| Randy Hundley | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: June 1, 1942 Martinsville, Virginia |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 27, 1964 for the San Francisco Giants |
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| Final game | ||
| September 25, 1977 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martinsville is an Independent city surrounded by and the County seat of Henry County, Virginia, United States. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 236 | |
| Home runs | 82 | |
| Runs batted in | 381 | |
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Cecil Randolph Hundley Jr. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to (born June 1, 1942 in Martinsville, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball Gold Glove winning catcher who played for the San Francisco Giants for 16 at bats (1964-1965), the Chicago Cubs (1966-1973), the Minnesota Twins (1974), the San Diego Padres (1975), and for the Cubs again in 1976 and 1977. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martinsville is an Independent city surrounded by and the County seat of Henry County, Virginia, United States. This is a list of Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners at Catcher in National League Baseball. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969
Hundley came to the Cubs in one of the best trades (for the Cubs) in their history; along with Hundley, they received future 20-game winner Bill Hands. William Alfred Hands Jr (born May 6, 1940 in Hackensack New Jersey, United States is a former professional Baseball player who Hundley ended up becoming considered the best Cubs catcher since Gabby Hartnett. Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett ( December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an National Major League Baseball Besides being a consistently decent hitter, Hundley was one of the best fielding catchers in the late 60's. He also was a workhorse, setting a record in 1968 with 160 games behind the plate (147 complete). Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He also became the first player to catch 150 games for three consecutive years (1967-1969).
When he won the Gold Glove in 1967, he committed just four errors for an NL record. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. When the Cubs made their unsuccessful run for the title in 1969, Hundley's fielding and 18 home runs were key contributions, but he was thoroughly worn out by season's end. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
After a few more years, his hard work began to wear on him. His iron-man streak ended on April 21, 1970, when his left knee was seriously injured when the Cardinals' Carl Taylor collided with him, putting him out of action for several weeks. This is an article about a baseball player For softball coach see Carl C Then he badly injured his right knee in 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He was never the same after that and drifted to the Twins, Padres, and then finally back to the Cubs where he ended his career on September 25, 1977. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Hundley was one of the few catchers to steal home, doing it on May 19, 1966 against Gary Kroll of the Houston Astros after tripling off Dick Farrell. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see He also hit for the cycle on August 11 of that year in a 9-8, 11-inning win, also against the Astros. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation That year, Hundley also picked up his career-high in home runs (19).
In 14 seasons, Hundley accumulated 82 home runs, 381 RBIs, and a . 236 batting average in 1061 games played. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has Hundley had 12 career stolen bases. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate He picked up 813 career hits in 3442 at bats. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches His son Todd Hundley played for 15 years as a catcher in the major leagues as well. Todd Randolph Hundley (born May 27, 1969 in Martinsville, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher / Outfielder
See also
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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