Willie Randolph

Full Name: Willie Larry Randolph	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/165	First Game: July 29, 1975
Birthdate: July 6, 1954	Final Game: October 4, 1992
Birthplace: Holly Hill, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 18 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
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- 2.1 Batting Stats
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[edit] Biography

Willie Randolph (Willie Larry Randolph) was born on July 6, 1954 in Holly Hill, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on July 29, 1975 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 40 RBI. Randolph played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets over the course of his 18 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Willie Randolph's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he stole 30 bases and hit for a .294 average. However, others believe that it was 1979, when he stole 33 bases and knocked in 61 runs.

He was the manager of the Mets from 2005-08, compiling a career managerial record of 302-253. He was 6-4 in the postseason as the Mets' skipper.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1975	PIT	N	30	61	9	10	0	3	.164	.246	.180	1	0	7	6	0	1	1	1	3
1976	NY	A	125	430	59	115	1	40	.267	.356	.328	15	4	58	39	3	6	37	5	10
1977	NY	A	147	551	91	151	4	40	.274	.347	.387	28	11	64	53	1	2	13	1	11
1978	NY	A	134	499	87	139	3	42	.279	.381	.357	18	6	82	51	4	6	36	1	12
1979	NY	A	153	574	98	155	5	61	.270	.374	.368	15	13	95	39	3	5	33	5	23
1980	NY	A	138	513	99	151	7	46	.294	.427	.407	23	7	119	45	2	5	30	4	6
1981	NY	A	93	357	59	83	2	24	.232	.336	.305	14	3	57	24	0	5	14	0	10
1982	NY	A	144	553	85	155	3	36	.280	.368	.349	21	4	75	35	3	10	16	3	13
1983	NY	A	104	420	73	117	2	38	.279	.361	.348	21	1	53	32	1	3	12	0	11
1984	NY	A	142	564	86	162	2	31	.287	.377	.348	24	2	86	42	0	7	10	4	15
1985	NY	A	143	497	75	137	5	40	.276	.382	.356	21	2	85	39	4	5	16	3	24
1986	NY	A	141	492	76	136	5	50	.276	.393	.346	15	2	94	49	3	8	15	0	11
1987	NY	A	120	449	96	137	7	67	.305	.411	.414	24	2	82	25	2	5	11	1	15
1988	NY	A	110	404	43	93	2	34	.230	.322	.300	20	1	55	39	2	8	8	2	10
1989	LA	N	145	549	62	155	2	36	.282	.366	.326	18	0	71	51	4	4	7	2	10
1990	OAK	A	93	292	37	75	1	21	.257	.331	.318	9	3	32	25	1	7	6	1	11
1990	LA	N	26	96	15	26	1	9	.271	.364	.344	4	0	13	9	1	3	1	0	3
1990	Total		119	388	52	101	2	30	.260	.339	.325	13	3	45	34	2	10	7	1	14
1991	MIL	A	124	431	60	141	0	54	.327	.424	.374	14	3	75	38	0	3	4	3	14
1992	NY	N	90	286	29	72	2	15	.252	.352	.318	11	1	40	34	4	6	1	1	6
Total	NL		291	992	115	263	5	63	.265	.354	.317	34	1	131	100	9	14	10	4	22
Total	AL		1911	7026	1124	1947	49	624	.277	.375	.356	282	64	1112	575	29	85	261	33	196
Total			2202	8018	1239	2210	54	687	.276	.373	.351	316	65	1243	675	38	99	271	37	218

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1975	PIT	N	3B	1	1	8	0	3	3	0	.500
1975	PIT	N	2B	14	12	114.1	34	42	3	8	.962
1976	NY	A	2B	124	122	1122.1	307	415	19	87	.974
1977	NY	A	2B	147	145	1271	350	454	16	108	.980
1978	NY	A	2B	134	132	1144.2	296	400	16	80	.978
1979	NY	A	2B	153	152	1336	355	478	13	128	.985
1980	NY	A	2B	138	137	1215.1	361	401	19	97	.976
1981	NY	A	2B	93	93	816.2	205	268	11	74	.977
1982	NY	A	2B	143	140	1235	352	380	14	100	.981
1983	NY	A	2B	104	103	902	265	298	12	77	.979
1984	NY	A	2B	142	141	1248.2	334	419	13	112	.983
1985	NY	A	2B	143	141	1256	303	425	11	104	.985
1986	NY	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	NY	A	2B	139	137	1203	313	381	20	94	.972
1987	NY	A	2B	119	119	1039.2	286	338	12	89	.981
1987	NY	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	NY	A	2B	110	107	961.2	254	339	7	83	.988
1989	LA	N	2B	140	139	1240.2	260	412	9	85	.987
1990	OAK	A	2B	84	80	695	148	240	7	62	.982
1990	OAK	A	DH	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1990	LA	N	2B	26	26	224	50	73	4	10	.969
1990	Total		2B	110	106	919	198	313	11	72	.979
1991	MIL	A	2B	121	108	997.1	237	378	20	96	.969
1991	MIL	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	NY	N	2B	79	74	651.2	149	195	8	53	.977
Total			2B	2153	2108	18675	4859	6336	234	1547	.980
Total			3B	1	1	8	0	3	3	0	.500
Total			DH	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ken Brett and Dock Ellis to New York Yankees in exchange for Doc Medich (December 11, 1975).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Signed by New York Yankees (January 8, 1987).
Granted free agency (October 24, 1988).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 10, 1988).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Stan Javier (May 13, 1990).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (April 2, 1991).
Granted free agency (October 31, 1991).
Signed by New York Mets (December 20, 1991).
Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).