U. L. Washington Notable

b. October 27, 1953 · Kansas City Royals 1977–1984, Montreal Expos 1985, Pittsburgh Pirates 1986–1987

U. L. Washington played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1977 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1987.

Across 907 games he batted .251, with 703 hits and 358 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 103 doubles and 132 stolen bases.

He played 737 games at shortstop, with 2,077 assists and 141 errors. He turned 413 double plays. He also played 111 games at second base.

He was born in Stringtown, OK, USA on October 27, 1953, and died on March 2, 2024. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1977	KCR	10	20	0	4	1	1	0	1	5	4	1	.200
1978	KCR	69	129	10	34	2	1	0	9	10	20	12	.264
1979	KCR	101	268	32	68	12	5	2	25	20	44	10	.254
1980	KCR	153	549	79	150	16	11	6	53	53	78	20	.273
1981	KCR	98	339	40	77	19	1	2	29	41	43	10	.227
1982	KCR	119	437	64	125	19	3	10	60	38	48	23	.286
1983	KCR	144	547	76	129	19	6	5	41	48	78	40	.236
1984	KCR	63	170	18	38	6	0	1	10	14	31	4	.224
1985	MON	68	193	24	48	9	4	1	17	15	33	6	.249
1986	PIT	72	135	14	27	0	4	0	10	15	27	6	.200
1987	PIT	10	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	.300
Career	—	907	2797	358	703	103	36	27	255	261	409	132	.251

On this day & linked events

1953

Born October 27, 1953

Stringtown, OK, USA

2024

Died March 2, 2024

1977

Major-league debut: U. L. Washington

U. L. Washington made a major-league debut on September 6, 1977.

1987

Final major-league game: U. L. Washington

U. L. Washington played a final major-league game on October 4, 1987.

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