Alan Bannister Notable

b. September 3, 1951 · Philadelphia Phillies 1974–1975, Chicago White Sox 1976–1980, Cleveland Indians 1980–1983, Houston Astros 1984, Texas Rangers 1984–1985

Alan Bannister played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1985. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1976 to 1980.

Across 972 games he batted .270, with 811 hits and 430 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 143 doubles and 108 stolen bases.

He played 396 games in the outfield, with 715 putouts and 13 errors. He also played 256 games at second base and 167 games at shortstop.

He was born in Montebello, CA, USA on September 3, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	PHI	26	25	4	3	0	0	0	1	3	7	0	.120
1975	PHI	24	61	10	16	3	1	0	0	1	9	2	.262
1976	CHW	73	145	19	36	6	2	0	8	14	21	12	.248
1977	CHW	139	560	87	154	20	3	3	57	54	49	4	.275
1978	CHW	49	107	16	24	3	2	0	8	11	12	3	.224
1979	CHW	136	506	71	144	28	8	2	55	43	40	22	.285
1980	CHW/CLE	126	392	57	111	23	4	1	41	40	41	14	.283
1981	CLE	68	232	36	61	11	1	1	17	16	19	16	.263
1982	CLE	101	348	40	93	16	1	4	41	42	41	18	.267
1983	CLE	117	377	51	100	25	4	5	45	31	43	6	.265
1984	HOU/TEX	56	132	22	37	4	1	2	9	23	19	3	.280
1985	TEX	57	122	17	32	4	1	1	6	14	17	8	.262
Career	—	972	3007	430	811	143	28	19	288	292	318	108	.270

On this day & linked events

1951

Born September 3, 1951

Montebello, CA, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Alan Bannister

Alan Bannister made a major-league debut on July 13, 1974.

1985

Final major-league game: Alan Bannister

Alan Bannister played a final major-league game on October 6, 1985.

Image: Philadelphia Phillies, public domain