Wayne Tolleson Notable

b. November 22, 1955 · Texas Rangers 1981–1985, Chicago White Sox 1986, New York Yankees 1986–1990

Wayne Tolleson played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1981 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1990.

Across 863 games he batted .241, with 559 hits and 301 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 60 doubles and 108 stolen bases.

He played 409 games at shortstop, with 964 assists and 39 errors. He turned 204 double plays. He also played 292 games at second base and 143 games at third base.

He was born in Spartanburg, SC, USA on November 22, 1955. 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
1981	TEX	14	24	6	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	.167
1982	TEX	38	70	6	8	1	0	0	2	5	14	1	.114
1983	TEX	134	470	64	122	13	2	3	20	40	68	33	.260
1984	TEX	118	338	35	72	9	2	0	9	27	47	22	.213
1985	TEX	123	323	45	101	9	5	1	18	21	46	21	.313
1986	CHW/NYY	141	475	61	126	16	5	3	43	52	76	17	.265
1987	NYY	121	349	48	77	4	0	1	22	43	72	5	.221
1988	NYY	21	59	8	15	2	0	0	5	8	12	1	.254
1989	NYY	80	140	16	23	5	2	1	9	16	23	5	.164
1990	NYY	73	74	12	11	1	1	0	4	6	21	1	.149
Career	—	863	2322	301	559	60	17	9	133	219	384	108	.241

On this day & linked events

1955

Born November 22, 1955

Spartanburg, SC, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Wayne Tolleson

Wayne Tolleson made a major-league debut on September 1, 1981.

1990

Final major-league game: Wayne Tolleson

Wayne Tolleson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.

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