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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	TOR		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
2	2	Apr 8	TOR		CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
3	3	Apr 9	TOR		CLE	L,3-14	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
4	4	Apr 10	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
5	5	Apr 11	TOR	@	BOS	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
6	6	Apr 12	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
7	7	Apr 14	TOR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
8	8	Apr 15	TOR		CHW	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
9	9	Apr 16	TOR		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
10	10	Apr 17	TOR		BOS	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
11	11	Apr 18	TOR		BOS	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
12	12	Apr 19	TOR		BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
13	13	Apr 20	TOR	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
14	14	Apr 21	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
15	15	Apr 22	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 24	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
17	17	Apr 25	TOR	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	10	2	0	12	0	1B
18	18	Apr 26	TOR	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
19	19	Apr 28	TOR		MIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
20	20	Apr 29	TOR		MIN	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	13	3	0	16	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	TOR		TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
22	22	May 2	TOR		TEX	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
23	24 (1)	May 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
24	25	May 6	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
25	26	May 8	TOR	@	TEX	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
26	27	May 9	TOR	@	TEX	W,15-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
27	28	May 10	TOR	@	TEX	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
28	29	May 11	TOR		KCR	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
29	30	May 12	TOR		KCR	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
30	31	May 13	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
31	32	May 14	TOR	@	MIN	W,16-4	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	3	1B
32	33	May 15	TOR	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	34	May 16	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
34	36 (1)	May 18	TOR	@	CAL	W,12-0	CG	29	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	37	May 19	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
36	38	May 20	TOR	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
37	39	May 22	TOR	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
38	40	May 23	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
39	41	May 24	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
40	42	May 25	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
41	43	May 27	TOR		OAK	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
42	44	May 28	TOR		OAK	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	48 (3)	Jun 1	TOR		SEA	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	4	1B
44	49	Jun 2	TOR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
45	50	Jun 3	TOR		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
46	51	Jun 5	TOR		BAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
47	52	Jun 6	TOR		BAL	W,8-5	CG	53	11.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
48	53	Jun 7	TOR		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
49	54	Jun 8	TOR	@	NYY	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
50	55	Jun 9	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
51	56	Jun 10	TOR	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
52	57	Jun 11	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
53	58	Jun 12	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
54	59	Jun 13	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
55	61 (1)	Jun 15	TOR		DET	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
56	62	Jun 16	TOR		DET	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
57	63	Jun 17	TOR		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
58	64	Jun 18	TOR		MIL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
59	65	Jun 19	TOR		MIL	W,15-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
60	66	Jun 20	TOR		MIL	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
61	67	Jun 21	TOR		MIL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
62	68	Jun 22	TOR	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
63	69	Jun 23	TOR	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
64	70	Jun 24	TOR	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
65	71	Jun 26	TOR	@	MIL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
66	72	Jun 27	TOR	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	74 (1)	Jun 29	TOR		NYY	L,14-15	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
68	75	Jun 30	TOR		NYY	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76	Jul 1	TOR		NYY	L,1-6	CG	51	12.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
70	77	Jul 3 (1)	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
71	78	Jul 3 (2)	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	1B
72	79	Jul 4	TOR	@	KCR	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
73	80	Jul 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	4	0	10	0	1B
74	81	Jul 6	TOR		TEX	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
75	82	Jul 7	TOR		TEX	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
76	83	Jul 8	TOR		TEX	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
77	84	Jul 9	TOR		KCR	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
78	85	Jul 10	TOR		KCR	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
79	86	Jul 11	TOR		KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	6	3	1	10	0	1B
80	87	Jul 12	TOR		KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
81	88	Jul 16	TOR	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	2	11	2	1B
82	89	Jul 17	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
83	92 (2)	Jul 20	TOR	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
84	93	Jul 21	TOR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	12	1	1	14	0	1B
85	94	Jul 22	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
86	95	Jul 23	TOR		MIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
87	96	Jul 24	TOR		MIN	W,8-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
88	97	Jul 25	TOR		MIN	L,9-13	GS	33	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
89	99 (1)	Jul 27	TOR		BOS	W,10-8	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
90	100	Jul 28	TOR		BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
91	102 (1)	Jul 31	TOR		CLE	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	103	Aug 1	TOR		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
93	104	Aug 2	TOR		CLE	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
94	105	Aug 3	TOR	@	CHW	W,14-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
95	106	Aug 4	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
96	107	Aug 5	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
97	109 (1)	Aug 7	TOR	@	CLE	W,15-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
98	110	Aug 8	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
99	111	Aug 9	TOR	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
100	112	Aug 10	TOR	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
101	113	Aug 11	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	114	Aug 12	TOR	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
103	115	Aug 13	TOR		CHW	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
104	116	Aug 14	TOR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
105	117	Aug 15	TOR		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
106	118	Aug 16	TOR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
107	119	Aug 18	TOR	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
108	120	Aug 19	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
109	121	Aug 20	TOR	@	OAK	W,7-6	GF	26	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH 1B
110	122	Aug 21	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
111	123	Aug 22	TOR	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
112	124	Aug 23	TOR	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	1B
113	125	Aug 24	TOR	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
114	126	Aug 25	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
115	127	Aug 27	TOR		OAK	W,9-4	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
116	128	Aug 28	TOR		OAK	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
117	129	Aug 29	TOR		OAK	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
118	130	Aug 30	TOR		OAK	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	132 (1)	Sep 1	TOR		CAL	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
120	133	Sep 2	TOR		CAL	W,7-6	GF	25	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
121	134	Sep 4	TOR		SEA	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
122	135	Sep 5	TOR		SEA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
123	136	Sep 6	TOR		SEA	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
124	137	Sep 7	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
125	138	Sep 8	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
126	139	Sep 9	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
127	140	Sep 11	TOR		NYY	W,6-5	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
128	141	Sep 12	TOR		NYY	W,13-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
129	142	Sep 13	TOR		NYY	L,5-8	GF	12	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH 1B
130	143	Sep 14	TOR		BAL	W,18-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
131	144	Sep 15	TOR		BAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
132	145	Sep 16	TOR		BAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	14	2	0	16	3	1B
133	146	Sep 17	TOR	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	19	4.2	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
134	147	Sep 18	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
135	148	Sep 19	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
136	149	Sep 20	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-2	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
137	150	Sep 21	TOR	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
138	151	Sep 22	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
139	152	Sep 23	TOR	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	8	4	0	12	2	1B
140	153	Sep 24	TOR		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
141	155 (1)	Sep 26	TOR		DET	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
142	156	Sep 27	TOR		DET	L,2-3	CG	51	13.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
143	157	Sep 28	TOR		MIL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
144	158	Sep 29	TOR		MIL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
145	160 (1)	Oct 2	TOR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
146	161	Oct 3	TOR	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	49	11.1	9	1	1	11	0	1B
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