Great Platoons: 1979-1989
We’ve previously undertaken three periodic explorations of the phenomenon of extraordinarly productive left-right platoon partnerships. When we left off, Great Platoons were abounding through the 1970s. Now we’ll enter the 1980s, and see them continuing to flourish.
As a reminder, here are the criteria for inclusion:
– The platoon must have been entirely or significantly structured upon the left-right-batting basis.
– Both platoon partners must have hit well, not just one.
– We’re concerning ourselves only with offensive production, not defense or baserunning.
Something to remember as we proceed is this: Most pitchers are righthanded, usually by around two-thirds to one-third. So the signature aspect of the most strict left-right platoon partnership is that the lefthanded batter will get around twice as many plate appearances as the righthanded batter, give or take for particular circumstances.
1979–80 Baltimore Orioles: Left field
One of the all-time great juggling acts, exhibited by Earl Weaver. This wasn’t a strict left-right platoon, as Gary Roenicke, by far the best defensive outfielder among the quartet, logged most of the starts and innings. But the lefty veteran bats of John Lowenstein and Pat Kelly were definitely getting most of the ABs against the toughest righthanders, and professional lefty-masher Benny Ayala (about whom Bill James at the time wrote, “They should call him ‘Death to Flying Things'”) was deployed almost exclusively against southpaws.
All four did other things as well as play left field, but the Oriole left field was rarely patrolled by anyone other than one of them. The lines we see here are what they hit while playing left, and it was collectively a full ton, even though none of these guys ever established himself as a major league regular on a sustained basis, let alone a star.
Anyone wondering why Weaver was considered a managerial genius need look no further than right here.
1979:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Gary Roenicke R 95 279 40 70 10 0 18 46 45 58 .251 .369 .480 132
John Lowenstein L 37 109 19 26 6 2 8 19 13 25 .239 .315 .550 133
Pat Kelly L 22 66 12 19 5 0 5 9 10 9 .288 .380 .591 163
Benny Ayala R 23 63 15 16 4 0 6 12 3 6 .254 .279 .603 135
517 86 131 25 2 37 86 71 98 .253 .352 .524 137
1980:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Gary Roenicke R 79 226 34 53 11 0 10 24 31 40 .235 .336 .416 107
John Lowenstein L 57 163 33 52 6 0 4 18 26 21 .319 .408 .429 132
Pat Kelly L 35 89 22 28 4 0 1 9 21 15 .315 .438 .393 132
Benny Ayala R 14 40 10 17 4 1 0 5 4 2 .425 .467 .575 186
518 99 150 25 1 15 56 82 78 .290 .393 .429 129
1980 Baltimore Orioles: Catcher
Weaver’s rosters bore an uncanny resemblance to those of Casey Stengel in the manner in which full-time single-position regulars were rare. Like Stengel, Weaver wove players together in complex and frequently-changing combinations, with the left-right axis being only one of several vectors. Also like Stengel, Weaver displayed a knack for coaxing surprisingly strong single-season performances out of marginal role players.
Righthanded-batting Rick Dempsey was Weaver’s primary catcher through this period, but often a lefty-hitting catcher was scrounged up and given 200 at-bats or so a season, resting Dempsey against the tougher righthanders. Here Dan Graham (who?) came out of nowhere to deliver terrific power production before disappearing back into minor league obscurity.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Rick Dempsey R 119 362 51 95 26 3 9 40 36 45 .262 .333 .425 108
Dan Graham L 86 266 32 74 7 1 15 54 14 40 .278 .310 .481 115
628 83 169 33 4 24 94 50 85 .269 .324 .449 111
1980 Detroit Tigers: First base
As we saw last time, Richie Hebner was among the better platoon hitters in history. Here Sparky Anderson, after regular first baseman Jason Thompson was traded away in late May, cleverly deployed Hebner along with utility men John Wockenfuss and Tim Corcoran at first base, and yielded excellent results.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Richie Hebner L 61 209 29 59 6 4 7 47 23 28 .282 .350 .450 116
John Wockenfuss R 52 153 27 40 6 1 7 20 35 32 .261 .402 .451 132
Tim Corcoran L 48 93 14 33 6 0 3 16 11 4 .355 .419 .516 153
455 70 132 18 5 17 83 69 64 .290 .385 .464 131
1980 New York Yankees: Designated hitter-left field
The 1980 Yankees’ roster, constructed by GMs Cedric Tallis and Gene Michael, presented perhaps the deepest offense in baseball history. Partly as a result of injuries, but mainly as a function of the exceptional array of choices available, manager Dick Howser adroitly deployed nine different hitters with from 150 to 328 at-bats, and nearly all delivered positive contributions.
