78 31 3 1 0 1 0 7/9
1976 30 CHC NL 83 142 126 11 26 2 0 3 13 1 0 13 31 .206 .284 .294 .577 59 37 3 1 1 1 1 73/92
1977 31 CIN NL 59 84 76 11 13 4 0 3 6 0 0 6 16 .171 .238 .342 .580 53 26 3 1 0 1 1 9/75
1978 32 CIN NL 13 42 35 4 9 2 0 1 3 2 1 7 4 .257 .381 .400 .781 119 14 2 0 0 0 1 9
1979 33 TOT MLB 117 364 306 57 89 14 2 21 62 7 7 53 48 .291 .401 .556 .957 154 170 5 4 0 1 4 93D/7
1979 33 CIN NL 27 74 60 10 12 2 1 1 11 0 1 13 15 .200 .351 .317 .668 84 19 1 1 0 0 0 /937
1979 33 DET AL 90 290 246 47 77 12 1 20 51 7 6 40 33 .313 .414 .614 1.028 171 151 4 3 0 1 4 9D/37
1980 34 DET AL 120 408 347 61 103 19 1 17 60 4 3 52 52 .297 .393 .504 .897 143 175 10 5 1 3 6 D97/3
1981 35 DET AL 64 189 165 16 42 8 0 3 21 1 1 19 35 .255 .339 .358 .696 98 59 0 3 0 2 3 D9
1982 36 SFG NL 70 147 125 15 31 5 0 4 19 0 1 16 17 .248 .342 .384 .726 105 48 4 3 1 2 0 7/39
1983 37 SFG NL 29 30 22 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 8 .136 .333 .136 .470 37 3 3 0 0 1 0 /7
1984 38 SDP NL 47 59 54 5 10 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 15 .185 .254 .296 .551 55 16 2 1 0 0 1 /3
11 Seasons 698 1593 1371 199 350 63 4 54 218 15 13 188 244 .255 .350 .425 .776 112 583 35 19 3 12 17
162 Game Avg. 162 370 318 46 81 15 1 13 51 3 3 44 57 .255 .350 .425 .776 112 135 8 4 1 3 4
CIN (3 yrs) 99 200 171 25 34 8 1 5 20 2 2 26 35 .199 .310 .345 .655 78 59 6 2 0 1 2
DET (3 yrs) 274 887 758 124 222 39 2 40 132 12 10 111 120 .293 .388 .508 .896 143 385 14 11 1 6 13
SFG (2 yrs) 99 177 147 18 34 5 0 4 22 0 1 23 25 .231 .341 .347 .688 94 51 7 3 1 3 0
CHC (2 yrs) 159 245 217 25 47 7 1 4 29 1 0 23 44 .217 .295 .313 .608 67 68 6 2 1 2 1
OAK (1 yr) 20 25 24 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .125 .160 .167 .327 -3 4 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 47 59 54 5 10 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 15 .185 .254 .296 .551 55 16 2 1 0 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 404 681 589 73 125 23 2 14 83 3 3 76 119 .212 .308 .329 .637 76 194 21 8 2 6 4
AL (4 yrs) 294 912 782 126 225 40 2 40 135 12 10 112 125 .288 .382 .497 .879 139 389 14 11 1 6 13

