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Randy Hundley

Randy Hundley Notable

b. June 1, 1942 · San Francisco Giants 1964–1965, Chicago Cubs 1966–1973, 1976–1977, Minnesota Twins 1974, San Diego Padres 1975

Randy Hundley played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1964 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1977.

Across 1,061 games he batted .236, with 813 hits and 311 runs. He finished with 82 home runs, 118 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He played 1,026 games behind the plate, with 5,765 putouts and 61 errors. He turned 65 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1969. He hit for the cycle in 1966.

He was born in Martinsville, VA, USA on June 1, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1969
Gold Glove 1 1967

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1964 SFG 2110 000 0010 .000
1965 SFG 61501 000 0040 .067
1966 CHC 14952650124 22319 63351131 .236
1967 CHC 15253968144 25314 6044752 .267
1968 CHC 16055341125 1847 6539691 .226
1969 CHC 15152267133 15118 6461902 .255
1970 CHC 732501361 507 3616520 .244
1971 CHC 92117 100 2020 .333
1972 CHC 1143572378 1205 3022621 .218
1973 CHC 1243683583 11110 4330515 .226
1974 MIN 3288217 200 34120 .193
1975 SDP 74180737 512 1419290 .206
1976 CHC 131833 200 1140 .167
1977 CHC 2400 000 0010 .000
Career 10613442311813 1181382 38127156512 .236

On this day & linked events

1942

Born June 1, 1942

Martinsville, VA, USA

1964

Major-league debut: Randy Hundley

Randy Hundley made a major-league debut on September 27, 1964.

1966

Randy Hundley Hits for the Cycle, 1966

Randy Hundley hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros on August 11, 1966.

1977

Final major-league game: Randy Hundley

Randy Hundley played a final major-league game on September 25, 1977.

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