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b. November 29, 1939 · Detroit Tigers 1960–1973, Boston Red Sox 1974–1975

Dick McAuliffe played second base for the Detroit Tigers for fourteen seasons before finishing his career with two years in Boston, retiring in 1975.

He batted .247 with 1,530 hits over 1,763 games, hitting 197 home runs and driving in 697 runs, with 882 walks showing genuine plate discipline for a middle infielder.

His three All-Star selections came in consecutive seasons, 1965, 1966 and 1967, the peak years of his career in Detroit.

He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 29, 1939, and batted left-handed while throwing right, an uncommon split for a middle infielder of his generation, and he lived until May 13, 2016, decades after his playing days ended.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1965, 1966, 1967

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1960	DET	8	27	2	7	0	1	0	1	2	6	0	.259
1961	DET	80	285	36	73	12	4	6	33	24	39	2	.256
1962	DET	139	471	50	124	20	5	12	63	64	76	4	.263
1963	DET	150	568	77	149	18	6	13	61	64	75	11	.262
1964	DET	162	557	85	134	18	7	24	66	77	96	8	.241
1965	DET	113	404	61	105	13	6	15	54	49	62	6	.260
1966	DET	124	430	83	118	16	8	23	56	66	80	5	.274
1967	DET	153	557	92	133	16	7	22	65	105	118	6	.239
1968	DET	151	570	95	142	24	10	16	56	82	99	8	.249
1969	DET	74	271	49	71	10	5	11	33	47	41	2	.262
1970	DET	146	530	73	124	21	1	12	50	101	62	5	.234
1971	DET	128	477	67	99	16	6	18	57	53	67	4	.208
1972	DET	122	408	47	98	16	3	8	30	59	59	0	.240
1973	DET	106	343	39	94	18	1	12	47	49	52	0	.274
1974	BOS	100	272	32	57	13	1	5	24	39	40	2	.210
1975	BOS	7	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.133
Career	—	1763	6185	888	1530	231	71	197	697	882	974	63	.247

On this day & linked events

1939

Born November 29, 1939

Hartford, CT, USA

2016

Died May 13, 2016

1960

Major-league debut: Dick McAuliffe

Dick McAuliffe made a major-league debut on September 17, 1960.

1975

Final major-league game: Dick McAuliffe

Dick McAuliffe played a final major-league game on September 1, 1975.

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