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Von Hayes

Von Hayes Notable

b. August 31, 1958 · Cleveland Indians 1981–1982, Philadelphia Phillies 1983–1991, California Angels 1992

Von Hayes played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1981 and closing with the California Angels in 1992. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1983 to 1991.

Across 1,495 games he batted .267, with 1,402 hits and 767 runs. He finished with 143 home runs, 282 doubles, 712 walks and 253 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1986, with 46. He led the league in runs once, in 1986, with 107. He played 1,040 games in the outfield, with 2,247 putouts and 41 errors. He also played 401 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1989. He hit three home runs in a game in 1989.

He was born in Stockton, CA, USA on August 31, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1989
Player of the Week 3 1984, 1986, 1987
Player of the Month 1 1989

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1981 CLE 431092128 821 1714108 .257
1982 CLE 15052765132 25314 82426332 .250
1983 PHI 1243514593 956 32365520 .265
1984 PHI 15256185164 27616 67598448 .292
1985 PHI 15257076150 30413 70619921 .263
1986 PHI 158610107186 46219 98747724 .305
1987 PHI 15855684154 36521 841217716 .277
1988 PHI 10436743100 2826 45495920 .272
1989 PHI 15454093140 27226 7810110328 .259
1990 PHI 12946770122 14317 73878116 .261
1991 PHI 772844364 1510 2131429 .225
1992 CAL 943073569 1714 29375411 .225
Career 149552497671402 28236143 696712804253 .267

On this day & linked events

1958

Born August 31, 1958

Stockton, CA, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Von Hayes

Von Hayes made a major-league debut on April 14, 1981.

1989

Von Hayes's Three-Home-Run Game, 1989

Von Hayes hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the San Francisco Giants on August 29, 1989.

1992

Final major-league game: Von Hayes

Von Hayes played a final major-league game on August 19, 1992.

Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0