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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

190

.247

RBI

OBP

.287

SLG

.374

OPS

.661

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CHW		KCR	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
2	3 (1)	Apr 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-6	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
3	8 (4)	Apr 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
4	9	Apr 23	CHW		BOS	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
5	10	Apr 28	CHW		MIL	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
6	11	Apr 29	CHW		MIL	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
7	12	Apr 30	CHW		DET	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	13	May 1	CHW		DET	L,1-10	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	18 (4)	May 9	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
10	20 (1)	May 11	CHW	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	10	0	0	10	0	C
11	23 (2)	May 15	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	49	11.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	25 (1)	May 17	CHW		CAL	L,5-10	GS	40	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
13	37 (11)	May 28	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-11	GF	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	52 (14)	Jun 13 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Atlanta Braves
15	79	Jul 5	ATL		PIT	W,8-6		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	127 (47)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	L,3-14	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
17	130 (2)	Aug 28	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	137 (6)	Sep 6	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
19	142 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
							19gm		121.0	85	7	1	93	1