Ted Sizemore Marquee

b. April 15, 1945 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1969–1970, 1976, St. Louis Cardinals 1971–1975, Philadelphia Phillies 1977–1978, Chicago Cubs 1979, Boston Red Sox 1979–1980

He hit .271 for the Dodgers in 1969 and took the Rookie of the Year award with all 14 first-place votes. Los Angeles traded him to St. Louis after 1970 in the deal that brought back Dick Allen, one of the more notable challenge trades of the era — an established slugger for a young, glove-first second baseman.

Twelve seasons gave him 1,311 hits, 188 doubles, 577 runs batted in and a .262 average, with 1,288 games at second base for five clubs. He hit 147 hits in 1973 and 135 in 1975, his steadiest offensive years, both with St. Louis.

He finished with Boston in 1980 at thirty-five. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Rookie of the Year	1	1969

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	LAD	159	590	69	160	20	5	4	46	45	40	5	.271
1970	LAD	96	340	40	104	10	1	1	34	34	19	5	.306
1971	STL	135	478	53	126	14	5	3	42	42	26	4	.264
1972	STL	120	439	53	116	17	4	2	38	37	36	8	.264
1973	STL	142	521	69	147	22	1	1	54	68	34	6	.282
1974	STL	129	504	68	126	17	0	2	47	70	37	8	.250
1975	STL	153	562	56	135	23	1	3	49	45	37	1	.240
1976	LAD	84	266	18	64	8	1	0	18	15	22	2	.241
1977	PHI	152	519	64	146	20	3	4	47	52	40	8	.281
1978	PHI	108	351	38	77	12	0	0	25	25	29	8	.219
1979	BOS/CHC	124	418	48	105	24	0	3	30	36	30	4	.251
1980	BOS	9	23	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
Career	—	1411	5011	577	1311	188	21	23	430	469	350	59	.262

On this day & linked events

1945

Born April 15, 1945

Gadsden, AL, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Ted Sizemore

Ted Sizemore made a major-league debut on April 7, 1969.

1980

Final major-league game: Ted Sizemore

Ted Sizemore played a final major-league game on May 27, 1980.

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