Thursday, July 22, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1978 RON WASHINGTON

Up on the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1978 card for former infielder turned manager Ron Washington, who made his major League debut during the 1977 with the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers:

 
Washington played in 10 games that season, finally making it to the "big show" after toiling in the Minors since 1971, and did very well, hitting a scorching .368 with seven hits over 19 at-bats.
Sadly though, he would spend the next three-plus seasons back in the Minors before appearing in 28 games for the Minnesota Twins in 1981.
He would play the next eight years in the Majors, with Minnesota through 1986 before moving on to the Baltimore Orioles in 1987, the Cleveland Indians in 1988 and finally the Houston Astros for seven games in 1989.
Never a full-time player, he played in a total of 564 games over his 10-year career, hitting .261 with 414 hits in 1586 at-bats, only once appearing in over 100 games (119 in 1982).
Post-playing career he would turn to coaching, then managing, guiding the Texas Rangers between 2007 and 2014, including two straight World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011, as well as four straight 90+ wins seasons between 2010-2013.

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