The shuffling Howser performed at these two spots was particularly fruitful: The combined efforts of Reggie Jackson, Eric Soderholm, Bobby Murcer and Bob Watson tore it up at DH, and Lou Piniella, Murcer and Oscar Gamble made left field equally productive. The Yankees won 103 games.
Designated hitter:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Reggie Jackson L 46 167 25 56 8 2 11 29 23 38 .335 .419 .605 180
Eric Soderholm R 51 151 24 47 7 1 8 22 17 10 .311 .385 .530 151
Bobby Murcer L 33 112 14 28 4 1 2 17 10 14 .250 .304 .357 83
Bob Watson R 21 83 15 26 4 0 4 8 12 9 .313 .400 .506 149
513 78 157 23 4 25 76 62 71 .306 .386 .513 154
Left field:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Lou Piniella R 102 283 37 86 15 0 2 20 22 18 .304 .353 .378 103
Bobby Murcer L 44 111 20 31 4 0 9 27 14 6 .279 .349 .559 147
Oscar Gamble L 34 84 25 29 5 0 9 28 15 6 .345 .440 .726 217
478 82 146 24 0 20 75 51 30 .305 .372 .481 149
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates: Left field
Prior to this season, 29-year-old Mike “The Hit Man” Easler and 32-year-old Lee Lacy had been generally underused and underappreciated. Then, platooning in left field for Chuck Tanner in 1980, they opened up this weapons-grade can of whup-ass, and everyone stood up and took notice. Both careers were propelled in a brand-new direction.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Mike Easler L 91 277 55 103 23 3 16 57 33 37 .372 .433 .650 197
Lee Lacy R 78 250 42 86 20 4 7 29 25 28 .344 .405 .540 160
527 97 189 43 7 23 86 58 65 .359 .420 .598 181
1981 Texas Rangers: First base
In this strike-shortened year, journeymen Pat Putnam and Bill Stein combined for a solid performance.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Pat Putnam L 95 297 33 79 17 2 8 35 17 38 .266 .304 .418 111
Bill Stein R 53 115 21 38 6 0 2 22 7 15 .330 .360 .435 134
412 54 117 23 2 10 57 24 53 .284 .322 .422 118
1981–82 St. Louis Cardinals: Catcher
One of the first things Whitey Herzog did after assuming the combined GM/field manager role in St. Louis was sign Darrell Porter, whom he’d managed in Kansas City, as a free agent. Herzog then immediately traded both of his incumbent catchers (Ted Simmons and Terry Kennedy), and within the bundle of talent he received in exchange was the veteran Gene Tenace. The platoon combination of Porter and Tenace would prove to be superb.
1981:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Darrell Porter L 61 174 22 39 10 2 6 31 39 32 .224 .364 .408 117
Gene Tenace R 58 129 26 30 7 0 5 22 38 26 .233 .416 .403 131
303 48 69 17 2 11 53 77 58 .228 .389 .406 124
1982:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Darrell Porter L 120 373 46 86 18 5 12 48 66 66 .231 .347 .402 109
Gene Tenace R 66 124 18 32 9 0 7 18 36 31 .258 .436 .500 161
497 64 118 27 5 19 66 102 97 .237 .375 .427 127
1982 New York Yankees: Designated hitter
The term “professional hitter” is often used to describe guys like Gamble and Piniella. There’s no precise definition for it, of course, but to me it connotes a player without a heck of a lot to offer as a fielder or baserunner, nor with overwhelming power at the plate, but who makes a good career out of consistently delivering base hits and RBIs. Here these two old pros combined to give the Yankees terrific DH production.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Oscar Gamble L 108 316 49 86 21 2 18 57 58 47 .272 .387 .522 150
Lou Piniella R 102 261 33 80 17 1 6 37 18 18 .307 .352 .448 121
577 82 166 38 3 24 94 76 65 .288 .373 .489 139
1982 Chicago White Sox: Center field
This was a very good platoon, though not the best of all time. It was, however, quite likely the fastest of all time: Speed merchants Rudy Law and Ron LeFlore combined for 64 steals.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Rudy Law L 121 336 55 107 15 8 3 32 23 41 .318 .361 .438 119
Ron LeFlore R 91 334 58 96 15 4 4 25 22 91 .287 .331 .392 98
670 113 203 30 12 7 57 45 132 .303 .347 .415 110
1982–83 Baltimore Orioles: Left field
We saw these two above, as part of the four-man crew Earl Weaver deployed in left field in 1979-80. Here a couple of years later, this remarkable pair really hit an exceptional stride. Under Weaver in 1982 and Joe Altobelli in ’83, this was truly one of the greatest platoons of all time.
