Jason Townley

Jason Kirk Townley

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.
• High School Escambia High School
• Born June 18, 1969

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Biographical Information

Catcher Jason Townley played in the Toronto Blue Jays system from 1987 to 1995 and for the independent Pine Bluff Locomotives of the Big South League in 1996. Though he spent two full seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was taken in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft, one pick ahead of future All-Star Reggie Sanders. He began his career with respective batting averages of .175, .231 and .213 over his first three seasons, but broke out with a .292/.360/.436 line with 11 home runs and 63 RBI for the Dunedin Blue Jays in 1990. He slipped to .197 in 1991 and .232 in 1992 and played just 2 games in 1993. In 1994, his first season at Triple-A, he hit .273/.354/.353 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI in 78 games for the Syracuse Chiefs. Back with the Chiefs in 1995, he hit .261/.345/.394 with 8 home runs and 30 RBI in 96 games. In 1995, he was second in the International League in sacrifice flies with 8, behind Don Sparks' 9. The Blue Jays parted ways with Townley following the season, and he latched on with the Locomotives for 1996. In his final professional campaign, he hit .362/.445/.618 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI In 68 games. He was among the league leaders in many categories that year. Notably, his 89 hits were second behind Tom McKinnon's 99 and his .362 average was second behind Hugh Walker's .411.

Overall, Townley hit .243/.327/.347 with 37 homers and 205 RBI in 614 games over 9 seasons in the Blue Jays system. Including his time with Pine Bluff, he hit .257/.341/.379 with 52 home runs and 270 RBI in 682 games over 10 seasons. At Triple-A, he hit .266/.349/.377 with 11 home runs and 57 RBI in 174 games.