Ron Hassey
[edit] Biography
Ron Hassey (Ronald William Hassey) was born on February 27, 1953 in Tucson, Arizona. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1978 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 4 home runs and 32 RBI. Hassey played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Hassey's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .318 average and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 74
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 9
| .203
| .256
| .284
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 75
| 223
| 20
| 64
| 4
| 32
| .287
| .339
| .404
| 14
| 0
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 130
| 390
| 43
| 124
| 8
| 65
| .318
| .390
| .446
| 18
| 4
| 49
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 13
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 61
| 190
| 8
| 44
| 1
| 25
| .232
| .297
| .268
| 4
| 0
| 17
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 113
| 323
| 33
| 81
| 5
| 34
| .251
| .356
| .353
| 18
| 0
| 53
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 5
| 10
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 117
| 341
| 48
| 92
| 6
| 42
| .270
| .342
| .384
| 21
| 0
| 38
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 11
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 48
| 149
| 11
| 38
| 0
| 19
| .255
| .321
| .302
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 33
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 5
| .333
| .405
| .515
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 67
| 182
| 16
| 49
| 2
| 24
| .269
| .337
| .341
| 5
| 1
| 19
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 92
| 267
| 31
| 79
| 13
| 42
| .296
| .369
| .509
| 16
| 1
| 28
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 64
| 191
| 23
| 57
| 6
| 29
| .298
| .381
| .466
| 14
| 0
| 24
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 150
| 22
| 53
| 3
| 20
| .353
| .437
| .500
| 11
| 1
| 22
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1986
| TOT
| A
| 113
| 341
| 45
| 110
| 9
| 49
| .323
| .406
| .481
| 25
| 1
| 46
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 15
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 145
| 15
| 31
| 3
| 12
| .214
| .303
| .338
| 9
| 0
| 17
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 107
| 323
| 32
| 83
| 7
| 45
| .257
| .323
| .368
| 15
| 0
| 30
| 42
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 97
| 268
| 29
| 61
| 5
| 23
| .228
| .290
| .328
| 12
| 0
| 24
| 45
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 9
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 94
| 254
| 18
| 54
| 5
| 22
| .213
| .288
| .299
| 7
| 0
| 27
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| 52
| 119
| 5
| 27
| 1
| 14
| .227
| .301
| .319
| 8
| 0
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 71
| 152
| 10
| 38
| 3
| 19
| .250
| .324
| .362
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1121
| 3288
| 338
| 876
| 68
| 419
| .266
| .341
| .383
| 164
| 7
| 368
| 356
| 21
| 20
| 13
| 29
| 104
|
| Total
|
|
| 1192
| 3440
| 348
| 914
| 71
| 438
| .266
| .340
| .382
| 172
| 7
| 385
| 378
| 21
| 22
| 14
| 31
| 110
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| C
| 24
| 23
| 200
| 130
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 8
| 0
| .993
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| C
| 68
| 61
| 520
| 345
| 29
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 50
| 17
| 2
| .992
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| C
| 113
| 104
| 898.2
| 549
| 52
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 74
| 39
| 1
| .993
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 34
| 31
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| C
| 56
| 52
| 436
| 296
| 38
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 28
| 2
| .991
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| C
| 105
| 91
| 801.1
| 562
| 38
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 79
| 36
| 2
| .993
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| C
| 113
| 97
| 849.1
| 514
| 43
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 61
| 29
| 2
| .995
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| C
| 44
| 37
| 343
| 203
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 10
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| C
| 6
| 3
| 33
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 25
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 33
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| C
| 50
| 40
| 376
| 233
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 30
| 11
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| C
| 69
| 65
| 571.2
| 402
| 20
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 50
| 13
| 0
| .984
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| C
| 51
| 48
| 417.1
| 251
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 12
| 0
| .985
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| C
| 11
| 8
| 74
| 67
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| TOT
| A
| C
| 62
| 56
| 491.1
| 318
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 15
| 0
| .988
|
| 1986
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| C
| 24
| 24
| 194
| 114
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| C
| 92
| 79
| 703.2
| 465
| 31
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 39
| 18
| 1
| .994
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| C
| 78
| 70
| 618
| 421
| 25
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 51
| 22
| 1
| .991
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| C
| 59
| 57
| 488.2
| 307
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 12
| 2
| .997
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| C
| 34
| 34
| 274.1
| 172
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 33
| 9
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 95
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 23
| 11
| 118
| 130
| 8
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 947
| 853
| 7423
| 4828
| 364
| 39
| 54
| 0
| 67
| 579
| 262
| 13
| .993
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1975).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 18th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Rick Sutcliffe and George Frazier to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mel Hall, Joe Carter, Don Schulze and Darryl Banks (June 13, 1984).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi and Henry Cotto to New York Yankees in exchange for Ray Fontenot and Brian Dayett (December 4, 1984).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Joe Cowley to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Britt Burns, Mike Soper and Glen Braxton (December 12, 1985).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Chris Alvarez, Eric Schmidt and Matt Winters to New York Yankees in exchange for Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glen Braxton and cash (February 13, 1986).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Carlos Martinez and a player to be named later to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ron Kittle, Wayne Tolleson and Joel Skinner (July 30, 1986); Chicago White Sox received Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 30, 1987).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 9, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 15, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1991).
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