1982:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
John Lowenstein L 111 302 67 97 15 2 23 60 52 54 .321 .420 .613 181
Gary Roenicke R 82 174 26 43 13 1 10 33 25 33 .247 .358 .506 135
476 93 140 28 3 33 93 77 87 .294 .400 .574 167
1983:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
John Lowenstein L 107 290 48 82 12 2 14 52 44 50 .283 .375 .483 137
Gary Roenicke R 80 170 29 57 6 0 15 46 17 12 .335 .399 .635 183
460 77 139 18 2 29 98 61 62 .302 .384 .539 157
1983 Toronto Blue Jays: Catcher
Here Ernie Whitt and Buck Martinez, each a solid performer but neither a star, were leveraged by the always-brilliant Bobby Cox to their best advantage, producing terrific catcher offense.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Ernie Whitt L 123 344 53 88 15 2 17 56 50 55 .256 .346 .459 115
Buck Martinez R 88 221 27 56 14 0 10 33 29 39 .253 .337 .452 111
565 80 144 29 2 27 89 79 94 .255 .343 .457 113
1983 Milwaukee Brewers: Left field
Ben Oglivie was a platoon player for most of his career, though he was so good that he emerged for a few seasons as an outstanding full-timer. At 34, on the downside he was partnered by manager Harvey Kuenn with the powerful-but-limited Mark Brouhard to deliver strong results.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Ben Oglivie L 125 411 49 115 19 3 13 66 60 64 .280 .371 .436 130
Mark Brouhard R 56 185 25 51 10 1 7 23 9 39 .276 .315 .454 117
596 74 166 29 4 20 89 69 103 .279 .356 .441 126
1983 Philadelphia Phillies: Second base
Kiko Garcia was often the provider of late-inning breathers to the 39-year-old great Joe Morgan, but he also took most of the starts against southpaws. It made for an exceptionally good second base tandem, and the Phillies won the pennant.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Joe Morgan L 123 404 72 93 20 1 16 59 89 54 .230 .370 .403 116
Kiko Garcia R 84 118 22 34 7 1 2 9 9 20 .288 .344 .415 111
522 94 127 27 2 18 68 98 74 .243 .365 .406 115
1983 Atlanta Braves: First base
Neither was ever a major star, but both Chris Chambliss and “Bull” Watson spent the 1970s delivering solid, consistently good performance. Here, in the sunset phase for both of these “professional hitters,” they were nicely paired by manager Joe Torre.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Chris Chambliss L 131 447 59 125 24 3 20 78 63 68 .280 .366 .481 127
Bob Watson R 65 149 14 46 9 0 6 37 18 23 .309 .376 .490 132
596 73 171 33 3 26 115 81 91 .287 .369 .483 128
1984 Cleveland Indians: Right field
This is a great illustration of the value of a platoon: George Vukovich and Carmen Castillo were both humdrum journeymen, neither good enough to be a regular. But paired up as platoon partners, each was optimized, and they delivered a splendid result.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
George Vukovich L 134 437 38 133 22 5 9 60 34 61 .304 .354 .439 117
Carmen Castillo R 87 211 36 55 9 2 10 36 21 32 .261 .329 .464 116
648 74 188 31 7 19 96 55 93 .290 .346 .448 117
1984 Philadelphia Phillies: First base
We saw Corcoran and Wockenfuss above, with the 1980 Tigers. Here they were blended with another utility guy, Len Matuszek, to generate a lot of offense.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Len Matuszek L 101 262 40 65 17 1 12 43 39 54 .248 .350 .458 124
Tim Corcoran L 102 208 30 71 13 1 5 36 37 27 .341 .440 .486 159
John Wockenfuss R 86 180 20 52 3 1 6 24 30 24 .289 .390 .417 126
650 90 188 33 3 23 103 106 105 .289 .394 .455 138
1984 New York Mets: Second base
Because of the extraordinary defensive demands, straightforward left-right platoons in the middle infield have been rare throughout history; indeed at shortstop they’ve been nearly nonexistent. But they’ve occurred occasionally at second base.
Wally Backman presented a mixed-bag skillset that lent itself to platooning. He was nominally a switch-hitter, but in practice he was so ineffective from the right side that he was effectively a lefthanded hitter. And while he delivered excellent on-base ability from the left side, his defense was just barely adequate.
