Tom Poquette
[edit] Biography
Tom Poquette (Thomas Arthur Poquette) was born on October 30, 1951 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1973 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI. Poquette played for the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers over the course of his 7 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Tom Poquette's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1977, when he hit for a .292 average. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he hit for a .302 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 21
| 28
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .214
| .258
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 104
| 344
| 43
| 104
| 2
| 34
| .302
| .361
| .430
| 18
| 10
| 29
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 9
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 106
| 342
| 43
| 100
| 2
| 33
| .292
| .337
| .412
| 23
| 6
| 19
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 80
| 204
| 16
| 44
| 4
| 30
| .216
| .259
| .338
| 9
| 2
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 21
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .192
| .214
| .192
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 63
| 154
| 14
| 51
| 2
| 23
| .331
| .365
| .429
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 84
| 180
| 15
| 56
| 2
| 26
| .311
| .343
| .394
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 30
| 64
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .156
| .225
| .172
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 66
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .152
| .219
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 24
| 62
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .145
| .206
| .161
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 452
| 1226
| 127
| 329
| 10
| 136
| .268
| .317
| .373
| 62
| 18
| 81
| 82
| 15
| 9
| 13
| 7
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| KC
| A
| OF
| 20
| 7
| 84
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| RF
| 18
| 7
| 80
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| OF
| 98
| 88
| 771
| 188
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| LF
| 84
| 76
| 642
| 150
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| RF
| 17
| 12
| 129
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| RF
| 28
| 26
| 197
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| OF
| 97
| 87
| 741
| 177
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| LF
| 73
| 60
| 537
| 123
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| LF
| 49
| 42
| 328
| 114
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| RF
| 16
| 12
| 95
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| OF
| 63
| 54
| 423
| 144
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| OF
| 10
| 4
| 47
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| RF
| 8
| 4
| 43
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 11
| 10
| 96
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 43
| 27
| 307
| 73
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 30
| 16
| 196
| 51
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 53
| 31
| 354
| 80
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 19
| 14
| 139
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 78
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 6
| 5
| 43
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 132
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 20
| 15
| 136
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 11
| 9
| 82
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| OF
| 23
| 14
| 144.1
| 44
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| LF
| 20
| 14
| 136.1
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 39
| 22
| 250
| 64
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 374
| 296
| 2653.1
| 678
| 15
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 104
| 72
| 659
| 175
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 242
| 202
| 1744.1
| 445
| 9
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Boston Red Sox in exchange for George Scott (June 13, 1979).
- Claimed on waivers by Texas Rangers from Boston Red Sox (August 12, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 15, 1982).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (July 21, 1982).
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