Champ Summers

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: June 15, 1946 in Bremerton, WA us

Died: October 11, 2012 in Ocala, FL

Buried: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL

High School: Madison HS (Madison, IL)

Schools: Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)

Debut: May 4, 1974 (Age 27-323d, 11,100th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 38-107d)
vs. ATL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: John Junior Summers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

AB

1371

H

350

HR

BA

.255

R

199

RBI

218

SB

OBP

.350

SLG

.425

OPS

.776

OPS+

112

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1971	25	OAK-min	A-	65	252	222	36	56	8	5	3	34	8	1	22	45	.252	.323	.374	.697		83		3	1	4			CNB · NORW
1972	26	OAK-min	A	97	311	273	43	84	20	0	10	54	6	1	33	55	.308	.383	.491	.873		134		2	0	3			BUR · MIDW
1973	27	OAK-min	AAA	94	319	288	49	96	15	5	8	45	3	4	27	46	.333	.390	.503	.893		145		1	1	2			TUC · PCL
1974	28	OAK-min	AAA	94	382	334	49	88	13	6	10	59	7	2	43	51	.263	.349	.428	.777		143		2	1	2			TUC · PCL
1974	28	OAK	AL	20	25	24	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	.125	.160	.167	.327	-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	H/79D
1975	29	OAK-min	AAA	17	61	54	5	17	0	2	0	6	1	2	7	9	.315	.393	.389	.782		21		0	0	0			TUC · PCL
1975	29	CHC	NL	76	103	91	14	21	5	1	1	16	0	0	10	13	.231	.311	.341	.651	78	31	3	1	0	1	0	H7/9
1976	30	CHC	NL	83	142	126	11	26	2	0	3	13	1	0	13	31	.206	.284	.294	.577	59	37	3	1	1	1	1	H73/92
1977	31	CIN	NL	59	84	76	11	13	4	0	3	6	0	0	6	16	.171	.238	.342	.580	53	26	3	1	0	1	1	H9/75
1978	32	CIN-min	AAA	132	559	462	98	170	25	5	34	124	11	9	81	57	.368	.465	.665	1.130		307		9	0	7			INA · AA
1978	32	CIN	NL	13	42	35	4	9	2	0	1	3	2	1	7	4	.257	.381	.400	.781	119	14	2	0	0	0	1	9/H
1979	33	TOT	MLB	117	364	306	57	89	14	2	21	62	7	7	53	48	.291	.401	.556	.957	154	170	5	4	0	1	4	9H3D/7
1979	33	CIN	NL	27	74	60	10	12	2	1	1	11	0	1	13	15	.200	.351	.317	.668	84	19	1	1	0	0	0	H/937
1979	33	DET	AL	90	290	246	47	77	12	1	20	51	7	6	40	33	.313	.414	.614	1.028	171	151	4	3	0	1	4	9HD/37
1980	34	DET	AL	120	408	347	61	103	19	1	17	60	4	3	52	52	.297	.393	.504	.897	143	175	10	5	1	3	6	DH97/3
1981	35	DET	AL	64	189	165	16	42	8	0	3	21	1	1	19	35	.255	.339	.358	.696	99	59	0	3	0	2	3	D9H
1982	36	SFG	NL	70	147	125	15	31	5	0	4	19	0	1	16	17	.248	.342	.384	.726	105	48	4	3	1	2	0	H7/39
1983	37	SFG	NL	29	30	22	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	8	.136	.333	.136	.470	37	3	3	0	0	1	0	H/7
1984	38	SDP	NL	47	59	54	5	10	3	0	1	12	0	0	4	15	.185	.254	.296	.551	55	16	2	1	0	0	1	H/3
11 Yrs				698	1593	1371	199	350	63	4	54	218	15	13	188	244	.255	.350	.425	.776	112	583	35	19	3	12	17
162 Game Avg.				162	370	318	46	81	15	1	13	51	3	3	44	57	.255	.350	.425	.776	112	135	8	4	1	3	4

CIN (3 yrs)				99	200	171	25	34	8	1	5	20	2	2	26	35	.199	.310	.345	.655	78	59	6	2	0	1	2
DET (3 yrs)				274	887	758	124	222	39	2	40	132	12	10	111	120	.293	.388	.508	.896	143	385	14	11	1	6	13
CHC (2 yrs)				159	245	217	25	47	7	1	4	29	1	0	23	44	.217	.295	.313	.608	67	68	6	2	1	2	1
SFG (2 yrs)				99	177	147	18	34	5	0	4	22	0	1	23	25	.231	.341	.347	.688	94	51	7	3	1	3	0
SDP (1 yr)				47	59	54	5	10	3	0	1	12	0	0	4	15	.185	.254	.296	.551	55	16	2	1	0	0	1
OAK (1 yr)				20	25	24	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	.125	.160	.167	.327	-3	4	0	0	0	0	0

NL (8 yrs)				404	681	589	73	125	23	2	14	83	3	3	76	119	.212	.308	.329	.637	76	194	21	8	2	6	4
AL (4 yrs)				294	912	782	126	225	40	2	40	135	12	10	112	125	.288	.382	.497	.879	139	389	14	11	1	6	13

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