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Ron Washington

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 155lb (180cm, 70kg)

Born: April 29, 1952 in New Orleans, LA us

High School: John McDonogh HS (New Orleans, LA)

School: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: September 10, 1977 (Age 25-134d, 13,962nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 7, 1989 (Age 37-069d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Ronald Washington

Nicknames: Sweeet

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

1586

414

.261

190

RBI

146

OBP

.292

SLG

.368

OPS

.659

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 20 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 8 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	17
CLE	2
BAL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	13
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	8

Outs
2	8
0	7
1	5

11 Opps
CLE	3
CAL	3
SEA	2
BAL	2
TEX	2
MIL	2
NYY	2
BOS	1
OAK	1
KCR	1
DET	1

20 Pitchers
Bryan Oelkers	1
Bob Gibson	1
Willie Fraser	1
Tommy John	1
Mike Boddicker	1
Luis Tiant	1
Dwight Bernard	1
Phil Niekro	1
Rod Scurry	1
Mike Smithson	1
Keith Creel	1
Matt Keough	1
Luis Aponte	1
Geoff Zahn	1
Don Schulze	1
Paul Kilgus	1
Bob Stoddard	1
Dennis Rasmussen	1
Scott McGregor	1
Juan Berenguer	1

7 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	12
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	5
8	1
78	1
9	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	18
2	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	13
1--	3
12-	3
-23	1

31 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	13
1 on	3
2 on	4
Any on	7

Inning
1	2
2	3
3	3
4	2
5	1
6	2
7	1
8	2
9	2
Extra	2

1-3	8
4-6	5
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	8
Tied	7
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	18
1-0	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	13
2B	3
DH	2
3B	1
PH	1

OrderPos
9th	6
2nd	6
1st	5
7th	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1982-04-30	MIN		MIL	Dwight Bernard	ahead 5-1	b 7	2	1--		2	9	6	0.025	99%		Home Run; B. Wynegar Scores
2	2	2	1	1982-06-04	MIN		BAL	Scott McGregor	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---		1	2	6	0.125	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1982-06-07	MIN		KCR	Keith Creel	behind 0-4	b 8	2	---		1	2	6	0.024	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1982-08-05	MIN	@	CAL	Luis Tiant	behind 0-1	t 3	2	12-		3	2	4	0.306	69%		Home Run; T. Laudner Scores; B. Mitchell Scores
5	5	5	1	1982-08-07	MIN		OAK	Matt Keough	behind 0-7	b 9	0	---		1	2	6	0.002	0%		Home Run
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1983-05-22	MIN	@	BOS	Luis Aponte	tied 3-3	t 13	0	---		1	9	6	0.329	83%		Home Run
7	7	2	1	1983-06-18	MIN	@	TEX	Mike Smithson	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	-23		3	1	6	0.173	92%		Home Run; T. Brunansky Scores; R. Smith Scores
8	8	3	1	1983-07-25	MIN		MIL	Bob Gibson	ahead 8-0	b 3	1	1--		2	8	6	0.009	99%		Home Run; T. Brunansky Scores
9	9	4	1	1983-08-29	MIN	@	DET	Juan Berenguer	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	1--		2	9	6	0.163	77%		Home Run; T. Brunansky Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1984-04-14	MIN		SEA	Bob Stoddard	tied 3-3	b 11	0	---		1	9	6	0.360	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
11	11	2	1	1984-07-07	MIN		NYY	Dennis Rasmussen	behind 0-3	b 2	2	---		1	7	4	0.084	30%		Home Run
12	12	3	1	1984-09-27	MIN	@	CLE	Don Schulze	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	---		1	2	6	0.065	93%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1985-08-09	MIN		CAL	Geoff Zahn	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---		1	2	6	0.098	62%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1986-05-13	MIN		NYY	Tommy John	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---		1	1	DH	0.120	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	2	1	1986-06-20	MIN		CLE	Bryan Oelkers	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---		1	9	DH	0.140	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	3	1	1986-07-03	MIN		BAL	Mike Boddicker	ahead 4-1	b 6	2	12-		3	7	PH	0.076	98%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; K. Hrbek Scores; T. Brunansky Scores
17	17	4	1	1986-09-30	MIN		CLE	Phil Niekro	behind 3-5	b 6	1	---		1	9	4	0.132	36%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1987-08-01	BAL	@	TEX	Paul Kilgus	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	5	0.092	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1988-07-16	CLE	@	SEA	Rod Scurry	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	6	0.057	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Upshaw Scores; C. Bando Scores/unER
20	20	2	1	1988-07-24	CLE	@	CAL	Willie Fraser	ahead 2-1	t 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.105	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)