George Hendrick
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| George Hendrick | |
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| Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 18, 1949 Los Angeles, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 1971 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1988 for the California Angels | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .278 |
| Home runs | 267 |
| Runs batted in | 1,111 |
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George Andrew Hendrick Jr. (born October 18, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is a former major league outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels. Hendrick is arguably best remembered as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, for whom he played for from 1979–84 and was a key player in the teams 1982 World Series win. Hendrick is currently the first base and outfield coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, a position he has held since 2006.[1]
In an 18-season career, Hendrick posted a .278 batting average with 267 home runs and 1111 RBI. His career stats include 941 runs, 1980 hits, 343 doubles, 59 stolen bases, and a .329 on base percentage in 7129 at-bats. He was the first MLB player to wear his pant legs down to his ankles, was nicknamed "Jogging George" and "Captain Easy" [2] because of his reputation for not running plays out or giving 100% effort[1] and "Silent George" due to his longstanding policy of not talking to the media.[3]
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[edit] Transactions involving Hendrick
- On March 24, 1973, the Oakland A's traded him with catcher Dave Duncan to the Cleveland Indians for catcher Ray Fosse and shortstop Jack Heidemann.[4]
- On December 8, 1976, the Cleveland Indians traded him to the San Diego Padres for outfielder John Grubb, catcher Fred Kendall, and infielder Héctor Torres.
- On May 26, 1978, the San Diego Padres traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Eric Rasmussen.
- On December 12, 1984, the St. Louis Cardinals traded him with catcher Steve Barnard to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher John Tudor and outfielder (later) catcher Brian Harper.
- On August 2, 1985, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded him along with pitchers John Candelaria and Al Holland for infielder Mike Brown, pitcher Pat Clements, and a player to be named later (Bob Kipper) to the California Angels.[5]
[edit] Personal
His son, Brian, played college basketball for the California Golden Bears.[6]
[edit] See also
- List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/card-corner-1972-topps-george-hendrick/
- ^ "George Henrick Baseball Stats". baseball-almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=hendrge01. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Hendrick Having A Quiet Impact". The Las Vegas Sun. May 2, 2003. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2003/may/02/hendrick-having-a-quiet-impact/. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ Phillips, Darell (29 March 1973). "Was trade a good one?". The Modesto Bee: p. C3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MYgjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BYEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,3705806&dq=baseball+george-hendrick&hl=en. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "George Henrick Trades and Transactions". baseball-almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=hendrge01. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "NCAA Midwest Notebook". The Maidson Courier. Associated Press: p. B1. March 25, 1993. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YcxJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nhANAAAAIBAJ&pg=3879,6112462&dq=brian-hendrick+george&hl=en. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference
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| Preceded by Chris Chambliss |
St Louis Cardinals Hitting Coach 1996-1997 |
Succeeded by Dave Parker |
| Preceded by Dave Parker |
Anaheim Angels First-Base Coach 1998-1999 |
Succeeded by Alfredo Griffin |
| Preceded by Jack Clark |
Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach 2003 |
Succeeded by Tim Wallach |
| Preceded by Billy Hatcher |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays First-Base Coach 2006-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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