U L Washington

Full Name: U L Washington	Primary Position: SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175	First Game: September 6, 1977
Birthdate: October 27, 1953	Final Game: October 4, 1987
Birthplace: Stringtown, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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U L Washington (U L Washington) was born on October 27, 1953 in Stringtown, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1977 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI. Washington played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was U L Washington's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he knocked in 53 runs. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he stole 40 bases.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1977	KC	A	10	20	0	4	0	1	.200	.360	.350	1	1	5	4	0	1	1	0	0
1978	KC	A	69	129	10	34	0	9	.264	.314	.295	2	1	10	20	0	2	12	0	2
1979	KC	A	101	268	32	68	2	25	.254	.299	.358	12	5	20	44	0	6	10	1	1
1980	KC	A	153	549	79	150	6	53	.273	.336	.375	16	11	53	78	0	10	20	0	13
1981	KC	A	98	339	40	77	2	29	.227	.310	.307	19	1	41	43	0	3	10	1	6
1982	KC	A	119	437	64	125	10	60	.286	.338	.412	19	3	38	48	0	5	23	0	4
1983	KC	A	144	547	76	129	5	41	.236	.298	.320	19	6	48	78	1	7	40	0	3
1984	KC	A	63	170	18	38	1	10	.224	.281	.276	6	0	14	31	0	4	4	0	1
1985	MON	N	68	193	24	48	1	17	.249	.301	.352	9	4	15	33	0	0	6	1	2
1986	PIT	N	72	135	14	27	0	10	.200	.278	.259	0	4	15	27	0	4	6	2	1
1987	PIT	N	10	10	1	3	0	0	.300	.417	.300	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	1	0
Total	NL		150	338	39	78	1	27	.231	.296	.314	9	8	32	63	0	6	12	4	3
Total	AL		757	2459	319	625	26	228	.254	.316	.347	94	28	229	346	1	38	120	2	30
Total			907	2797	358	703	27	255	.251	.313	.343	103	36	261	409	1	44	132	6	33

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1977	KC	A	SS	9	6	62	13	21	5	4	.872
1978	KC	A	SS	49	20	224.2	47	55	8	8	.927
1978	KC	A	2B	19	13	121.2	32	37	1	10	.986
1978	KC	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	KC	A	SS	50	37	354	62	131	6	31	.970
1979	KC	A	3B	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	1.000
1979	KC	A	2B	46	35	346	112	111	12	37	.949
1979	KC	A	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	KC	A	SS	152	146	1312.2	237	467	32	86	.957
1981	KC	A	SS	98	97	868	135	297	12	58	.973
1982	KC	A	SS	117	114	995	173	371	22	63	.961
1982	KC	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	KC	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	KC	A	SS	140	139	1224.2	201	448	36	91	.947
1984	KC	A	SS	61	54	476.1	81	166	10	40	.961
1985	MON	N	SS	10	7	60	5	25	1	7	.968
1985	MON	N	3B	3	1	11.2	1	1	2	0	.500
1985	MON	N	2B	43	34	310.2	70	104	4	22	.978
1986	PIT	N	SS	51	26	278	50	92	8	25	.947
1986	PIT	N	2B	3	1	10	0	5	0	0	1.000
1987	PIT	N	SS	1	1	9	1	4	1	0	.833
1987	PIT	N	3B	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	111	83	788.1	214	257	17	69	.965
Total			SS	738	647	5864.1	1005	2077	141	413	.956
Total			3B	5	1	17.2	1	2	2	0	.600

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Kansas City Royals (August 4, 1972).
Traded by Kansas City Royals to Montreal Expos in exchange for Ken Baker and Mike Kinnunen (January 7, 1985).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 24, 1986).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 7, 1986).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 20, 1987).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 5, 1987).

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