Willie Norwood

Full Name: Willie Norwood Primary Position: OF,LF,CF,RF Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: April 21, 1977 Birthdate: November 7, 1950 Final Game: October 4, 1980 Birthplace: Greene County, Alabama MLB Experience: 4 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Willie Norwood (Willie Norwood) was born on November 7, 1950 in Greene County, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1977 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 8 home runs and 46 RBI. Norwood played for the Minnesota Twins for his entire 4 year career.

Most people believe that Willie Norwood's best season was 1978, when he stole 25 bases.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1977	MIN	A	39	83	15	19	3	9	.229	.281	.373	3	0	6	17	0	2	6	0	1
1978	MIN	A	125	428	56	109	8	46	.255	.301	.376	22	3	28	64	3	6	25	0	15
1979	MIN	A	96	270	32	67	6	30	.248	.299	.385	13	3	20	51	0	3	9	2	8
1980	MIN	A	34	73	6	12	1	8	.164	.197	.233	2	0	3	13	0	0	1	0	3
Total			294	854	109	207	18	93	.242	.290	.367	40	6	57	145	3	11	41	2	27

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1977	MIN	A	CF	20	14	134	47	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1977	MIN	A	LF	3	1	12	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1977	MIN	A	RF	8	3	35	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1977	MIN	A	OF	28	18	181	59	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1977	MIN	A	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	MIN	A	CF	14	13	119	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1978	MIN	A	OF	115	106	946	227	7	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1978	MIN	A	DH	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	MIN	A	LF	101	91	806	200	7	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.937
1978	MIN	A	RF	4	2	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1979	MIN	A	OF	71	64	550	147	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1979	MIN	A	DH	17	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	MIN	A	CF	43	42	372	110	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1979	MIN	A	RF	28	22	178	38	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1980	MIN	A	RF	12	11	95	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	MIN	A	OF	17	15	128.1	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	MIN	A	CF	5	4	33.1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	MIN	A	DH	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	42	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	52	38	329	82	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			LF	104	92	818	204	7	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.934
Total			CF	82	73	658.1	192	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
Total			OF	231	203	1805.1	475	11	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.959

Transactions

• Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
• Traded by Minnesota Twins to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Byron McLaughlin (December 12, 1980).
• Released by Seattle Mariners (March 26, 1981).