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Pete Varney
Richard Fred Varney Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 235 lb.

Born: April 10, 1949 in Roxbury, MA
High School: Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA)
School: Harvard University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1973
Final Game: September 12, 1976
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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
1973 24 CHW AL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1974 25 CHW AL 9 30 28 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .250 .267 .250 .517 48 7 0 0 0 1 0 /2
1975 26 CHW AL 36 114 107 12 29 5 1 2 8 2 0 6 28 .271 .316 .393 .708 98 42 1 1 0 0 1 2/D
1976 27 TOT MLB 19 53 51 5 11 2 0 3 5 0 0 2 11 .216 .245 .431 .677 93 22 3 0 0 0 0 2
1976 27 CHW AL 14 43 41 5 10 2 0 3 5 0 0 2 9 .244 .279 .512 .791 128 21 2 0 0 0 0 2
1976 27 ATL NL 5 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 1 0 0 0 0 /2
4 Seasons 69 202 190 18 47 7 1 5 15 2 0 10 47 .247 .287 .374 .661 86 71 4 1 0 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 474 446 42 110 16 2 12 35 5 0 23 110 .247 .287 .374 .661 86 167 9 2 0 2 2
CHW (4 yrs) 64 192 180 18 46 7 1 5 15 2 0 10 45 .256 .297 .389 .686 94 70 3 1 0 1 1
ATL (1 yr) 5 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 1 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 64 192 180 18 46 7 1 5 15 2 0 10 45 .256 .297 .389 .686 94 70 3 1 0 1 1
NL (1 yr) 5 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 1 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1973 CHW AL 24 C 5 1 14.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.43 2.00 .980 6.04 5.28 0 2 0 0
1974 CHW AL 25 C 9 7 67.0 53 47 5 1 0 .981 1.0 17.9 1 6.99 5.78 .983 5.88 5.01 1 2 2 5 71%
1975 CHW AL 26 C 34 27 255.1 167 151 14 2 1 .988 0.0 0.0 0 5.82 4.85 .983 6.00 5.04 1 9 20 14 41%
1975 CHW AL 26 DH 2
1976 TOT MLB 27 C 19 13 121.0 93 85 7 1 1 .989 -5.0 -49.6 -5 6.84 4.84 .982 5.78 4.97 5 5 23 4 15%
1976 CHW AL 27 C 14 11 104.0 81 76 4 1 0 .988 -4.0 -46.2 -4 6.92 5.71 .981 5.75 4.90 2 4 18 3 14%
1976 ATL NL 27 C 5 2 17.0 12 9 3 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -70.6 -1 6.35 2.40 .983 5.98 5.16 3 1 5 1 17%
4 Seasons C 67 48 457.1 323 293 26 4 2 .988 -4.0 -10.5 -4 6.28 4.76 .982 5.93 5.03 7 18 45 23 34%
1 Season DH 2
4 Seasons TOT 67 48 457.1 323 293 26 4 2 .988 -4.0 -10.5 -4 6.28 4.76 .970 5.93 5.03 7 18 45 23 34%

Transactions

August 24, 1966: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (August Legion), but did not sign.

January 28, 1967: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

January 13, 1971: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary).

June 15, 1976: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Blue Moon Odom.

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