Pat Putnam Notable

b. December 3, 1953 · Texas Rangers 1977–1982, Seattle Mariners 1983–1984, Minnesota Twins 1984

Pat Putnam played for three clubs across eight seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1977 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1984.

Across 677 games he batted .255, with 508 hits and 223 runs. He finished with 63 home runs, 95 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 508 games at first base, with 4,014 putouts and 31 errors. He turned 379 double plays.

He was born in Bethel, VT, USA on December 3, 1953. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1979

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1977	TEX	11	26	3	8	4	0	0	3	1	4	0	.308
1978	TEX	20	46	4	7	1	0	1	2	2	5	0	.152
1979	TEX	139	426	57	118	19	2	18	64	23	50	1	.277
1980	TEX	147	410	42	108	16	2	13	55	36	49	0	.263
1981	TEX	95	297	33	79	17	2	8	35	17	38	4	.266
1982	TEX	43	122	14	28	8	0	2	9	10	18	0	.230
1983	SEA	144	469	58	126	23	2	19	67	39	57	2	.269
1984	MIN/SEA	78	193	12	34	7	0	2	20	16	39	3	.176
Career	—	677	1989	223	508	95	8	63	255	144	260	10	.255

On this day & linked events

1953

Born December 3, 1953

Bethel, VT, USA

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