Pat Putnam
[edit] Biography
Pat Putnam (Patrick Edward Putnam) was born on December 3, 1953 in Bethel, Vermont. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1977 for the Texas Rangers. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 18 home runs and 64 RBI. Putnam played for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Pat Putnam's best season was 1983, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 67 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 11
| 26
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .308
| .333
| .462
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 46
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .152
| .188
| .239
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 139
| 426
| 57
| 118
| 18
| 64
| .277
| .319
| .458
| 19
| 2
| 23
| 50
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 12
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 147
| 410
| 42
| 108
| 13
| 55
| .263
| .319
| .407
| 16
| 2
| 36
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 13
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 95
| 297
| 33
| 79
| 8
| 35
| .266
| .304
| .418
| 17
| 2
| 17
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 43
| 122
| 14
| 28
| 2
| 9
| .230
| .293
| .344
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 144
| 469
| 58
| 126
| 19
| 67
| .269
| .326
| .448
| 23
| 2
| 39
| 57
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 12
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 64
| 155
| 11
| 31
| 2
| 16
| .200
| .254
| .277
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| 14
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| .079
| .163
| .105
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TOT
| A
| 78
| 193
| 12
| 34
| 2
| 20
| .176
| .236
| .244
| 7
| 0
| 16
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 677
| 1989
| 223
| 508
| 63
| 255
| .255
| .306
| .406
| 95
| 8
| 144
| 260
| 10
| 10
| 10
| 27
| 50
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 4
| 36
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 96
| 89
| 771.1
| 832
| 62
| 5
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 32
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 137
| 102
| 956
| 979
| 80
| 9
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 94
| 76
| 696
| 769
| 64
| 6
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 39
| 31
| 280
| 285
| 24
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 125
| 116
| 1011.1
| 1067
| 85
| 7
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 61
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 30
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 6
| 45
| 32
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 13
| 9
| 61
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 41
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 508
| 425
| 3807.2
| 4014
| 323
| 31
| 379
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 17
| 11
| 74
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 17
| 11
| 76
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 100
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 12th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (23rd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Ron Musselman (December 21, 1982).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later (August 29, 1984); Seattle Mariners received Carson Carroll (October 22, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 7, 1985).
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