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 38 SDP NL NLCS CHC W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 38 SDP NL WS DET L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 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 Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1974 OAK AL 28 OF 12 1 33.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -28.5 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 0 1.60 0.50 .983 2.41 2.12
1974 OAK AL 28 LF 8 1 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -24.0 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.80 0.63 .980 2.12 1.75
1974 OAK AL 28 RF 4 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -41.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 1.04 0.25 1.000 2.18 1.85
1974 OAK AL 28 DH 2
1975 CHC NL 29 OF 18 9 89.1 18 16 0 2 0 .889 -2.8 -37.6 -1.8 -0.7 -1.2 -1 1.61 0.89 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 CHC NL 29 LF 16 7 70.1 18 16 0 2 0 .889 -2.4 -40.9 -1.4 -0.1 -1.4 -1 2.05 1.00 .978 2.10 1.71
1975 CHC NL 29 RF 3 2 19.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -25.3 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 0.95 0.67 .950 2.04 1.73
1976 CHC NL 30 OF 26 12 129.0 28 26 1 1 0 .964 -2.4 -22.3 -1.4 -0.8 -0.7 -1 1.88 1.04 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 CHC NL 30 LF 20 7 83.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -21.7 -1.5 -1.3 -0.3 0 1.73 0.80 .975 2.02 1.59
1976 CHC NL 30 1B 10 7 65.0 73 69 4 0 10 1.000 -0.9 -16.6 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 10.11 7.30 .990 9.96 8.61
1976 CHC NL 30 RF 6 5 46.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.9 -23.5 0.1 0.5 -0.4 -1 1.96 1.67 .973 2.15 1.83
1976 CHC NL 30 C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
1977 CIN NL 31 OF 16 9 93.0 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 18.1 1.4 0.7 0.7 0 2.32 1.50 .979 2.26 1.93
1977 CIN NL 31 RF 14 7 73.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 16.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 0 2.22 1.29 .972 2.11 1.78
1977 CIN NL 31 LF 3 2 20.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 24.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.70 2.00 .967 1.93 1.50
1977 CIN NL 31 3B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 6.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.50
1978 CIN NL 32 OF 12 11 97.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -1.0 -12.4 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 1.30 1.17 .980 2.31 1.94
1978 CIN NL 32 RF 12 11 97.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -1.0 -12.4 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 1.30 1.17 .980 2.13 1.78
1979 TOT MLB 33 OF 82 71 591.2 108 102 4 2 0 .981 -8.9 -18.1 -8.9 -2.4 -6.5 0 1.61 1.29 .981 2.44 2.11
1979 TOT MLB 33 RF 77 68 566.2 109 105 3 1 0 .991 -6.9 -14.6 -6.9 -1.3 -5.6 0 1.72 1.40 .980 2.24 1.88
1979 TOT MLB 33 1B 10 8 70.1 71 64 6 1 5 .986 -0.7 -11.9 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 0 8.96 7.00 .992 9.94 8.69
1979 TOT MLB 33 LF 5 3 25.0 5 3 1 1 0 .800 -2.0 -96.0 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 1.44 0.80 .980 2.02 1.62
1979 CIN NL 33 OF 13 11 88.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -1.2 -16.4 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 1.64 1.23 .982 2.33 2.00
1979 CIN NL 33 RF 9 8 64.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 15.0 0.8 -0.1 0.9 0 2.25 1.78 .981 2.19 1.87
1979 CIN NL 33 1B 6 6 48.1 47 41 5 1 4 .979 -1.2 -29.8 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 8.57 7.67 .991 9.89 8.58
1979 CIN NL 33 LF 4 3 24.0 5 3 1 1 0 .800 -2.0 -100.0 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 1.50 1.00 .980 2.03 1.58
1979 DET AL 33 OF 69 60 503.2 91 87 3 1 0 .989 -7.7 -18.3 -7.7 -1.2 -6.5 0 1.61 1.30 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 DET AL 33 RF 68 60 502.2 93 89 3 1 0 .989 -7.7 -18.4 -7.7 -1.2 -6.5 0 1.65 1.35 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 DET AL 33 DH 10
1979 DET AL 33 1B 4 2 22.0 24 23 1 0 1 1.000 0.5 27.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 9.82 6.00 .992 10.06 8.85
1979 DET AL 33 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1980 DET AL 34 DH 64
1980 DET AL 34 OF 47 33 309.2 64 60 1 3 0 .953 -4.4 -17.1 -4.4 -3.7 -0.7 0 1.77 1.30 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 34 RF 26 19 172.0 30 28 0 2 0 .933 -4.6 -32.1 -4.6 -3.9 -0.7 0 1.47 1.08 .977 2.13 1.77
1980 DET AL 34 LF 21 14 137.2 35 33 1 1 0 .971 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.22 1.62 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 DET AL 34 1B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.40
1981 DET AL 35 DH 37
1981 DET AL 35 OF 18 15 119.1 28 26 1 1 0 .964 -0.3 -3.0 0.7 -0.2 0.9 -1 2.04 1.50 .982 2.48 2.16
1981 DET AL 35 RF 18 15 119.1 28 26 1 1 0 .964 -0.3 -3.0 0.7 -0.2 0.9 -1 2.04 1.50 .979 2.16 1.75
1982 SFG NL 36 OF 31 27 235.0 46 40 2 4 0 .913 -4.4 -22.5 -5.4 -2.9 -2.6 1 1.61 1.35 .980 2.25 1.91
1982 SFG NL 36 LF 30 27 231.0 44 38 2 4 0 .909 -4.3 -22.3 -5.3 -2.9 -2.5 1 1.56 1.33 .975 2.08 1.60
1982 SFG NL 36 1B 3 2 10.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 6.30 2.33 .986 10.26 8.90
1982 SFG NL 36 RF 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.50 2.00 1.000 2.02 1.60
1983 SFG NL 37 LF 1 1 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 1.98 1.60
1983 SFG NL 37 OF 1 1 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 2.34 1.90
1984 SDP NL 38 1B 8 1 47.0 54 53 1 0 8 1.000 -0.5 -12.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0 10.34 6.75 .993 9.86 8.15
10 Seasons OF 263 189 1702.2 339 315 10 14 0 .959 -23.6 -16.6 -21.6 -11.4 -10.5 -2 1.72 1.24 .981 2.39 2.06
9 Seasons RF 161 127 1105.2 216 206 4 6 0 .972 -13.5 -14.7 -11.5 -5.9 -5.6 -2 1.71 1.30 .978 2.19 1.82
4 Seasons DH 113
8 Seasons LF 104 62 597.0 131 117 6 8 0 .939 -10.1 -20.3 -10.1 -5.5 -4.9 0 1.85 1.18 .977 2.13 1.69
5 Seasons 1B 32 18 194.1 205 192 12 1 23 .995 -2.1 -13.0 -2.1 -1.2 -0.9 0 9.45 6.38 .991 9.94 8.54
1 Season 3B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 6.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.50
1 Season C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons TOT 297 207 1901.0 546 508 23 15 24 .973 -25.5 -16.1 -23.5 -12.6 -11.2 -2 0 0 2.51 1.79 .957 3.16 2.77 0 0 0 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1681), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 12, 1971: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent.

April 29, 1975: Sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on April 6, 1975. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Todd.

February 16, 1977: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Schneck.

May 25, 1979: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

March 4, 1982: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Enos Cabell and cash.

December 6, 1983: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Joe Pittman. The San Diego Padres sent Tommy Francis (minors) (December 7, 1983) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

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