1952
Born April 29, 1952
New Orleans, LA, USA
Ron Washington Notable
b. April 29, 1952 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1977, Minnesota Twins 1981–1986, Baltimore Orioles 1987, Cleveland Indians 1988, Houston Astros 1989
Ron Washington played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1989. His longest stay was with the Minnesota Twins, from 1981 to 1986.
Across 564 games he batted .261, with 414 hits and 190 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 65 doubles and 28 stolen bases.
He played 372 games at shortstop, with 778 assists and 55 errors. He turned 159 double plays. He also played 111 games at second base.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on April 29, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | LAD | 10 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .368 |
| 1981 | MIN | 28 | 84 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | .226 |
| 1982 | MIN | 119 | 451 | 48 | 122 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 14 | 79 | 3 | .271 |
| 1983 | MIN | 99 | 317 | 28 | 78 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 50 | 10 | .246 |
| 1984 | MIN | 88 | 197 | 25 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 1 | .294 |
| 1985 | MIN | 70 | 135 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 5 | .274 |
| 1986 | MIN | 48 | 74 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .257 |
| 1987 | BAL | 26 | 79 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .203 |
| 1988 | CLE | 69 | 223 | 30 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 3 | .256 |
| 1989 | HOU | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 564 | 1586 | 190 | 414 | 65 | 22 | 20 | 146 | 65 | 266 | 28 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Ron Washington
Ron Washington made a major-league debut on September 10, 1977.
1989
Final major-league game: Ron Washington
Ron Washington played a final major-league game on July 7, 1989.
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