1957
Born April 27, 1957
Blanco, TX, USA
Willie Upshaw Notable
Willie Upshaw divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Toronto Blue Jays from 1978, then the Cleveland Indians through 1988.
Across 1,264 games he batted .262, with 1,103 hits and 596 runs. He finished with 123 home runs, 199 doubles and 88 stolen bases.
He played 1,094 games at first base, with 8,939 putouts and 98 errors. He turned 845 double plays.
He was born in Blanco, TX, USA on April 27, 1957. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1985 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TOR | 95 | 224 | 26 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 4 | .237 |
| 1980 | TOR | 34 | 61 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | .213 |
| 1981 | TOR | 61 | 111 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 2 | .171 |
| 1982 | TOR | 160 | 580 | 77 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 75 | 52 | 91 | 8 | .267 |
| 1983 | TOR | 160 | 579 | 99 | 177 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 104 | 61 | 98 | 10 | .306 |
| 1984 | TOR | 152 | 569 | 79 | 158 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 84 | 55 | 86 | 10 | .278 |
| 1985 | TOR | 148 | 501 | 79 | 138 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 48 | 71 | 8 | .275 |
| 1986 | TOR | 155 | 573 | 85 | 144 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 78 | 87 | 23 | .251 |
| 1987 | TOR | 150 | 512 | 68 | 125 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 78 | 10 | .244 |
| 1988 | CLE | 149 | 493 | 58 | 121 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 62 | 66 | 12 | .245 |
| Career | — | 1264 | 4203 | 596 | 1103 | 199 | 45 | 123 | 528 | 452 | 642 | 88 | .262 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Willie Upshaw
Willie Upshaw made a major-league debut on April 9, 1978.
1988
Final major-league game: Willie Upshaw
Willie Upshaw played a final major-league game on September 28, 1988.
Image: Derral Chen, CC BY-SA 2.0