Andy Van Slyke

Positions: Centerfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: December 21, 1960 in Utica, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (6th) of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Hartford HS (New Hartford, NY).

High School: New Hartford HS (New Hartford, NY)

Debut: June 17, 1983 (Age 22-178d, 14,750th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 34-284d)
vs. FLA 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Andrew James Van Slyke

Nicknames: Slick

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Relatives: Father of Scott Van Slyke

3x All-Star
5x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.3

5711

1562

164

.274

835

RBI

792

245

OBP

.349

SLG

.443

OPS

.792

OPS+

119

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

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	58 (57)	Jun 17	STL		CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	59	Jun 18	STL		CHC	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	60	Jun 19	STL		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	61	Jun 20 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	62	Jun 20 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	63	Jun 21	STL	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	64	Jun 22 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
8	65	Jun 22 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	66	Jun 23	STL	@	NYM	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
10	67	Jun 24	STL		PIT	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	68	Jun 25	STL		PIT	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	69	Jun 26	STL		PIT	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
13	70	Jun 27	STL		PIT	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
14	71	Jun 28 (1)	STL		NYM	L,1-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	72	Jun 28 (2)	STL		NYM	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	73	Jun 29	STL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	74	Jun 30	STL		NYM	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	75	Jul 1	STL	@	PIT	W,13-6	GS	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF 1B
19	76	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
20	77	Jul 3	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
21	78	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	79	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	81 (1)	Jul 9	STL	@	SDP	W,12-4	GF	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	82	Jul 10	STL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
25	83	Jul 11	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	GF	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	84	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	85	Jul 13	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	GF	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
28	86	Jul 14	STL	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	87	Jul 15	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	88	Jul 16	STL	@	SFG	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
31	89	Jul 17	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
32	90	Jul 19	STL		SDP	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	91	Jul 20	STL		SDP	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	93 (1)	Jul 22	STL		LAD	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
35	94	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,5-10	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
36	95	Jul 24	STL		LAD	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	96	Jul 25	STL		SFG	W,9-4	GS	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF LF
38	97	Jul 26	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	98	Jul 27	STL		SFG	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
40	99	Jul 28 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	1	RF LF 1B
41	100	Jul 28 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,10-1	GF	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	101	Jul 29	STL	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	102	Jul 30	STL	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
44	103	Jul 31	STL	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	105 (1)	Aug 3	STL		CHC	L,0-4	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF LF 3B
46	106	Aug 4	STL		CHC	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	107	Aug 5	STL		PHI	L,7-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	109 (1)	Aug 7	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
49	110	Aug 9	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	111	Aug 10	STL	@	CHC	W,9-5	GF	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
51	112	Aug 11	STL	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	10	1	1	12	5	1B
52	113	Aug 12	STL	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF 3B
53	114	Aug 13	STL	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B LF
54	115	Aug 14	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	116	Aug 15	STL		MON	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	117	Aug 16	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
57	118	Aug 18	STL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
58	119	Aug 19	STL		HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
59	120	Aug 20	STL		HOU	W,3-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	121	Aug 21	STL		HOU	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
61	122	Aug 23	STL		ATL	W,7-0	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	123	Aug 24	STL		ATL	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
63	124	Aug 25	STL		ATL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	125	Aug 26	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
65	126	Aug 27	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B LF
66	127	Aug 28	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	39	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
67	128	Aug 29	STL	@	HOU	W,6-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	129	Aug 30	STL	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	130	Aug 31	STL	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	131	Sep 1	STL	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
71	132	Sep 2	STL		CIN	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
72	133	Sep 3	STL		CIN	L,2-3	GS	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
73	135 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	STL		PIT	W,7-4	GF	19	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	PH 3B
74	136	Sep 5 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-6	GF	20	3.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	137	Sep 6	STL		PIT	L,0-5	GS	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF 3B
76	138	Sep 7	STL		PIT	W,5-2	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	139	Sep 9	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
78	140	Sep 10	STL	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
79	141	Sep 11	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
80	142	Sep 12	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	143	Sep 13	STL	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
82	144	Sep 14	STL	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
83	145	Sep 15	STL	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	146	Sep 16	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	147	Sep 17	STL	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	148	Sep 18	STL	@	PHI	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
87	149	Sep 19 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	150	Sep 19 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	151	Sep 20	STL	@	MON	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	152	Sep 21	STL		NYM	W,9-3	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
91	153	Sep 22	STL		NYM	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
92	155 (1)	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,6-9	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	156	Sep 25	STL		PHI	L,5-6	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
94	157	Sep 26	STL		MON	W,3-0	GS	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B LF
95	159 (1)	Sep 28	STL		MON	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
96	160	Sep 30	STL		CHC	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
97	161	Oct 1	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
98	162	Oct 2	STL		CHC	W,9-6	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B LF
							119gm		754.0	199	59	6	264	16