1957
Born June 6, 1957
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Max Venable Notable
b. June 6, 1957 · San Francisco Giants 1979–1983, Montreal Expos 1984, Cincinnati Reds 1985–1987, California Angels 1989–1991
Max Venable played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1979 and closing with the California Angels in 1991.
Across 727 games he batted .241, with 337 hits and 176 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 57 doubles and 64 stolen bases.
He played 471 games in the outfield, with 688 putouts and 13 errors.
He was born in Phoenix, AZ, USA on June 6, 1957. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | SFG | 55 | 85 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 3 | .165 |
| 1980 | SFG | 64 | 138 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | .268 |
| 1981 | SFG | 18 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .188 |
| 1982 | SFG | 71 | 125 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | .224 |
| 1983 | SFG | 94 | 228 | 28 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 15 | .219 |
| 1984 | MON | 38 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .239 |
| 1985 | CIN | 77 | 135 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 11 | .289 |
| 1986 | CIN | 108 | 147 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 7 | .211 |
| 1987 | CIN | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1989 | CAL | 20 | 53 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .358 |
| 1990 | CAL | 93 | 189 | 26 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 5 | .259 |
| 1991 | CAL | 82 | 187 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 2 | .246 |
| Career | — | 727 | 1397 | 176 | 337 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 128 | 120 | 218 | 64 | .241 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Major-league debut: Max Venable
Max Venable made a major-league debut on April 8, 1979.
1991
Final major-league game: Max Venable
Max Venable played a final major-league game on October 6, 1991.
Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0