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b. June 15, 1956 · Detroit Tigers 1977–1986, Philadelphia Phillies 1987–1988, California Angels 1989–1992, Seattle Mariners 1992, Cleveland Indians 1993, Pittsburgh Pirates 1994, Toronto Blue Jays 1995

Parrish spent his first ten major-league seasons with Detroit, catching for the Tigers from 1977 through 1986 before playing for six more clubs through 1995. He appeared in 1,818 games behind the plate, the overwhelming share of his 1,988 career games.

He collected 1,782 hits, 305 doubles, 324 home runs and 1,070 runs batted in while batting .252. His fullest year at the plate came in 1983, when he had 163 hits, 27 home runs and 114 runs batted in for Detroit.

Parrish won three Gold Gloves from 1983 through 1985 and six Silver Sluggers from 1980 through 1990. His eight All-Star selections also spanned 1980 to 1990.

The 2001 Hall of Fame ballot gave him nine votes from 515 cast. He was born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 1956, and batted and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	8	1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Silver Slugger	6	1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990
Gold Glove	3	1983, 1984, 1985
Player of the Week	2	1979, 1984
The Sporting News All-Star	2	1982, 1984

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1977	DET	12	46	10	9	2	0	3	7	5	12	0	.196
1978	DET	85	288	37	63	11	3	14	41	11	71	0	.219
1979	DET	143	493	65	136	26	3	19	65	49	105	6	.276
1980	DET	144	553	79	158	34	6	24	82	31	109	6	.286
1981	DET	96	348	39	85	18	2	10	46	34	52	2	.244
1982	DET	133	486	75	138	19	2	32	87	40	99	3	.284
1983	DET	155	605	80	163	42	3	27	114	44	106	1	.269
1984	DET	147	578	75	137	16	2	33	98	41	120	2	.237
1985	DET	140	549	64	150	27	1	28	98	41	90	2	.273
1986	DET	91	327	53	84	6	1	22	62	38	83	0	.257
1987	PHI	130	466	42	114	21	0	17	67	47	104	0	.245
1988	PHI	123	424	44	91	17	2	15	60	47	93	0	.215
1989	CAL	124	433	48	103	12	1	17	50	42	104	1	.238
1990	CAL	133	470	54	126	14	0	24	70	46	107	2	.268
1991	CAL	119	402	38	87	12	0	19	51	35	117	0	.216
1992	CAL/SEA	93	275	26	64	13	1	12	32	24	70	1	.233
1993	CLE	10	20	2	4	1	0	1	2	4	5	1	.200
1994	PIT	40	126	10	34	5	0	3	16	18	28	1	.270
1995	TOR	70	178	15	36	9	0	4	22	15	52	0	.202
Career	—	1988	7067	856	1782	305	27	324	1070	612	1527	28	.252

On this day & linked events

1956

Born June 15, 1956

Clairton, PA, USA

1977

Major-league debut: Lance Parrish

Lance Parrish made a major-league debut on September 5, 1977.

1995

Final major-league game: Lance Parrish

Lance Parrish played a final major-league game on September 23, 1995.

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