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Ron Washington
Ronald Washington
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 163 lb.

Born: April 29, 1952 in New Orleans, LA
Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1977
Final Game: July 7, 1989
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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
1977 25 LAD NL 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0 6
1981 29 MIN AL 28 90 84 8 19 3 1 0 5 4 1 4 14 .226 .270 .286 .555 56 24 1 1 1 0 0 6/8
1982 30 MIN AL 119 470 451 48 122 17 6 5 39 3 3 14 79 .271 .291 .368 .659 78 166 11 0 2 3 0 64/5
1983 31 MIN AL 99 344 317 28 78 7 3 4 26 10 5 22 50 .246 .296 .325 .621 69 103 7 1 3 1 1 64/5D
1984 32 MIN AL 88 206 197 25 58 11 5 3 23 1 1 4 31 .294 .307 .447 .754 103 88 4 1 1 3 0 6/4D5
1985 33 MIN AL 70 149 135 24 37 6 4 1 14 5 1 8 15 .274 .308 .400 .708 89 54 3 0 3 3 0 64/5D3
1986 34 MIN AL 48 81 74 15 19 3 0 4 11 1 2 3 21 .257 .278 .459 .738 96 34 0 0 2 2 0 4D/65
1987 35 BAL AL 26 81 79 7 16 3 1 1 6 0 1 1 15 .203 .213 .304 .516 37 24 2 0 1 0 0 5/4D76
1988 36 CLE AL 69 241 223 30 57 14 2 2 21 3 3 9 35 .256 .298 .363 .662 83 81 2 5 3 1 0 6/54D
1989 37 HOU NL 7 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 /45
10 Seasons 564 1689 1586 190 414 65 22 20 146 28 18 65 266 .261 .292 .368 .659 79 583 31 9 16 13 1
162 Game Avg. 162 485 456 55 119 19 6 6 42 8 5 19 76 .261 .292 .368 .659 79 167 9 3 5 4 0
MIN (6 yrs) 452 1340 1258 148 333 47 19 17 118 24 13 55 210 .265 .294 .373 .667 80 469 26 3 12 12 1
LAD (1 yr) 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 69 241 223 30 57 14 2 2 21 3 3 9 35 .256 .298 .363 .662 83 81 2 5 3 1 0
HOU (1 yr) 7 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 22 2 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 26 81 79 7 16 3 1 1 6 0 1 1 15 .203 .213 .304 .516 37 24 2 0 1 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 547 1662 1560 185 406 64 22 20 145 27 17 65 260 .260 .291 .368 .659 79 574 30 8 16 13 1
NL (2 yrs) 17 27 26 5 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 .308 .333 .346 .679 87 9 1 1 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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 LAD NL 25 SS 10 3 46.0 21 4 14 3 2 .857 -1.9 -49.6 -1.9 -0.5 -1.4 0 3.52 1.80 .967 5.03 4.30
1981 MIN AL 29 SS 26 26 219.1 144 58 79 7 19 .951 -1.7 -9.3 -2.7 -1.6 -1.1 1 5.62 5.27 .967 4.99 4.19
1981 MIN AL 29 CF 2 2 18.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 3.50 3.50 .988 2.90 2.60
1981 MIN AL 29 OF 2 2 18.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 3.50 3.50 .988 2.50 2.15
1982 MIN AL 30 SS 91 74 674.1 322 127 186 9 38 .972 -5.9 -10.5 -6.9 -7.6 0.8 1 4.18 3.44 .965 4.87 4.17
1982 MIN AL 30 2B 37 32 273.0 160 74 82 4 20 .975 -2.3 -10.1 -2.3 -2.8 0.5 0 5.14 4.22 .981 5.35 4.70
1982 MIN AL 30 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 3.15 2.60
1983 MIN AL 31 SS 81 73 653.0 338 121 204 13 49 .962 -4.7 -8.6 -4.7 -5.8 1.1 0 4.48 4.01 .963 4.75 4.15
1983 MIN AL 31 2B 14 12 109.0 60 19 39 2 5 .967 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 0 4.79 4.14 .982 5.36 4.77
1983 MIN AL 31 3B 1 0 4.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.75 3.00 .975 3.15 2.60
1983 MIN AL 31 DH 1 0.0
1984 MIN AL 32 SS 71 35 362.2 178 60 114 4 19 .978 3.8 12.6 3.8 -0.7 4.5 0 4.32 2.45 .961 4.76 3.93
1984 MIN AL 32 2B 9 6 59.0 34 17 17 0 5 1.000 -1.7 -34.6 -1.7 -0.8 -0.9 0 5.19 3.78 .979 5.25 4.46
1984 MIN AL 32 DH 4 0.0
1984 MIN AL 32 3B 2 1 7.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.5 85.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.86 1.50 .933 2.70 2.20
