1952
Born October 20, 1952
Rapid City, SD, USA
Dave Collins Marquee
b. October 20, 1952 · California Angels 1975–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977, Cincinnati Reds 1978–1981, 1987–1989, New York Yankees 1982, Toronto Blue Jays 1983–1984, Oakland Athletics 1985, Detroit Tigers 1986, St. Louis Cardinals 1990
He stole 79 bases for Cincinnati in 1980, the most in the National League, and led the American League with 15 triples for Toronto four years later, an unusual pair of league leads for one player at two speeds of the same skill. He was traded eight times across his career and rarely stayed anywhere more than three years.
Sixteen seasons gave him 1,335 hits, 187 doubles, 52 triples, 395 stolen bases and a .272 average across 1,701 games, mostly in the outfield but also 125 at first base. He hit .303 with 136 hits for Toronto in 1984, his best offensive season.
He finished with St. Louis in 1990 at thirty-seven. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 3 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CAL | 93 | 319 | 41 | 85 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 55 | 24 | .266 |
| 1976 | CAL | 99 | 365 | 45 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 55 | 32 | .263 |
| 1977 | SEA | 120 | 402 | 46 | 96 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 66 | 25 | .239 |
| 1978 | CIN | 102 | 102 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | .216 |
| 1979 | CIN | 122 | 396 | 59 | 126 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 48 | 16 | .318 |
| 1980 | CIN | 144 | 551 | 94 | 167 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 53 | 68 | 79 | .303 |
| 1981 | CIN | 95 | 360 | 63 | 98 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 26 | .272 |
| 1982 | NYY | 111 | 348 | 41 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 49 | 13 | .253 |
| 1983 | TOR | 118 | 402 | 55 | 109 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 43 | 67 | 31 | .271 |
| 1984 | TOR | 128 | 441 | 59 | 136 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 41 | 60 | .308 |
| 1985 | OAK | 112 | 379 | 52 | 95 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 29 | .251 |
| 1986 | DET | 124 | 419 | 44 | 113 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 49 | 27 | .270 |
| 1987 | CIN | 57 | 85 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | .294 |
| 1988 | CIN | 99 | 174 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 7 | .236 |
| 1989 | CIN | 78 | 106 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | .236 |
| 1990 | STL | 99 | 58 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | .224 |
| Career | — | 1701 | 4907 | 667 | 1335 | 187 | 52 | 32 | 373 | 467 | 660 | 395 | .272 |
On this day & linked events
1975
Major-league debut: Dave Collins
Dave Collins made a major-league debut on June 7, 1975.
1990
Final major-league game: Dave Collins
Dave Collins played a final major-league game on October 3, 1990.