Ron Hansen
[edit] Biography
Ron Hansen (Ronald Lavern Hansen) was born on April 5, 1938 in Oxford, Nebraska. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 22 home runs and 86 RBI. Hansen played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Hansen's best season was 1964, when he slugged 20 home runs and knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .048
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 153
| 530
| 72
| 135
| 22
| 86
| .255
| .342
| .440
| 22
| 5
| 69
| 94
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 18
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 155
| 533
| 51
| 132
| 12
| 51
| .248
| .329
| .347
| 13
| 2
| 66
| 96
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 19
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 71
| 196
| 12
| 34
| 3
| 17
| .173
| .289
| .255
| 7
| 0
| 30
| 36
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 144
| 482
| 55
| 109
| 13
| 67
| .226
| .330
| .351
| 17
| 2
| 78
| 74
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 19
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 158
| 575
| 85
| 150
| 20
| 68
| .261
| .347
| .419
| 25
| 3
| 73
| 73
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 15
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 162
| 587
| 61
| 138
| 11
| 66
| .235
| .304
| .344
| 23
| 4
| 60
| 73
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 21
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 23
| 74
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .176
| .322
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 157
| 498
| 35
| 116
| 8
| 51
| .233
| .317
| .321
| 20
| 0
| 64
| 51
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 8
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| 86
| 275
| 28
| 51
| 8
| 28
| .185
| .281
| .316
| 12
| 0
| 35
| 49
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 14
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 40
| 87
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 4
| .230
| .316
| .299
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 126
| 362
| 35
| 71
| 9
| 32
| .196
| .290
| .312
| 15
| 0
| 46
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 18
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 85
| 185
| 15
| 48
| 2
| 22
| .259
| .327
| .335
| 6
| 1
| 18
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 59
| 91
| 13
| 27
| 4
| 14
| .297
| .420
| .473
| 4
| 0
| 19
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 61
| 145
| 6
| 30
| 2
| 20
| .207
| .245
| .269
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 16
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .212
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1384
| 4311
| 446
| 1007
| 106
| 501
| .234
| .320
| .351
| 156
| 17
| 551
| 643
| 19
| 39
| 9
| 49
| 141
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 12
| 5
| 65
| 10
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 153
| 149
| 1328.2
| 325
| 456
| 29
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 149
| 145
| 1289
| 256
| 437
| 30
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 5
| 55.2
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 64
| 59
| 524.2
| 114
| 159
| 10
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 144
| 140
| 1268.2
| 247
| 483
| 13
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 158
| 158
| 1411.2
| 292
| 514
| 21
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 161
| 161
| 1463.2
| 287
| 527
| 26
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 23
| 23
| 220.1
| 49
| 73
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 157
| 151
| 1357
| 243
| 482
| 27
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 81
| 77
| 670.2
| 137
| 256
| 15
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 9.2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 29
| 18
| 172
| 20
| 51
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 39.2
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 34
| 23
| 213
| 28
| 62
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 88
| 81
| 710.1
| 140
| 273
| 16
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 8
| 5
| 52
| 14
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 16
| 147.1
| 44
| 44
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 4
| 41
| 7
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 21
| 17
| 131
| 151
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 7
| 50
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| SS
| 15
| 11
| 106
| 20
| 39
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 8
| 62
| 28
| 17
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| SS
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 31
| 24
| 216.1
| 16
| 51
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 4
| 31
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| SS
| 6
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 46
| 31
| 285.2
| 90
| 87
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 86
| 62
| 551.1
| 57
| 158
| 13
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 21
| 17
| 131
| 151
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1144
| 1095
| 9858
| 2011
| 3503
| 185
| 722
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1956).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Hoyt Wilhelm, Dave Nicholson and Pete Ward to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith (January 14, 1963).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to Washington Senators in exchange for Tim Cullen, Buster Narum and Bob Priddy (February 13, 1968).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tim Cullen (August 2, 1968).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees (February 28, 1970).
- Released by New York Yankees (February 14, 1972).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 5, 1972).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (June 27, 1972).
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