Wayne Causey Notable

b. December 26, 1936 · Baltimore Orioles 1955–1957, Kansas City Athletics 1961–1966, Chicago White Sox 1966–1968, California Angels 1968, Atlanta Braves 1968

Wayne Causey played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1968. His longest stay was with the Kansas City Athletics, from 1961 to 1966.

Across 1,105 games he batted .252, with 819 hits and 357 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 130 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He played 406 games at shortstop, with 1,107 assists and 60 errors. He turned 220 double plays. He also played 307 games at second base and 268 games at third base.

He was born in Ruston, LA, USA on December 26, 1936. 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
1955	BAL	68	175	14	34	2	1	1	9	17	25	0	.194
1956	BAL	53	88	7	15	0	1	1	4	8	23	0	.170
1957	BAL	14	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	.200
1961	KCA	104	312	37	86	14	1	8	49	37	28	0	.276
1962	KCA	117	305	40	77	14	1	4	38	41	30	2	.252
1963	KCA	139	554	72	155	32	4	8	44	56	54	4	.280
1964	KCA	157	604	82	170	31	4	8	49	88	65	0	.281
1965	KCA	144	513	48	134	17	8	3	34	61	48	1	.261
1966	CHW/KCA	106	243	24	58	8	2	0	18	31	19	3	.239
1967	CHW	124	292	21	66	10	3	1	28	32	35	2	.226
1968	ATL/CAL/CHW	79	148	10	22	2	1	1	11	14	12	0	.149
Career	—	1105	3244	357	819	130	26	35	285	390	341	12	.252

On this day & linked events

1936

Born December 26, 1936

Ruston, LA, USA

1955

Major-league debut: Wayne Causey

Wayne Causey made a major-league debut on June 5, 1955.

1968

Final major-league game: Wayne Causey

Wayne Causey played a final major-league game on September 20, 1968.

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