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Willie Upshaw

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Blanco HS (Blanco, TX).

High School: Blanco HS (Blanco, TX)

Debut: April 9, 1978 (Age 20-347d, 14,009th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1988 (Age 31-154d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Steve Comte

Full Name: Willie Clay Upshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

4203

1103

123

.262

596

RBI

528

OBP

.335

SLG

.419

OPS

.754

OPS+

103

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 9	TOR	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 10	TOR	@	TEX	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
4	4	Apr 11	TOR	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
5	5	Apr 12	TOR	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
6	6	Apr 13	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
7	7	Apr 14	TOR		BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
8	8	Apr 17 (1)	TOR		BAL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
9	9	Apr 17 (2)	TOR		BAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
10	10	Apr 18	TOR		KCR	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
11	11	Apr 19	TOR		KCR	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 20	TOR		KCR	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 21	TOR		TEX	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
14	14	Apr 22	TOR		TEX	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
15	15	Apr 23	TOR		TEX	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 25	TOR	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	18	0	1	19	2	1B
17	17	Apr 26	TOR	@	BAL	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
18	18	Apr 27	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
19	19	Apr 29	TOR		CAL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
20	20	Apr 30	TOR		CAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	TOR		CAL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
22	22	May 2	TOR		SEA	L,2-3	CG	51	11.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
23	23	May 3	TOR		SEA	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
24	24	May 4	TOR		SEA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
25	25	May 5	TOR		OAK	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 6	TOR		OAK	L,3-17	GS	32	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
27	27	May 7	TOR	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
28	28	May 8	TOR	@	CAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
29	29	May 9	TOR	@	SEA	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
30	30	May 10	TOR	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	45	10.2	13	1	0	14	1	1B
31	31	May 11	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	32	May 12	TOR	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	3	1B
33	33	May 13	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	40	9.1	10	0	0	10	0	1B
34	34	May 14	TOR	@	OAK	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
35	35	May 16	TOR		CLE	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
36	36	May 17	TOR		CLE	W,11-5	GS	31	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
37	37	May 18	TOR		CLE	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
38	38	May 19	TOR		CLE	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
39	39	May 20	TOR	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
40	40	May 21	TOR	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
41	41	May 22	TOR	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
42	42	May 23	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
43	43	May 24	TOR	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
44	44	May 25	TOR	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
45	45	May 26	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
46	46	May 27	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	17	3.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	54 (7)	Jun 6	TOR	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
48	55	Jun 7	TOR	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
49	56	Jun 8	TOR	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
50	57	Jun 9	TOR		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
51	58	Jun 10	TOR		BOS	L,3-4	CG	47	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
52	59	Jun 11	TOR		BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
53	60	Jun 12	TOR		DET	W,9-0	CG	28	7.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
54	61	Jun 13	TOR		DET	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
55	62	Jun 14	TOR		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
56	63	Jun 15	TOR		DET	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
57	64	Jun 16	TOR	@	MIL	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
58	65	Jun 17	TOR	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	40	12.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
59	66	Jun 18	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
60	67	Jun 19	TOR		NYY	W,10-9	CG	50	10.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
61	68	Jun 20	TOR		NYY	L,8-10	CG	49	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
62	69	Jun 21	TOR		NYY	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
63	70	Jun 22	TOR		NYY	W,15-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
64	71	Jun 23	TOR		MIL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
65	72	Jun 24	TOR		MIL	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
66	73	Jun 25	TOR		MIL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
67	74	Jun 27	TOR	@	NYY	W,14-7	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
68	75	Jun 28	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
69	76	Jun 29	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
70	77	Jun 30	TOR	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	51	9.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	78	Jul 1	TOR	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	8	0	3	11	2	1B
72	79	Jul 2	TOR	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
73	80	Jul 3	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
74	81	Jul 4	TOR		CAL	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
