Alan Bannister
[edit] Biography
Alan Bannister (Alan Bannister) was born on September 3, 1951 in Montebello, California. He made his Major League debut on July 13, 1974 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 0 home runs and 8 RBI. Bannister played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Houston Astros over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Alan Bannister's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .285 average and knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 25
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .120
| .241
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 24
| 61
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
| .262
| .274
| .344
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 73
| 145
| 19
| 36
| 0
| 8
| .248
| .317
| .317
| 6
| 2
| 14
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 139
| 560
| 87
| 154
| 3
| 57
| .275
| .335
| .338
| 20
| 3
| 54
| 49
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 11
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 107
| 16
| 24
| 0
| 8
| .224
| .303
| .290
| 3
| 2
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 136
| 506
| 71
| 144
| 2
| 55
| .285
| .342
| .383
| 28
| 8
| 43
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 9
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 81
| 262
| 41
| 86
| 1
| 32
| .328
| .388
| .435
| 17
| 4
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 6
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 130
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 9
| .192
| .259
| .238
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 3
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 126
| 392
| 57
| 111
| 1
| 41
| .283
| .346
| .370
| 23
| 4
| 40
| 41
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 6
| 9
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 68
| 232
| 36
| 61
| 1
| 17
| .263
| .309
| .332
| 11
| 1
| 16
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 101
| 348
| 40
| 93
| 4
| 41
| .267
| .347
| .353
| 16
| 1
| 42
| 41
| 1
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 4
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 117
| 377
| 51
| 100
| 5
| 45
| .265
| .323
| .393
| 25
| 4
| 31
| 43
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 7
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 47
| 112
| 20
| 33
| 2
| 9
| .295
| .407
| .384
| 2
| 1
| 21
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 9
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .273
| .300
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 56
| 132
| 22
| 37
| 2
| 9
| .280
| .389
| .371
| 4
| 1
| 23
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 57
| 122
| 17
| 32
| 1
| 6
| .262
| .338
| .336
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 59
| 106
| 16
| 23
| 0
| 1
| .217
| .265
| .283
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 913
| 2901
| 414
| 788
| 19
| 287
| .272
| .337
| .357
| 138
| 27
| 286
| 300
| 12
| 32
| 106
| 13
| 44
|
| Total
|
|
| 972
| 3007
| 430
| 811
| 19
| 288
| .270
| .334
| .355
| 143
| 28
| 292
| 318
| 13
| 33
| 108
| 13
| 45
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 8
| 5
| 40
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 7
| 5
| 39
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 16
| 15
| 131.2
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 133.2
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 14
| 7
| 71
| 8
| 23
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 20
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 43
| 27
| 259.1
| 80
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 13
| 6
| 69.2
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 37
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 29
| 17
| 152.2
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 133
| 131
| 1158
| 259
| 325
| 40
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 8
| 4
| 41
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 15
| 9
| 77
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 7
| 6
| 46
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 8
| 3
| 31
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 65
| 63
| 551
| 150
| 160
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 11
| 94.2
| 10
| 24
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 47
| 45
| 397.1
| 89
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 47
| 45
| 400.1
| 88
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 41
| 36
| 311
| 77
| 106
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 9
| 3
| 34.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 40
| 29
| 285
| 66
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 9
| 3
| 38
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 26
| 23
| 212.1
| 47
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 15
| 144
| 8
| 42
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 23
| 18
| 150
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 22
| 17
| 142
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 27
| 24
| 220.1
| 49
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 31
| 20
| 180
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 20
| 17
| 163
| 11
| 44
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 63
| 47
| 435
| 101
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 30
| 23
| 222.1
| 51
| 74
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 6
| 1
| 16.2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 18
| 13
| 124.1
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 36
| 29
| 267
| 70
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 18
| 15
| 126
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 46
| 40
| 344
| 102
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 55
| 45
| 401
| 115
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 9
| 2
| 37
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 48
| 41
| 368.1
| 91
| 123
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 91
| 71
| 643
| 148
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 27
| 18
| 156
| 35
| 59
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 58
| 35
| 352
| 71
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 9
| 4
| 56
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 35
| 32
| 235
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 26.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 25
| 17
| 142
| 40
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 4
| 3
| 30
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 34.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 64
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 14
| 10
| 87.1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 23.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 5
| 48.1
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 256
| 208
| 1854
| 471
| 587
| 35
| 109
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 71
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 101
| 81
| 691.2
| 165
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 41
| 29
| 285.1
| 22
| 69
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 253
| 183
| 1674.1
| 410
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 167
| 146
| 1321
| 292
| 375
| 48
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 11
| 2
| 31
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 74
| 45
| 430
| 138
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 397
| 309
| 2796
| 715
| 17
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1969).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 10, 1973).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Dick Ruthven and Roy Thomas to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Kaat and Mike Buskey (December 10, 1975).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ron Pruitt (June 13, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 27, 1983).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Houston Astros (March 25, 1984).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Richardt (May 25, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
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