Finding a righthanded-batting second baseman who could field better than Backman wasn’t hard to do, and such a player would complement him nicely. Here Davey Johnson fit him with obscure scrubeenie Kelvin Chapman, who hit surprisingly well in this season.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Wally Backman B 128 436 68 122 19 2 1 26 56 63 .280 .360 .339 99
Kelvin Chapman R 75 197 27 57 13 0 3 23 19 30 .289 .356 .401 114
633 95 179 32 2 4 49 75 93 .283 .359 .359 104
1985 Toronto Blue Jays: Third base
Rance Mulliniks was a terrific-hitting platoon third baseman under Bobby Cox and Jimy Williams for Toronto in the 1980s. His longtime platoon partner, Garth Iorg, was sound with the glove but rarely hit especially well. In this season, though, he matched Mulliniks line drive for line drive, and the Blue Jays won their first division championship.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Rance Mulliniks L 129 366 55 108 26 1 10 57 55 54 .295 .383 .454 126
Garth Iorg R 131 288 33 90 22 1 7 37 21 26 .313 .358 .469 122
654 88 198 48 2 17 94 76 80 .303 .373 .460 124
1985 New York Yankees: Third base
In his first full season, Mike Pagliarulo sat down against the toughest lefties in favor of utility infielder Andre Robertson, who pulled a .328 average out of thin air.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Mike Pagliarulo L 138 380 55 91 16 2 19 62 45 86 .239 .324 .442 110
Andre Robertson R 50 125 16 41 5 0 2 17 6 24 .328 .358 .416 114
505 71 132 21 2 21 79 51 110 .261 .333 .436 111
1985 San Diego Padres: Second base
Tim Flannery had no power, but was a good on-base guy. Here Dick Williams partnered him with veteran supersub Jerry Royster to excellent effect.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Tim Flannery L 126 384 50 108 14 2 3 40 58 39 .281 .386 .341 107
Jerry Royster R 90 249 31 70 13 2 5 31 32 31 .281 .363 .410 117
633 81 178 27 4 8 71 90 70 .281 .378 .364 110
1986 Houston Astros: Third base
Longtime utility man Denny Walling delivered a few strong years as the Astros’ platoon third baseman, and this was the best, paired with veteran Phil Garner.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Denny Walling L 102 312 46 94 21 1 11 50 27 23 .301 .353 .481 131
Phil Garner R 84 279 41 77 13 2 8 36 24 42 .276 .332 .423 110
591 87 171 34 3 19 86 51 65 .289 .343 .453 122
1986–87–88 New York Mets: Second base
Given that he was a protégé of Earl Weaver, it isn’t surprising that through his long and successful managerial career Davey Johnson was extremely attentive to platooning possibilities. In these seasons he alternated Backman with Tim Teufel, who like Backman wasn’t much with the glove, but who hit with unusual pop for a second baseman.
1986:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Wally Backman B 124 387 67 124 18 2 1 27 36 32 .320 .376 .385 114
Tim Teufel R 93 279 35 69 20 1 4 31 32 42 .247 .324 .369 94
666 102 193 38 3 5 58 68 74 .290 .356 .378 106
1987:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Wally Backman B 94 300 43 75 6 1 1 23 25 43 .250 .307 .287 62
Tim Teufel R 97 299 55 92 29 0 14 61 44 53 .308 .398 .545 153
599 98 167 35 1 15 84 69 96 .279 .360 .416 128
1988:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Wally Backman B 99 294 44 89 12 0 0 17 41 49 .303 .388 .344 117
Tim Teufel R 90 273 35 64 20 0 4 31 29 41 .234 .306 .352 93
567 79 153 32 0 4 48 70 90 .270 .354 .347 107
1986-87-88 New York Mets: Center field
Neither Lenny Dykstra nor Mookie Wilson was better than average defensively in center field, but both were fine hitters and baserunners. Johnson made optimal use of them, starting Dykstra against righthanders, and the switch-hitting Wilson against southpaws, while also finding frequent opportunities for Wilson in left and right field. Here we see the excellence they jointly produced as center fielders.