75	82	Jul 5	TOR		CAL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	8	2	1	11	0	1B
76	83	Jul 6	TOR		CAL	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
77	84	Jul 7	TOR		SEA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
78	85	Jul 8	TOR		SEA	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
79	86	Jul 9	TOR		SEA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
80	87	Jul 10	TOR		OAK	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
81	88	Jul 11	TOR		OAK	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	1B
82	89	Jul 12	TOR		OAK	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
83	90	Jul 13	TOR		OAK	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
84	91	Jul 17	TOR	@	CAL	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
85	92	Jul 18	TOR	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
86	93	Jul 19	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
87	94	Jul 20	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	42	10.0	6	4	0	10	0	1B
88	95	Jul 21	TOR	@	SEA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
89	96	Jul 22	TOR	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	56	11.2	11	4	0	15	1	1B
90	97	Jul 23	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
91	98	Jul 25	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
92	99	Jul 26	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
93	100	Jul 27	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	56	14.2	17	1	0	18	1	1B
94	101	Jul 28	TOR	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
95	102	Jul 29	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
96	103	Jul 30	TOR	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	104	Aug 1	TOR		BAL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
98	105	Aug 2	TOR		BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
99	106	Aug 3	TOR		BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
100	107	Aug 4	TOR		BAL	L,2-12	GS	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
101	108	Aug 5	TOR		KCR	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
102	109	Aug 6	TOR		KCR	W,8-0	GF	12	4.0	5	1	0	6	1	PH 1B
103	110	Aug 7	TOR		KCR	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
104	111	Aug 8	TOR	@	TEX	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
105	112	Aug 9	TOR	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
106	113	Aug 10	TOR	@	TEX	W,8-7	CG	40	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
107	114	Aug 11	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
108	115	Aug 12	TOR	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
109	116	Aug 13	TOR	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	52	12.1	9	0	0	9	0	1B
110	117	Aug 15	TOR		TEX	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
111	118	Aug 16	TOR		TEX	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
112	119	Aug 17	TOR		TEX	W,8-7	CG	44	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
113	120	Aug 19	TOR		CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
114	121	Aug 20	TOR		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
115	122	Aug 21	TOR		CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
116	123	Aug 22	TOR	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
117	124	Aug 23	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
118	125	Aug 24	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
119	126	Aug 26	TOR	@	CLE	T,6-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
120	127	Aug 27 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
121	128	Aug 27 (2)	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
122	129	Aug 28	TOR	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
123	130	Aug 29	TOR		MIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
124	131	Aug 30	TOR		MIN	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
125	132	Aug 31	TOR		MIN	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	133	Sep 1	TOR		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
127	134	Sep 2	TOR		CLE	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	14	3	0	17	1	1B
128	135	Sep 3	TOR		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
129	136	Sep 5	TOR	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
130	137	Sep 6	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
131	138	Sep 7	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
132	139	Sep 9	TOR		NYY	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
133	140	Sep 11 (1)	TOR		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
134	141	Sep 11 (2)	TOR		NYY	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
135	142	Sep 12	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
136	143	Sep 13	TOR	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
137	145 (1)	Sep 15	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
138	146	Sep 16	TOR		DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
139	147	Sep 17	TOR		DET	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
140	148	Sep 19	TOR		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
141	149	Sep 20	TOR		BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
142	150	Sep 21	TOR		BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
143	151	Sep 22	TOR	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
144	152	Sep 23	TOR	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
145	154 (1)	Sep 25	TOR	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
146	155	Sep 26	TOR	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	49	12.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
147	156	Sep 27	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
148	157	Sep 28	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-12	CG	49	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
149	158	Sep 29	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
150	159	Sep 30	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	1B
151	160	Oct 1	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-0	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
152	161	Oct 3	TOR		MIL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
153	162	Oct 5 (1)	TOR		MIL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
154	163	Oct 5 (2)	TOR		MIL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
							154gm		1361.1	1314	131	12	1457	118