Ron Hassey Notable

b. February 27, 1953 · Cleveland Indians 1978–1984, Chicago Cubs 1984, New York Yankees 1985–1986, Chicago White Sox 1986–1987, Oakland Athletics 1988–1990, Montreal Expos 1991

Ron Hassey played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1978 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1991.

Across 1,192 games he batted .266, with 914 hits and 348 runs. He finished with 71 home runs, 172 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He played 946 games behind the plate, with 4,828 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 54 double plays.

He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on February 27, 1953. 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
1978	CLE	25	74	5	15	0	0	2	9	5	7	2	.203
1979	CLE	75	223	20	64	14	0	4	32	19	19	1	.287
1980	CLE	130	390	43	124	18	4	8	65	49	51	0	.318
1981	CLE	61	190	8	44	4	0	1	25	17	11	0	.232
1982	CLE	113	323	33	81	18	0	5	34	53	32	3	.251
1983	CLE	117	341	48	92	21	0	6	42	38	35	2	.270
1984	CHC/CLE	67	182	16	49	5	1	2	24	19	32	1	.269
1985	NYY	92	267	31	79	16	1	13	42	28	21	0	.296
1986	CHW/NYY	113	341	45	110	25	1	9	49	46	27	1	.323
1987	CHW	49	145	15	31	9	0	3	12	17	11	0	.214
1988	OAK	107	323	32	83	15	0	7	45	30	42	2	.257
1989	OAK	97	268	29	61	12	0	5	23	24	45	1	.228
1990	OAK	94	254	18	54	7	0	5	22	27	29	0	.213
1991	MON	52	119	5	27	8	0	1	14	13	16	1	.227
Career	—	1192	3440	348	914	172	7	71	438	385	378	14	.266

On this day & linked events

1953

Born February 27, 1953

Tucson, AZ, USA

1978

Major-league debut: Ron Hassey

Ron Hassey made a major-league debut on April 23, 1978.

1991

Final major-league game: Ron Hassey

Ron Hassey played a final major-league game on September 3, 1991.

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