1986:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Lenny Dykstra L 122 417 74 123 25 7 8 45 57 53 .295 .378 .446 130
Mookie Wilson B 58 221 43 75 10 5 7 25 18 38 .339 .388 .525 154
638 117 198 35 12 15 70 75 91 .310 .381 .473 139
1987:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Lenny Dykstra L 110 413 81 118 35 3 10 41 36 65 .286 .349 .458 117
Mookie Wilson B 79 278 37 79 13 6 6 22 24 60 .284 .344 .439 111
691 118 197 48 9 16 63 60 125 .285 .347 .450 114
1988:
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Lenny Dykstra L 106 417 64 111 19 3 8 32 25 42 .266 .311 .384 104
Mookie Wilson B 78 268 42 78 9 5 6 31 21 48 .291 .342 .429 126
685 106 189 28 8 14 63 46 90 .276 .324 .401 114
1987 Toronto Blue Jays: Designated hitter
Rarely has a team come up with two young first basemen, simultaneously, with this kind of power. The late-’50s Giants with Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey are the only other case that comes to mind. Twenty-three-year-olds Fred McGriff and Cecil Fielder were each destined for home-run-champ stardom as regular first basemen. But for the moment they were parked behind incumbent defensive standout first baseman Willie Upshaw, and were partnering in a prodigious DH platoon.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Fred McGriff L 107 295 58 73 16 0 20 43 60 104 .247 .376 .505 130
Cecil Fielder R 82 175 30 47 7 1 14 32 20 48 .269 .345 .560 133
470 88 120 23 1 34 75 80 152 .255 .366 .526 131
1987 Milwaukee Brewers: Catcher
Previously, we’ve touched on the long-and-winding-road career of B.J. Surhoff in its defensive context. Here we see him as a 22-year-old rookie catcher, laying out line drives. Manager Tom Trebelhorn platooned him with free-swinging journeyman Bill Schroeder, who typically hit for power but never before or again delivered anything close to this kind of average. It added up to an exceptionally productive catcher offense.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
B.J. Surhoff L 115 395 50 118 22 3 7 68 36 30 .299 .350 .423 102
Bill Schroeder R 75 250 35 83 12 0 14 42 16 56 .332 .379 .548 139
645 85 201 34 3 21 110 52 86 .312 .362 .471 119
1987 Chicago Cubs: Center field
Manager Gene Michael had freshly signed free agent star Andre Dawson in right field, but the rest of his outfield was a grab-bag full of spare parts and unproven talents. “Stick” methodically sorted it into sensible and highly effective platoon arrangments.
In center, 22-year-old Dave Martinez, in his first full season, was given room to blossom as veteran speedster Bob Dernier manhandled the southpaws.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Dave Martinez L 126 439 66 128 18 8 7 34 52 92 .292 .368 .417 105
Bob Dernier R 58 168 34 56 4 3 7 15 12 14 .333 .381 .518 132
607 100 184 22 11 14 49 64 106 .303 .372 .445 114
1987 Chicago Cubs: Left field
While in left, veteran Jerry Mumphrey and rookie Rafael Palmeiro took turns punishing the righthanders, stepping aside to allow 30-year-old obscurity Brian Dayett to mash the lefties.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Jerry Mumphrey B 72 283 34 85 18 1 10 29 24 39 .329 .385 .523 135
Brian Dayett R 48 147 17 39 10 0 5 17 15 26 .298 .367 .489 121
Rafael Palmeiro L 41 149 19 38 9 0 8 18 13 14 .284 .342 .530 124
579 70 162 37 1 23 64 52 79 .280 .370 .466 129
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates: Catcher
Neither Mike LaValliere nor Junior Ortiz had any power at all, but both were reliable singles-slappers, and “Spanky” displayed excellent strike zone discipline to boot. Paired by Jim Leyland, they delivered solid offense from the catching spot.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Mike LaValliere L 120 352 24 92 18 0 2 47 50 34 .261 .353 .330 99
Junior Ortiz R 49 118 8 33 6 0 2 18 9 9 .280 .336 .381 107
470 32 125 24 0 4 65 59 43 .266 .349 .343 101
1989 Chicago Cubs: Left field
A couple of years later, and a new cast of characters was milling about the Friendly Confines. Don Zimmer was now in charge, and through his 13 seasons as a big league manager, it must be said that he rarely displayed much lineup-construction élan. But here Popeye deftly cobbled together rookie Dwight Smith, veteran journeyman Mitch Webster and converted backup catcher Lloyd McClendon into a nifty left field unit, and Zim’s Cubs captured the lone championship of his managerial career.
Player B G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+
Dwight Smith L 71 238 29 70 9 2 5 26 20 37 .294 .354 .412 113
Mitch Webster B 45 154 26 43 8 2 2 10 17 26 .279 .351 .396 108
Lloyd McClendon R 45 134 33 42 10 1 7 25 20 13 .313 .396 .560 164
526 88 155 27 5 14 61 57 76 .295 .365 .445 129