Craig Worthington
Appearance
Craig Worthington | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Los Angeles, California | April 17, 1965|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1988, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 14, 1996, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .230 |
Home runs | 33 |
Runs batted in | 144 |
Teams | |
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Craig Richard Worthington (born April 17, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1988 and 1996, for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Texas Rangers, primarily as a third baseman. He played the end of the 1996 season in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers.
Worthington was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft's secondary phase. The third baseman showed much promise, posting 15 home runs and 70 RBIs in 1989 with Baltimore. Craig was named to the Topps rookie all-star team.
Attended Cantwell High School in Montebello, California.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Major League Baseball third basemen
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- Cleveland Indians players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Texas Rangers players
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- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Baseball players from California
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- International League MVP award winners
- American baseball third baseman stubs