1985 MIN AL 33 SS 31 10 114.1 61 20 38 3 5 .951 0.5 5.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 0 4.57 1.87 .964 4.64 3.93
1985 MIN AL 33 2B 24 15 142.0 85 31 50 4 8 .953 -3.6 -30.4 -2.6 -2.6 0.0 -1 5.13 3.38 .982 5.29 4.48
1985 MIN AL 33 3B 7 6 44.0 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.1 30.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 3.07 2.14 .953 2.84 2.39
1985 MIN AL 33 DH 7 0.0
1985 MIN AL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.70
1986 MIN AL 34 2B 16 4 54.0 24 10 12 2 3 .917 -2.3 -51.1 -2.3 -1.2 -1.0 0 3.67 1.38 .983 5.10 4.34
1986 MIN AL 34 DH 15 0.0
1986 MIN AL 34 SS 7 0 7.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.86 0.43 .967 4.50 3.94
1986 MIN AL 34 3B 3 1 14.0 7 1 6 0 2 1.000 1.1 94.3 1.1 0.0 1.1 0 4.50 2.33 .943 2.76 2.37
1987 BAL AL 35 3B 20 16 146.1 55 15 40 0 3 1.000 1.4 11.5 1.4 0.5 0.8 0 3.38 2.75 .949 2.77 2.31
1987 BAL AL 35 2B 3 1 11.2 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -41.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 3.86 1.67 .980 5.17 4.47
1987 BAL AL 35 DH 2 0.0
1987 BAL AL 35 LF 2 1 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0.93 0.50 1.000 2.14 1.75
1987 BAL AL 35 OF 2 1 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0.93 0.50 1.000 2.33 2.00
1987 BAL AL 35 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
1988 CLE AL 36 SS 54 48 431.1 240 83 141 16 26 .933 -5.4 -15.0 -3.4 -3.5 0.0 -2 4.67 4.15 .972 4.69 4.14
1988 CLE AL 36 3B 8 5 53.0 18 7 10 1 2 .944 -1.9 -43.0 -1.9 -1.4 -0.5 0 2.89 2.13 .956 2.72 2.36
1988 CLE AL 36 2B 7 3 32.0 16 5 11 0 1 1.000 1.4 52.5 1.4 -0.1 1.5 0 4.50 2.29 .981 5.12 4.40
1988 CLE AL 36 DH 1 0.0
1989 HOU NL 37 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.40
1989 HOU NL 37 3B 1 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -144.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .900 2.70 2.20
9 Seasons SS 372 269 2509.0 1307 474 778 55 159 .958 -15.6 -7.5 -15.6 -19.3 3.8 0 4.49 3.37 .965 4.79 4.10
8 Seasons 2B 111 73 681.2 384 159 213 12 42 .969 -9.0 -15.8 -8.0 -8.4 0.4 -1 4.91 3.35 .982 5.30 4.56
8 Seasons 3B 43 29 275.1 104 26 76 2 8 .981 1.8 7.8 1.8 -0.9 2.6 0 3.33 2.37 .951 2.78 2.34
6 Seasons DH 30 0.0
2 Seasons OF 4 3 27.2 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -0.5 -21.7 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0 2.60 2.00 .989 2.44 2.08
1 Season CF 2 2 18.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 3.50 3.50 .988 2.90 2.60
1 Season LF 2 1 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0.93 0.50 1.000 2.14 1.75
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.70
10 Seasons TOT 531 374 3494.2 1805 667 1068 70 209 .961 -23.4 -8.0 -22.4 -28.8 6.3 0 -1 4.47 3.27 .929 4.72 4.04
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 17, 1970: Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent.

November 2, 1976: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Steve Patchin (minors).

March 26, 1980: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Wayne Caughey (minors).

March 30, 1987: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

April 6, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

December 28, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February 7, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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1987Baltimore Orioles$85,000
Career (may be incomplete)$85,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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