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Wayne Causey
James Wayne Causey

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut June 5, 1955
Final Game September 10, 1968
Born December 26, 1936 in Ruston, LA (age 87)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 18 DEA AL   33   58    2   12   4   0   1    7   0   0    4   17  .207  .258  .328  .586    81    19   1   0   0   0   0  
 1956 19 BAA AL   51  138   13   21   4   0   1    7   0   0   15   50  .152  .234  .203  .437    61    28   1   1   0   0   1  
 1957 20 BRN NL    5    9    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    8    3  .222  .611  .333  .944   119     3   0   0   1   1   0  
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 24 CHN NL  103  288   33   85   8   0  11   39   0   0   29   25  .295  .356  .438  .794   102   126   4   3   1   0  11  
 1962 25 CHN NL   77  198   26   49   6   1   2   18   2   0   22   17  .247  .323  .318  .641    90    63   0   0   0   0   6  
 1963 26 CHN NL  140  524   81  152  22   4  17   67   3   2   42   57  .290  .339  .445  .784   113   233   9   6   1   0   5  
 1964 27 CHN NL  158  580   74  149  29   1  11   72   0   0   80   65  .257  .352  .367  .720    97   213   1   1   3   6  15  
 1965 28 CHN NL  147  499   40  119  20   4   4   31   0   3   54   47  .238  .314  .319  .632    88   159   8   3   0   2   9  
 1966 29 CHA AL   57  140   17   39   3   2   0    9   1   0   18   14  .279  .358  .329  .687   104    46   1   1   2   0   2  
 1967 30 CHA AL   23   51    1   11   3   0   0    5   0   1    1    8  .216  .222  .275  .497    75    14   1   2   0   0   0  
 1968 31 BAA AL    2    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      796 2485  290  639 100  12  47  255   7   6  273  303  .257  .331  .364  .695         904  26  17   8   9  49
 Per 600 PA           531   62  136  21   3  10   54   1   1   58   65                                 193   6   4   2   2  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN      625 2089  254  554  85  10  45  227   5   5  227  211  .265  .338  .380  .718         794  22  13   5   8  46
   With CHA       80  191   18   50   6   2   0   14   1   1   19   22  .262  .324  .314  .638          60   2   3   2   0   2
   With BAA       53  138   14   21   4   0   1    7   0   0   15   50  .152  .234  .203  .437          28   1   1   0   0   1
   With DEA       33   58    2   12   4   0   1    7   0   0    4   17  .207  .258  .328  .586          19   1   0   0   0   0
   With BRN        5    9    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    8    3  .222  .611  .333  .944           3   0   0   1   1   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1105 3244  357  819 130  26  35  285  12  12  390  341  .252  .333  .341  .674        1106  41  31  25  15  59
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1955 18 DEA AL  18    5   3.0  21   1   0  .048   3    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e44       82   
 1956 19 BAA AL  12    7   1.7   3   0   0  .000   4   32   19  .594    0    0  .000  2B   4e30      -28   
 1957 20 BRN NL   0    3  13.2   0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   3e25      274   
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 24 CHN NL  40   43   5.3  21   2   0  .095  15   66   33  .500    0    0  .000  2B   4e32       41   
 1962 25 CHN NL  14   20   3.6  20   4   0  .200   7   52   29  .558    0    0  .000  SS   3e40      -43   
 1963 26 CHN NL  21   81   5.6  13   4   0  .308  16  159  115  .723    0    0  .000  SS   3e20       44   
 1964 27 CHN NL  40   77   4.7   1   0   0  .000  27  233  167  .717    0    0  .000  SS   3e27      -43   
 1965 28 CHN NL  22   51   3.5   5   1   0  .200  16  178  123  .691    0    0  .000  SS   3e22      -52   
 1966 29 CHA AL  28   17   4.6  18   5   0  .278   4   28   17  .607    0    0  .000  2B   3e18       81   
 1967 30 CHA AL  60    3   1.9   8   2   0  .250   4   17    8  .471    0    0  .000  2B   3e18      -96   
 1968 31 BAA AL   0    0     ?   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -436   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          311   4.3 110  19   0  .173  96  772  514  .666    0    0  .000                  -5   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1955 18 DEA AL  3B    10     4    22    3    0   .897     9    76.0   3.08
                 2B     2     3     4    0    1  1.000     1    12.0   5.25
 1956 19 BAA AL  2B    47   121    94    4   41   .982    46   375.0   5.16
                 3B     2     2     5    0    1  1.000     1    16.0   3.94
 1957 20 BRN NL  3B     5     1    10    0    2  1.000     5    36.0   2.75
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 24 CHN NL  2B    59   132   121   12   38   .955    53   459.1   4.96
                 3B    13     9    18    3    1   .900    11   100.1   2.42
                 SS    10    10    20    0    4  1.000     5    45.0   6.00
 1962 25 CHN NL  SS    39    80   118    7   24   .966    36   328.2   5.42
                 3B    18     2    11    0    3  1.000     1    45.0   2.60
                 2B     5     4     7    0    0  1.000     2    21.0   4.71
 1963 26 CHN NL  SS   127   192   399   16   61   .974   123  1120.2   4.75
                 3B     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     1     5.0   3.60
 1964 27 CHN NL  SS   157   255   532   27   92   .967   153  1400.1   5.06
 1965 28 CHN NL  SS   144   212   459   16   81   .977   137  1224.2   4.93
                 3B     5     1     2    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   3.38
                 2B     3     1     3    0    0  1.000     0     3.0  12.00
 1966 29 CHA AL  2B    30    62    73    3   16   .978    26   233.1   5.21
                 SS    11     1    12    1    1   .929     2    30.1   3.86
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1967 30 CHA AL  2B    11    22    23    2    6   .957     8    78.0   5.19
                 SS     4     4    15    2    3   .905     4    22.1   7.66
 1968 31 BAA AL  2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   492   754  1555   69  266   .971   460  4172.0   4.98
                 2B   158   345   325   21  102   .970   136  1182.2   5.10
                 3B    56    19    71    6    7   .938    29   295.1   2.74
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1955 WS    DEA BRN   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1966 WS    CHA SFN   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  DEA   98-56   Tom Austad
 1956  BAA   63-91   Pat Carr
 1957  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
 1961  CHN   70-84   Alan Boodman
 1962  CHN   79-83   Alan Boodman
 1963  CHN   96-66   Alan Boodman
 1964  CHN   97-66   Alan Boodman
 1965  CHN   87-75   Alan Boodman
 1966  CHA   95-67   Jon Fellows
 1967  CHA   88-74   Jon Fellows
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