Lance Parrish
[edit] Biography
Lance Parrish (Lance Michael Parrish) was born on June 15, 1956 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1977 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 14 home runs and 41 RBI. Parrish played for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Lance Parrish's best season was 1983, when he slugged 27 home runs and knocked in 114 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 12
| 46
| 10
| 9
| 3
| 7
| .196
| .275
| .435
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| 85
| 288
| 37
| 63
| 14
| 41
| .219
| .254
| .424
| 11
| 3
| 11
| 71
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 143
| 493
| 65
| 136
| 19
| 65
| .276
| .343
| .456
| 26
| 3
| 49
| 105
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 15
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 144
| 553
| 79
| 158
| 24
| 82
| .286
| .325
| .499
| 34
| 6
| 31
| 109
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 24
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 96
| 348
| 39
| 85
| 10
| 46
| .244
| .311
| .394
| 18
| 2
| 34
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 16
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 133
| 486
| 75
| 138
| 32
| 87
| .284
| .338
| .529
| 19
| 2
| 40
| 99
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 5
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 155
| 605
| 80
| 163
| 27
| 114
| .269
| .314
| .483
| 42
| 3
| 44
| 106
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 21
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 147
| 578
| 75
| 137
| 33
| 98
| .237
| .287
| .443
| 16
| 2
| 41
| 120
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 12
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 140
| 549
| 64
| 150
| 28
| 98
| .273
| .323
| .479
| 27
| 1
| 41
| 90
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 10
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 91
| 327
| 53
| 84
| 22
| 62
| .257
| .340
| .483
| 6
| 1
| 38
| 83
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 130
| 466
| 42
| 114
| 17
| 67
| .245
| .313
| .399
| 21
| 0
| 47
| 104
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 23
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 123
| 424
| 44
| 91
| 15
| 60
| .215
| .293
| .370
| 17
| 2
| 47
| 93
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| 124
| 433
| 48
| 103
| 17
| 50
| .238
| .306
| .388
| 12
| 1
| 42
| 104
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 10
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 133
| 470
| 54
| 126
| 24
| 70
| .268
| .338
| .451
| 14
| 0
| 46
| 107
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 12
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 119
| 402
| 38
| 87
| 19
| 51
| .216
| .285
| .388
| 12
| 0
| 35
| 117
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| 69
| 192
| 19
| 45
| 8
| 21
| .234
| .304
| .427
| 11
| 1
| 19
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| 24
| 83
| 7
| 19
| 4
| 11
| .229
| .270
| .398
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1992
| TOT
| A
| 93
| 275
| 26
| 64
| 12
| 32
| .233
| .294
| .418
| 13
| 1
| 24
| 70
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 7
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 10
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 2
| .200
| .333
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| 40
| 126
| 10
| 34
| 3
| 16
| .270
| .363
| .381
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 70
| 178
| 15
| 36
| 4
| 22
| .202
| .265
| .320
| 9
| 0
| 15
| 52
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 293
| 1016
| 96
| 239
| 35
| 143
| .235
| .311
| .385
| 43
| 2
| 112
| 225
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 39
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1695
| 6051
| 760
| 1543
| 289
| 927
| .255
| .313
| .450
| 262
| 25
| 500
| 1302
| 33
| 21
| 27
| 52
| 158
|
| Total
|
|
| 1988
| 7067
| 856
| 1782
| 324
| 1070
| .252
| .313
| .440
| 305
| 27
| 612
| 1527
| 37
| 23
| 28
| 62
| 197
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| DET
| A
| C
| 12
| 12
| 104.1
| 76
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| C
| 79
| 73
| 653
| 353
| 39
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 30
| 24
| 2
| .987
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| C
| 142
| 135
| 1178.1
| 707
| 79
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 21
| 69
| 57
| 1
| .989
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| DH
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| C
| 121
| 114
| 1013.2
| 557
| 66
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 58
| 36
| 1
| .990
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 36.1
| 42
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| C
| 90
| 88
| 766
| 407
| 40
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 42
| 33
| 3
| .993
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| C
| 132
| 127
| 1113.2
| 627
| 76
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 54
| 46
| 6
| .989
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| C
| 133
| 126
| 1113
| 695
| 73
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 57
| 54
| 3
| .995
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| C
| 127
| 123
| 1075
| 720
| 67
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 11
| 44
| 38
| 3
| .991
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| DH
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| C
| 120
| 117
| 1040
| 695
| 53
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 60
| 37
| 0
| .993
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| DH
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| C
| 85
| 82
| 717.1
| 483
| 48
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 39
| 31
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| C
| 127
| 124
| 1100.1
| 724
| 66
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 142
| 54
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| C
| 117
| 114
| 997.1
| 639
| 73
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 12
| 126
| 50
| 2
| .988
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| C
| 122
| 118
| 1055.1
| 638
| 63
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 74
| 29
| 0
| .993
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| C
| 131
| 125
| 1098
| 760
| 88
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 12
| 62
| 55
| 3
| .993
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 33
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| C
| 111
| 102
| 912.2
| 658
| 57
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 19
| 53
| 39
| 0
| .997
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 16
| 14
| 95
| 93
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| C
| 34
| 23
| 239
| 183
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 37
| 13
| 0
| .995
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| C
| 22
| 21
| 177
| 107
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 10
| 1
| .975
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TOT
| A
| C
| 56
| 44
| 416
| 290
| 20
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 59
| 23
| 1
| .987
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| C
| 10
| 7
| 62.1
| 47
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 6
| 0
| .950
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| C
| 38
| 35
| 318.1
| 225
| 15
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 11
| 0
| .988
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| C
| 67
| 49
| 467.2
| 346
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 38
| 27
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1820
| 1715
| 15202.1
| 9647
| 980
| 94
| 133
| 0
| 192
| 1043
| 655
| 26
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 121
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 30
| 24
| 188
| 185
| 6
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (March 13, 1987).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to California Angels in exchange for David Holdridge (October 3, 1988).
- Released by California Angels (June 23, 1992).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (June 28, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1992).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 8, 1993).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 7, 1993).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (May 7, 1993).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (May 30, 1993).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 14, 1994).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh Pirates (April 30, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 7, 1995).
- Sent to Toronto Blue Jays by Kansas City Royals for future considerations (April 22, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 4, 1996).
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