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Ron Washington
Ronald Washington

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 163 lb.

Debut September 10, 1977
  vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 7, 1989
Born April 29, 1952 in New Orleans, LA

Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 25 LAD NL  10   19    4    7   0  0   0    1   1  1   0   2  .368  .400  .368  109    7   0   0   0   1   1
 1981 29 MIN AL  28   84    8   19   3  1   0    5   4  1   4  14  .226  .270  .286   56   24   1   0   0   1   1
 1982 30 MIN AL 119  451   48  122  17  6   5   39   3  3  14  79  .271  .291  .368   78  166   2   3   0   0  11
 1983 31 MIN AL  99  317   28   78   7  3   4   26  10  5  22  50  .246  .296  .325   69  103   3   1   1   1   7
 1984 32 MIN AL  88  197   25   58  11  5   3   23   1  1   4  31  .294  .307  .447  103   88   1   3   0   1   4
 1985 33 MIN AL  70  135   24   37   6  4   1   14   5  1   8  15  .274  .308  .400   89   54   3   3   0   0   3
 1986 34 MIN AL  48   74   15   19   3  0   4   11   1  2   3  21  .257  .278  .459   96   34   2   2   0   0   0
 1987 35 BAL AL  26   79    7   16   3  1   1    6   0  1   1  15  .203  .213  .304   37   24   1   0   0   0   2
 1988 36 CLE AL  69  223   30   57  14  2   2   21   3  3   9  35  .256  .298  .363   83   81   3   1   0   5   2
 1989 37 HOU NL   7    7    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .143  .143  .286   22    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     564 1586  190  414  65 22  20  146  28 18  65 266  .261  .292  .368   79  583  16  13   1   9  31
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        456   55  119  19  6   6   42   8  5  19  76  .261  .292  .368   79  167   5   4   0   3   9
 Career High    119  451   48  122  17  6   5   39  10  5  22  79  .271  .296  .368   78  166   3   3   1   5  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 25 LAD NL   20   14    2   3.9   103| .368  .269| .400  .337| .368  .410| .768  .747| 109  .418   0.2   0.0  50%
 1981 29 MIN AL   90   68    7   2.8    94| .226  .264| .270  .330| .286  .384| .556  .714|  56  .328  -5.1  -0.5  80%
 1982 30 MIN AL  470  348   45   3.5   101| .271  .268| .291  .332| .368  .408| .659  .739|  78  .375 -15.7  -1.6  50%
 1983 31 MIN AL  344  255   30   3.2   101| .246  .270| .296  .333| .325  .408| .621  .740|  69  .338 -14.9  -1.5  66%
 1984 32 MIN AL  206  148   26   4.7   100| .294  .268| .307  .332| .447  .405| .754  .736| 103  .519  -0.1   0.0  50%
 1985 33 MIN AL  149  108   17   4.2   103| .274  .267| .308  .334| .400  .414| .708  .748|  89  .461  -2.5  -0.2  83%
 1986 34 MIN AL   81   61    9   3.9   102| .257  .264| .278  .332| .459  .412| .737  .744|  96  .423  -0.8  -0.1  33%
 1987 35 BAL AL   81   67    4   1.6   103| .203  .261| .213  .329| .304  .420| .517  .749|  37  .110  -7.4  -0.7   0%
 1988 36 CLE AL  241  175   24   3.7    96| .256  .262| .298  .327| .363  .394| .661  .721|  83  .417  -5.4  -0.5  50%
 1989 37 HOU NL    7    6    0   0.0    88| .143  .250| .143  .317| .286  .373| .429  .690|  22  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1689 1250  164   3.5   100| .261  .267| .292  .331| .368  .405| .660  .737|  79  .386 -52.4  -5.2  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 25 LAD NL SS 10 4 14 3 2 .857 .963 1.80 4.30 3.52 5.03 3 46.0 1981 29 MIN AL SS 26 58 79 7 19 .951 .967 5.27 4.19 5.62 4.99 26 219.3 CF 2 6 1 1 0 .875 .986 3.50 2.60 3.50 2.90 2 18.0 1982 30 MIN AL SS 91 127 186 9 38 .972 .965 3.44 4.17 4.18 4.87 74 674.3 2B 37 74 82 4 20 .975 .981 4.22 4.70 5.14 5.35 32 273.