Pete Varney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 235lb (190cm, 106kg)

Born: April 10, 1949 in Roxbury, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1st round (1st) of the 1966 MLB August Legion Draft, the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), the Washington Senators in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (20th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA).

High School: Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA)

School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Debut: August 26, 1973 (Age 24-138d, 13,412th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1976 (Age 27-155d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Richard Fred Varney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

190

.247

RBI

OBP

.287

SLG

.374

OPS

.661

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-15 / in Starts: 3-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	28 (15-10-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
Self	3
J Orta	1
B Dent	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
P Kelly	1
B Dent	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	51	1	Apr 9	CHW		KCR	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.84	0.041	1.35	0.04%	0.31	C
2	52	3 (1)	Apr 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.59	-0.029	1.05	-0.03%	-0.24	C
3	53	8 (4)	Apr 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,7-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.600	.900	9	.54	-0.042	.81	-0.04%	1.19	C
4	54	9	Apr 23	CHW		BOS	L,2-9	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.769	1.077	9	.30	0.024	.43	0.02%	0.64	C
5	55	10	Apr 28	CHW		MIL	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.769	1.077	9						C
6	56	11	Apr 29	CHW		MIL	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.824	1.118	9	.55	-0.040	.77	-0.03%	0.36	C
7	57	12	Apr 30	CHW		DET	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.857	1.190	9	.58	-0.068	.73	-0.05%	-0.18	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	58	13	May 1	CHW		DET	L,1-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.750	1.042	9	.25	-0.018	.32	-0.01%	-0.57	C
9	59	18 (4)	May 9	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.321	.714	1.036	8	.63	0.057	.57	0.03%	0.19	C
10	60	20 (1)	May 11	CHW	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.303	.636	.939	7	1.46	-0.122	1.98	-0.10%	-1.11	C
11	61	23 (2)	May 15	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278	.316	.583	.899	9	1.70	-0.127	1.52	-0.07%	-0.18	C
12	62	25 (1)	May 17	CHW		CAL	L,5-10	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.553	.853	7	.23	-0.012	.17	-0.01%	-0.36	C
13	63	37 (11)	May 28	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-11	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.279	.512	.791	6	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-1.05	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	64	52 (14)	Jun 13 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.279	.512	.791	6						C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Atlanta Braves
15	65	79	Jul 5	ATL		PIT	W,8-6	8-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.267	.488	.755	9	.27	-0.015	.11	0.00%	-0.50	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	66	127 (47)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	L,3-14	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.255	.467	.722	8	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH C
17	67	130 (2)	Aug 28	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.255	.467	.722	9						C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	68	137 (6)	Sep 6	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.260	.458	.718	8	1.66	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.52	C
19	69	142 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.245	.431	.677	8	1.76	-0.172	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
							4-15		53	51	5	11	2	0	3	5	2	0	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.216	.245	.431	.677		.80	-0.601	.74	-0.25%	-3.64

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