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b. June 5, 1967 · St. Louis Cardinals 1990–2001, 2004, San Diego Padres 2001–2002

Ray Lankford is one of a small group of players with 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases for a single franchise. He did it in twelve seasons with St. Louis, twice going 20-20 and once, in 1997, making the All-Star team while hitting 31 home runs.

He also struck out more than any Cardinal ever has, which is the trade the club accepted for the power and the walks — 828 of the latter — and for a center fielder who could run down most of what was hit near him.

Born in Los Angeles in 1967, Lankford spent two years in San Diego before returning to St. Louis for a final season in 2004, finishing with 1,561 hits, 238 home runs and 258 stolen bases.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1997
Player of the Week	2	1995, 1996

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1990	STL	39	126	12	36	10	1	3	12	13	27	8	.286
1991	STL	151	566	83	142	23	15	9	69	41	114	44	.251
1992	STL	153	598	87	175	40	6	20	86	72	147	42	.293
1993	STL	127	407	64	97	17	3	7	45	81	111	14	.238
1994	STL	109	416	89	111	25	5	19	57	58	113	11	.267
1995	STL	132	483	81	134	35	2	25	82	63	110	24	.277
1996	STL	149	545	100	150	36	8	21	86	79	133	35	.275
1997	STL	133	465	94	137	36	3	31	98	95	125	21	.295
1998	STL	154	533	94	156	37	1	31	105	86	151	26	.293
1999	STL	122	422	77	129	32	1	15	63	49	110	14	.306
2000	STL	128	392	73	99	16	3	26	65	70	148	5	.253
2001	SDP/STL	131	389	58	98	28	4	19	58	62	145	10	.252
2002	SDP	81	205	20	46	7	1	6	26	30	61	2	.224
2004	STL	92	200	36	51	14	1	6	22	29	55	2	.255
Career	—	1701	5747	968	1561	356	54	238	874	828	1550	258	.272

On this day & linked events

1967

Born June 5, 1967

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1990

Major-league debut: Ray Lankford

Ray Lankford made a major-league debut on August 21, 1990.

1991

Ray Lankford Hits for the Cycle, 1991

Ray Lankford hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Mets on September 15, 1991.

2004

Final major-league game: Ray Lankford

Ray Lankford played a final major-league game on October 3, 2004.

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