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Steve Kemp

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Full Name: Steven F Kemp Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195 First Game: April 7, 1977
Birthdate: August 7, 1954 Final Game: May 24, 1988
Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Steve Kemp (Steven F Kemp) was born on August 7, 1954 in San Angelo, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1977 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 18 home runs and 88 RBI. Kemp played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Steve Kemp's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1979, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .318 average and knocked in 105 runs. However, others believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .286 average and knocked in 98 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1977 DET A 151 552 75 142 18 88 .257 .343 .422 29 4 71 93 5 1 3 0 11
1978 DET A 159 582 75 161 15 79 .277 .379 .399 18 4 97 87 1 3 2 3 9
1979 DET A 134 490 88 156 26 105 .318 .398 .543 26 3 68 70 2 2 5 2 13
1980 DET A 135 508 88 149 21 101 .293 .376 .474 23 3 69 64 4 1 5 3 24
1981 DET A 105 372 52 103 9 49 .277 .389 .419 18 4 70 48 1 0 9 5 13
1982 CHI A 160 580 91 166 19 98 .286 .381 .428 23 1 89 83 3 1 7 8 8
1983 NY A 109 373 53 90 12 49 .241 .318 .399 17 3 41 37 2 1 1 3 17
1984 NY A 94 313 37 91 7 41 .291 .369 .403 12 1 40 54 1 3 4 0 12
1985 PIT N 92 236 19 59 2 21 .250 .317 .347 13 2 25 54 0 1 1 1 5
1986 PIT N 13 16 1 3 1 1 .188 .350 .375 0 0 4 6 0 0 1 0 1
1988 TEX A 16 36 2 8 0 2 .222 .256 .222 0 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 1
Total NL 105 252 20 62 3 22 .246 .319 .349 13 2 29 60 0 1 2 1 6
Total AL 1063 3806 561 1066 127 612 .280 .370 .436 166 23 547 545 19 12 37 24 108
Total 1168 4058 581 1128 130 634 .278 .367 .431 179 25 576 605 19 13 39 25 114

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1977 DET A LF 148 147 1316 252 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1977 DET A OF 148 147 1316 252 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1978 DET A OF 157 156 1395 325 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1978 DET A LF 157 156 1395 325 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1979 DET A OF 120 117 1044.1 229 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1979 DET A RF 3 3 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 DET A LF 117 114 1020.1 225 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1979 DET A DH 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 DET A DH 46 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 DET A OF 85 84 737 197 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1980 DET A LF 85 84 737 198 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1981 DET A LF 92 92 806.1 210 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1981 DET A DH 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 DET A OF 92 92 806.1 207 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1982 CHI A LF 154 154 1315.2 278 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1982 CHI A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 CHI A OF 154 154 1315.2 280 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1983 NY A RF 85 72 652 175 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1983 NY A LF 25 20 180.1 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 NY A OF 101 92 832.1 215 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1983 NY A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 NY A OF 75 70 628.2 138 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1984 NY A LF 75 70 628.2 135 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1984 NY A DH 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 PIT N OF 63 61 476.1 105 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N LF 63 61 476.1 108 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 PIT N LF 4 3 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 PIT N OF 4 3 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 TEX A OF 5 2 23.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 TEX A DH 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 TEX A 1B 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 TEX A LF 5 2 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 TEX A RF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 1004 978 8597 1962 55 37 12 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total DH 92 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 89 75 677.1 180 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .984
Total LF 925 903 7919.2 1786 54 34 9 0 0 0 0 0 .982

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 7, 1976).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Chet Lemon (November 27, 1981).
  • Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (December 9, 1982).
  • Traded by New York Yankees with Tim Foli and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dale Berra, Alfonso Pulido and Jay Buhner (December 20, 1984).
  • Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (May 8, 1986).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (June 22, 1986).
  • Released by San Diego Padres (September 18, 1986).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (March 4, 1987).
  • Released by Texas Rangers (October 15, 1987).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (January 19, 1988).
  • Released by Texas Rangers (May 25, 1988).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (June 9, 1988).

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