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1983 31 MIN AL SS 81 121 204 13 49 .962 .963 4.01 4.15 4.48 4.75 73 653.0 2B 14 19 39 2 5 .967 .981 4.14 4.77 4.79 5.36 12 109.0 3B 1 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 3.00 2.60 6.75 3.15 0 4.0 DH 1 1984 32 MIN AL SS 71 60 114 4 19 .978 .962 2.45 3.93 4.32 4.76 35 362.7 2B 9 17 17 0 5 1.000 .980 3.78 4.46 5.19 5.25 6 59.0 DH 4 3B 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 2.20 3.86 2.70 1 7.0 1985 33 MIN AL SS 31 20 38 3 5 .951 .963 1.87 3.93 4.57 4.64 10 114.3 2B 24 31 50 4 8 .953 .982 3.38 4.48 5.13 5.29 15 142.0 3B 7 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 2.14 2.39 3.07 2.84 6 44.0 DH 7 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.70 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1986 34 MIN AL 2B 16 10 12 2 3 .917 .982 1.38 4.34 3.67 5.10 4 54.0 DH 15 SS 7 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.43 3.94 3.86 4.50 0 7.0 3B 3 1 6 0 2 1.000 .946 2.33 2.37 4.50 2.76 1 14.0 1987 35 BAL AL 3B 20 15 40 0 3 1.000 .952 2.75 2.31 3.38 2.77 16 146.3 2B 3 3 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 4.47 3.85 5.15 1 11.7 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.93 2.13 1 9.7 DH 2 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1988 36 CLE AL SS 54 83 141 16 26 .933 .971 4.15 4.14 4.67 4.69 48 431.3 3B 8 7 10 1 2 .944 .955 2.12 2.36 2.89 2.72 5 53.0 2B 7 5 11 0 1 1.000 .982 2.29 4.40 4.50 5.12 3 32.0 DH 1 1989 37 HOU NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 1.80 2.70 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 33 MIN AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.70 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1982 30 MIN AL 2B 37 74 82 4 20 .975 .981 4.22 4.70 5.14 5.35 32 273.0 1983 31 MIN AL 2B 14 19 39 2 5 .967 .981 4.14 4.77 4.79 5.36 12 109.0 1984 32 MIN AL 2B 9 17 17 0 5 1.000 .980 3.78 4.46 5.19 5.25 6 59.0 1985 33 MIN AL 2B 24 31 50 4 8 .953 .982 3.38 4.48 5.13 5.29 15 142.0 1986 34 MIN AL 2B 16 10 12 2 3 .917 .982 1.38 4.34 3.67 5.10 4 54.0 1987 35 BAL AL 2B 3 3 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 4.47 3.85 5.15 1 11.7 1988 36 CLE AL 2B 7 5 11 0 1 1.000 .982 2.29 4.40 4.50 5.12 3 32.0 1989 37 HOU NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1982 30 MIN AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1983 31 MIN AL 3B 1 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 3.00 2.60 6.75 3.15 0 4.0 1984 32 MIN AL 3B 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 2.20 3.86 2.70 1 7.0 1985 33 MIN AL 3B 7 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 2.14 2.39 3.07 2.84 6 44.0 1986 34 MIN AL 3B 3 1 6 0 2 1.000 .946 2.33 2.37 4.50 2.76 1 14.0 1987 35 BAL AL 3B 20 15 40 0 3 1.000 .952 2.75 2.31 3.38 2.77 16 146.3 1988 36 CLE AL 3B 8 7 10 1 2 .944 .955 2.12 2.36 2.89 2.72 5 53.0 1989 37 HOU NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 1.80 2.70 0 5.0 1981 29 MIN AL CF 2 6 1 1 0 .875 .986 3.50 2.60 3.50 2.90 2 18.0 1983 31 MIN AL DH 1 1984 32 MIN AL DH 4 1985 33 MIN AL DH 7 1986 34 MIN AL DH 15 1987 35 BAL AL DH 2 1988 36 CLE AL DH 1 1987 35 BAL AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.93 2.13 1 9.7 1981 29 MIN AL OF 2 6 1 1 0 .875 .986 3.50 2.15 3.50 2.50 2 18.0 1987 35 BAL AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.00 0.93 2.32 1 9.7 1977 25 LAD NL SS 10 4 14 3 2 .857 .963 1.80 4.30 3.52 5.03 3 46.0 1981 29 MIN AL SS 26 58 79 7 19 .951 .967 5.27 4.19 5.62 4.99 26 219.3 1982 30 MIN AL SS 91 127 186 9 38 .972 .965 3.44 4.17 4.18 4.87 74 674.3 1983 31 MIN AL SS 81 121 204 13 49 .962 .963 4.01 4.15 4.48 4.75 73 653.0 1984 32 MIN AL SS 71 60 114 4 19 .978 .962 2.45 3.93 4.32 4.76 35 362.7 1985 33 MIN AL SS 31 20 38 3 5 .951 .963 1.87 3.93 4.57 4.64 10 114.3 1986 34 MIN AL SS 7 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.43 3.94 3.86 4.50 0 7.0 1987 35 BAL AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1988 36 CLE AL SS 54 83 141 16 26 .933 .971 4.15 4.14 4.67 4.69 48 431.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 372 474 778 55 159 .958 .965 3.37 4.10 4.49 4.79 269 2509.0 2B* 111 159 213 12 42 .969 .981 3.35 4.56 4.91 5.30 73 681.7 3B* 43 26 76 2 8 .981 .952 2.37 2.34 3.33 2.78 29 275.3 DH 30 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 4 7 1 1 0 .889 .988 2.00 2.08 2.60 2.44 3 27.7 2 2 0# CF* 2 6 1 1 0 .875 .986 3.50 2.60 3.50 2.90 2 18.0 LF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.93 2.13 1 9.7 1B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.70 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 531 667 1068 70 209 .961 .968 3.27 4.04 4.47 4.72 374 3495
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1987Baltimore Orioles$85,000
Career (may be incomplete)$85,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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