Cecil Espy
[edit] Biography
Cecil Espy (Cecil Edward Espy) was born on January 20, 1963 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1983 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1988, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 2 home runs and 39 RBI. Espy played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Cecil Espy's best season was 1989, when he stole 45 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 20
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .333
| .364
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 14
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 123
| 347
| 46
| 86
| 2
| 39
| .248
| .288
| .349
| 17
| 6
| 20
| 83
| 1
| 5
| 33
| 1
| 2
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 142
| 475
| 65
| 122
| 3
| 31
| .257
| .313
| .331
| 12
| 7
| 38
| 99
| 2
| 10
| 45
| 2
| 2
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 71
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .127
| .235
| .127
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 82
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 11
| .244
| .281
| .329
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 112
| 194
| 21
| 50
| 1
| 20
| .258
| .310
| .340
| 7
| 3
| 15
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 40
| 60
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .233
| .368
| .267
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 215
| 347
| 38
| 87
| 2
| 37
| .251
| .315
| .326
| 14
| 3
| 35
| 72
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 331
| 901
| 122
| 217
| 5
| 71
| .241
| .296
| .319
| 29
| 13
| 69
| 205
| 3
| 16
| 91
| 3
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 546
| 1248
| 160
| 304
| 7
| 108
| .244
| .301
| .321
| 43
| 16
| 104
| 277
| 3
| 20
| 103
| 5
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| LA
| N
| OF
| 15
| 1
| 31
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| CF
| 15
| 1
| 31
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 8
| 2
| 30
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 98
| 79
| 728
| 196
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 52
| 43
| 378.2
| 101
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 8
| 5
| 48
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 46
| 31
| 301.1
| 88
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 133
| 109
| 1004.1
| 281
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 131
| 108
| 986.1
| 276
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 28
| 14
| 133
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 9
| 2
| 32
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 39
| 16
| 173
| 56
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 25
| 11
| 130.1
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 11
| 6
| 56.2
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 35
| 17
| 192
| 54
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 82
| 25
| 355.2
| 83
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 11
| 7
| 64
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 56
| 12
| 210.2
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 18
| 6
| 81
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 18
| 11
| 109
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 18
| 11
| 110
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 89
| 26
| 365.1
| 75
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 95
| 63
| 595.2
| 147
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 263
| 171
| 1663
| 490
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 428
| 260
| 2624
| 714
| 23
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (8th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bert Geiger to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Rudy Law (March 30, 1982).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Sid Bream to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 9, 1985) completing trade in which Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bill Madlock to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 3 players to be named later (August 31, 1985); Pittsburgh Pirates received R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985).
- Selected by Texas Rangers from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 8, 1986).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1990).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 11, 1991).
- Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Pittsburgh Pirates (November 25, 1992).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (July 20, 1993).
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