Champ Summers Notable

b. June 15, 1946 · Oakland Athletics 1974, Chicago Cubs 1975–1976, Cincinnati Reds 1977–1979, Detroit Tigers 1979–1981, San Francisco Giants 1982–1983, San Diego Padres 1984

Champ Summers played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1974 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1984.

Across 698 games he batted .255, with 350 hits and 199 runs. He finished with 54 home runs, 63 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He played 263 games in the outfield, with 315 putouts and 14 errors.

He was born in Bremerton, WA, USA on June 15, 1946, and died on October 11, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	OAK	20	24	2	3	1	0	0	3	1	5	0	.125
1975	CHC	76	91	14	21	5	1	1	16	10	13	0	.231
1976	CHC	83	126	11	26	2	0	3	13	13	31	1	.206
1977	CIN	59	76	11	13	4	0	3	6	6	16	0	.171
1978	CIN	13	35	4	9	2	0	1	3	7	4	2	.257
1979	CIN/DET	117	306	57	89	14	2	21	62	53	48	7	.291
1980	DET	120	347	61	103	19	1	17	60	52	52	4	.297
1981	DET	64	165	16	42	8	0	3	21	19	35	1	.255
1982	SFG	70	125	15	31	5	0	4	19	16	17	0	.248
1983	SFG	29	22	3	3	0	0	0	3	7	8	0	.136
1984	SDP	47	54	5	10	3	0	1	12	4	15	0	.185
Career	—	698	1371	199	350	63	4	54	218	188	244	15	.255

On this day & linked events

1946

Born June 15, 1946

Bremerton, WA, USA

2012

Died October 11, 2012

1974

Major-league debut: Champ Summers

Champ Summers made a major-league debut on May 4, 1974.

1984

Final major-league game: Champ Summers

Champ Summers played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.

Image: Barry Colla, public domain