Champ Summers

Full Name: John Junior Summers	Primary Position: OF,RF,DH,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/205	First Game: May 4, 1974
Birthdate: June 15, 1946	Final Game: September 30, 1984
Birthplace: Bremerton, Washington	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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[edit] Biography

Champ Summers (John Junior Summers) was born on June 15, 1946 in Bremerton, Washington. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1974 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 21 home runs and 62 RBI. Summers played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Champ Summers's best season was 1979, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .291 average and knocked in 62 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1974	OAK	A	20	24	2	3	0	3	.125	.160	.167	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
1975	CHI	N	76	91	14	21	1	16	.231	.311	.341	5	1	10	13	1	0	0	0	3
1976	CHI	N	83	126	11	26	3	13	.206	.284	.294	2	0	13	31	1	1	1	1	3
1977	CIN	N	59	76	11	13	3	6	.171	.238	.342	4	0	6	16	1	0	0	1	3
1978	CIN	N	13	35	4	9	1	3	.257	.381	.400	2	0	7	4	0	0	2	1	2
1979	DET	A	90	246	47	77	20	51	.313	.414	.614	12	1	40	33	3	0	7	4	4
1979	CIN	N	27	60	10	12	1	11	.200	.351	.317	2	1	13	15	1	0	0	0	1
1979	Total		117	306	57	89	21	62	.291	.401	.556	14	2	53	48	4	0	7	4	5
1980	DET	A	120	347	61	103	17	60	.297	.393	.504	19	1	52	52	5	1	4	6	10
1981	DET	A	64	165	16	42	3	21	.255	.339	.358	8	0	19	35	3	0	1	3	0
1982	SF	N	70	125	15	31	4	19	.248	.342	.384	5	0	16	17	3	1	0	0	4
1983	SF	N	29	22	3	3	0	3	.136	.333	.136	0	0	7	8	0	0	0	0	3
1984	SD	N	47	54	5	10	1	12	.185	.254	.296	3	0	4	15	1	0	0	1	2
Total	NL		404	589	73	125	14	83	.212	.308	.329	23	2	76	119	8	2	3	4	21
Total	AL		294	782	126	225	40	135	.288	.382	.497	40	2	112	125	11	1	12	13	14
Total			698	1371	199	350	54	218	.255	.350	.425	63	4	188	244	19	3	15	17	35

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1974	OAK	A	LF	8	1	25	5	0	0	0	1.000
1974	OAK	A	RF	4	0	8.2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1974	OAK	A	OF	12	1	33.2	6	0	0	0	1.000
1974	OAK	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	CHI	N	OF	19	9	89.1	16	0	2	0	.889
1975	CHI	N	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	CHI	N	LF	16	7	70.1	16	0	2	0	.889
1975	CHI	N	RF	3	2	19	2	0	0	0	1.000
1976	CHI	N	C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	CHI	N	1B	10	7	65	69	4	0	10	1.000
1976	CHI	N	OF	26	12	129	26	1	1	0	.964
1976	CHI	N	RF	6	5	46	10	0	1	0	.909
1976	CHI	N	LF	20	7	83	15	1	0	0	1.000
1977	CIN	N	LF	3	2	20	5	1	0	0	1.000
1977	CIN	N	OF	17	9	93	23	1	0	0	1.000
1977	CIN	N	3B	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	1.000
1977	CIN	N	RF	14	7	73	18	0	0	0	1.000
1978	CIN	N	RF	12	11	97	14	0	1	0	.933
1978	CIN	N	OF	12	11	97	14	0	1	0	.933
1979	DET	A	RF	68	60	502.2	89	3	1	0	.989
1979	DET	A	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	DET	A	DH	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	DET	A	OF	69	60	503.2	87	3	1	0	.989
1979	DET	A	1B	4	2	22	23	1	0	1	1.000
1979	CIN	N	1B	6	6	48.1	41	5	1	4	.979
1979	CIN	N	OF	13	11	88	15	1	1	0	.941
1979	CIN	N	LF	4	3	24	3	1	1	0	.800
1979	CIN	N	RF	9	8	64	16	0	0	0	1.000
1979	Total		1B	10	8	70.1	64	6	1	5	.986
1979	Total		RF	77	68	566.2	105	3	1	0	.991
1979	Total		LF	5	3	25	3	1	1	0	.800
1979	Total		OF	82	71	591.2	102	4	2	0	.981
1980	DET	A	RF	26	19	172	28	0	2	0	.933
1980	DET	A	DH	64	53	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	DET	A	LF	21	14	137.2	33	1	1	0	.971
1980	DET	A	OF	47	33	309.2	60	1	3	0	.953
1980	DET	A	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	DET	A	DH	37	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	DET	A	RF	18	15	119.1	26	1	1	0	.964
1981	DET	A	OF	18	15	119.1	26	1	1	0	.964
1982	SF	N	OF	31	27	235	40	2	4	0	.913
1982	SF	N	RF	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	1.000
1982	SF	N	LF	30	27	231	38	2	4	0	.909
1982	SF	N	1B	3	2	10	6	1	0	0	1.000
1983	SF	N	OF	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	1.000
1983	SF	N	LF	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	1.000
1984	SD	N	1B	8	1	47	53	1	0	8	1.000
Total			3B	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	1.000
Total			LF	104	62	597	117	6	8	0	.939
Total			C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	265	189	1702.2	315	10	14	0	.959
Total			1B	33	18	195.1	192	12	1	23	.995
Total			DH	113	94	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	161	127	1105.2	206	4	6	0	.972

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Oakland Athletics (June 12, 1971).
Traded by Oakland Athletics to Chicago Cubs (April 29, 1975) completing trade in which Oakland Athletics traded cash and a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim Todd (April 6, 1975).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dave Schneck (February 16, 1977).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later (May 25, 1979); Cincinnati Reds received Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Enos Cabell and cash (March 4, 1982).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to San Diego Padres in exchange for Joe Pittman and a player to be named later (December 6, 1983); San Francisco Giants received Tommy Francis (December 7, 1983).
Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).

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