Max Venable
[edit] Biography
Max Venable (William McKinley Venable) was born on June 6, 1957 in Phoenix, Arizona. He made his Major League debut on April 8, 1979 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 0 home runs and 10 RBI. Venable played for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels over the course of his 12 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 55
| 85
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .165
| .260
| .200
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 64
| 138
| 13
| 37
| 0
| 10
| .268
| .333
| .304
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 18
| 32
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .188
| .278
| .313
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 71
| 125
| 17
| 28
| 1
| 7
| .224
| .265
| .280
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 94
| 228
| 28
| 50
| 6
| 27
| .219
| .295
| .364
| 7
| 4
| 22
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 3
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 38
| 71
| 7
| 17
| 2
| 7
| .239
| .276
| .352
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 77
| 135
| 21
| 39
| 0
| 10
| .289
| .315
| .422
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| 108
| 147
| 17
| 31
| 2
| 15
| .211
| .289
| .313
| 7
| 1
| 17
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| 20
| 53
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 4
| .358
| .370
| .434
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 93
| 189
| 26
| 49
| 4
| 21
| .259
| .340
| .402
| 9
| 3
| 24
| 31
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 82
| 187
| 24
| 46
| 3
| 21
| .246
| .292
| .358
| 8
| 2
| 11
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 532
| 968
| 119
| 223
| 11
| 82
| .230
| .293
| .326
| 36
| 12
| 84
| 141
| 5
| 9
| 57
| 5
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 195
| 429
| 57
| 114
| 7
| 46
| .266
| .323
| .387
| 21
| 5
| 36
| 77
| 2
| 14
| 7
| 4
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 727
| 1397
| 176
| 337
| 18
| 128
| .241
| .302
| .345
| 57
| 17
| 120
| 218
| 7
| 23
| 64
| 9
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| SF
| N
| OF
| 25
| 17
| 170
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| RF
| 21
| 16
| 150
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| LF
| 6
| 1
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| LF
| 16
| 7
| 75.2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| OF
| 40
| 29
| 265.2
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| CF
| 10
| 9
| 76
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| RF
| 16
| 13
| 114
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 47
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 27.2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| LF
| 33
| 14
| 170.1
| 33
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| CF
| 11
| 6
| 67
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| OF
| 52
| 22
| 265
| 66
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| CF
| 25
| 22
| 187.2
| 69
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| OF
| 66
| 50
| 482.1
| 141
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| RF
| 14
| 6
| 67.1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| LF
| 33
| 22
| 227.1
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| LF
| 23
| 8
| 104
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| CF
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| OF
| 27
| 11
| 134
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 39
| 26
| 238
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 31
| 24
| 211
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 7
| 2
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 8
| 2
| 27.1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 57
| 19
| 249
| 63
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 49
| 17
| 214.2
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 26.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 13
| 11
| 97.1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 57
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 40
| 11
| 157
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 33
| 22
| 222
| 61
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 77
| 40
| 440
| 112
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 10
| 7
| 61
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 27
| 23
| 211
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 65
| 44
| 437.2
| 86
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 13
| 5
| 55
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 30
| 16
| 171.2
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 248
| 112
| 1258.1
| 289
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 136
| 91
| 871
| 238
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 470
| 275
| 2841
| 688
| 22
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 118
| 72
| 711.2
| 156
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants from Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 4, 1978).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Fred Breining to Montreal Expos in exchange for Al Oliver (February 27, 1984); San Francisco Giants sent Andy McGaffigan (March 31, 1984) to complete trade. Traded by Montreal Expos to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Skeeter Barnes (April 26, 1985).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (March 29, 1987).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 9, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1987).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February, 1988).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (March, 1988).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 11, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1988).
- Signed by California Angels (January 11, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by California Angels (December 13, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 1991).
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