U L Washington

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: October 27, 1953 in Stringtown, OK us

Died: March 2, 2024 in Atoka, OK

High School: Stringtown HS (Stringtown, OK)

School: Murray State College (Tishomingo, OK)

Debut: September 6, 1977 (Age 23-314d, 13,950th in major league history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 33-342d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: U. L. Washington

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.2

2797

703

.251

358

RBI

255

132

OBP

.313

SLG

.343

OPS

.656

OPS+

Summary of 27 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 12 go ahead

2 Tms
KCR	26
MON	1

Platoon
vs LHP	23
vs RHP	4

Home/Road
Away	20
Home	7

Outs
1	14
2	7
0	6

12 Opps
BAL	6
OAK	4
CAL	3
CHW	3
BOS	2
DET	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
CIN	1
CLE	1
NYY	1
SEA	1

20 Pitchers
Scott McGregor	4
Tommy John	3
Matt Keough	2
Floyd Bannister	2
Ross Baumgarten	1
Craig Minetto	1
Bruce Kison	1
Rick Waits	1
Randy Lerch	1
Kevin Hickey	1
Tippy Martinez	1
Rick Langford	1
Tom Browning	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Bruce Hurst	1
Howard Bailey	1
Mike Caldwell	1
John Tudor	1
Dan Schatzeder	1
Jack O'Connor	1

11 Parks
Memor. Stad (BAL)	6
KauffmanStad (KAN)	6
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	14
9	5

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	5
12-	2
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

40 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	17
1 on	7
2 on	3
Any on	10

Inning
1	5
2	2
3	7
4	2
5	4
6	1
7	1
8	3
9	2

1-3	14
4-6	7
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	1
+1	5
Tied	11
-1	1
-3	3
-4..	2

Ahead	10
Tied	11
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	26
2B	1

OrderPos
2nd	18
9th	7
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1979-09-21	KCR	@	OAK	Rick Langford	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	12-	3	9	6	0.231	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Hurdle Scores; F. White Scores
2	2	2	2	1979-09-21	KCR	@	OAK	Craig Minetto	ahead 6-0	t 3	1	1-3	3	9	6	0.030	99%		Home Run; C. Hurdle Scores; F. White Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1980-04-20	KCR	@	DET	Dan Schatzeder	ahead 6-5	t 4	1	---	1	9	6	0.112	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	2	1	1980-05-26	KCR	@	OAK	Matt Keough	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	9	6	0.127	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1980-06-22	KCR		MIL	Mike Caldwell	tied 3-3	b 5	1	1--	2	2	6	0.232	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. White Scores
6	6	4	1	1980-07-14	KCR	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 1-2	t 5	1	1--	2	2	6	0.255	62%		Home Run; W. Wilson Scores/unER
7	7	5	1	1980-07-23	KCR		CHW	Ross Baumgarten	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	6	1	1980-08-21	KCR		CLE	Rick Waits	behind 1-4	b 6	0	1--	2	1	6	0.188	39%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. White Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1981-05-27	KCR	@	SEA	Floyd Bannister	ahead 4-0	t 2	1	---	1	9	6	0.051	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	1981-09-14	KCR	@	CAL	Bruce Kison	behind 0-3	t 3	1	---	1	9	6	0.081	25%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1982-07-18	KCR	@	BOS	John Tudor	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	-2-	2	2	6	0.122	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Wilson Scores
12	12	2	1	1982-07-25	KCR		MIL	Randy Lerch	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---	1	2	6	0.097	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1982-08-06 (2)	KCR	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	6	0.100	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	4	2	1982-08-06 (2)	KCR	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	---	1	2	6	0.095	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	5	1	1982-08-08	KCR	@	BAL	Mike Flanagan	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	6	0.154	69%		Home Run; W. Wilson Scores
16	16	6	1	1982-08-18	KCR	@	NYY	Tommy John	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	2	6	0.121	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	1982-09-19	KCR	@	MIN	Jack O'Connor	behind 2-9	t 9	2	--3	2	2	6	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Slaught Scores
18	18	8	1	1982-09-22	KCR	@	CAL	Tommy John	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	6	0.100	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	9	1	1982-09-26	KCR	@	OAK	Matt Keough	ahead 3-0	t 3	0	---	1	2	6	0.063	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	10	1	1982-09-27	KCR		CAL	Tommy John	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1983-04-11	KCR		BOS	Bruce Hurst	tied 2-2	b 5	2	---	1	2	6	0.158	67%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
22	22	2	1	1983-06-05 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	Kevin Hickey	tied 3-3	t 8	1	12-	3	2	6	0.352	92%		Home Run; J. Simpson Scores; W. Wilson Scores
23	23	3	1	1983-07-31 (2)	KCR	@	DET	Howard Bailey	ahead 6-5	t 7	1	---	1	2	6	0.133	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	4	1	1983-08-19 (1)	KCR	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	2	6	0.192	74%		Home Run; W. Wilson Scores
25	25	5	1	1983-08-31	KCR	@	CHW	Floyd Bannister	behind 2-5	t 8	1	---	1	1	6	0.052	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1984-07-08	KCR	@	BAL	Tippy Martinez	ahead 5-1	t 9	2	---	1	9	6	0.009	99%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1985-07-27	MON		CIN	Tom Browning	behind 3-7	b 8	1	---	1	2	4	0.025	5%		Home Run