George Hendrick
[edit] Biography
George Hendrick (George Andrew Hendrick) was born on October 18, 1949 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on June 4, 1971 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 21 home runs and 61 RBI. Hendrick played for the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that George Hendrick's best season was 1980, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 109 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 42
| 114
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 8
| .237
| .254
| .289
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 58
| 121
| 10
| 22
| 4
| 15
| .182
| .205
| .306
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 113
| 440
| 64
| 118
| 21
| 61
| .268
| .308
| .452
| 18
| 0
| 25
| 71
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 9
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 139
| 495
| 65
| 138
| 19
| 67
| .279
| .322
| .444
| 23
| 1
| 33
| 73
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 17
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 145
| 561
| 82
| 145
| 24
| 86
| .258
| .304
| .431
| 21
| 2
| 40
| 78
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 25
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 149
| 551
| 72
| 146
| 25
| 81
| .265
| .323
| .448
| 20
| 3
| 51
| 82
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 16
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 152
| 541
| 75
| 168
| 23
| 81
| .311
| .381
| .492
| 25
| 2
| 61
| 74
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 8
| 9
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 102
| 382
| 55
| 110
| 17
| 67
| .288
| .337
| .497
| 27
| 1
| 28
| 44
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 36
| 111
| 9
| 27
| 3
| 8
| .243
| .317
| .360
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 138
| 493
| 64
| 137
| 20
| 75
| .278
| .332
| .467
| 31
| 1
| 40
| 60
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 11
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 140
| 493
| 67
| 148
| 16
| 75
| .300
| .359
| .456
| 27
| 1
| 49
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 17
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 150
| 572
| 73
| 173
| 25
| 109
| .302
| .342
| .498
| 33
| 2
| 32
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 9
| 14
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 101
| 394
| 67
| 112
| 18
| 61
| .284
| .356
| .485
| 19
| 3
| 41
| 44
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 10
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 136
| 515
| 65
| 145
| 19
| 104
| .282
| .323
| .450
| 20
| 5
| 37
| 80
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 13
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 144
| 529
| 73
| 168
| 18
| 97
| .318
| .373
| .493
| 33
| 3
| 51
| 76
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 12
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 120
| 441
| 57
| 122
| 9
| 69
| .277
| .324
| .406
| 28
| 1
| 32
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 69
| 256
| 23
| 59
| 2
| 25
| .230
| .278
| .313
| 15
| 0
| 18
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 11
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 16
| 41
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 6
| .122
| .196
| .293
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 85
| 297
| 28
| 64
| 4
| 31
| .215
| .266
| .310
| 16
| 0
| 22
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 15
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 102
| 283
| 45
| 77
| 14
| 47
| .272
| .332
| .473
| 13
| 1
| 26
| 41
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 11
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 65
| 162
| 14
| 39
| 5
| 25
| .241
| .301
| .395
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 69
| 127
| 12
| 31
| 3
| 19
| .244
| .283
| .323
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1150
| 4234
| 564
| 1232
| 150
| 696
| .291
| .345
| .460
| 231
| 18
| 361
| 580
| 16
| 4
| 32
| 56
| 110
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 898
| 2895
| 377
| 748
| 117
| 415
| .258
| .306
| .425
| 112
| 9
| 206
| 433
| 6
| 17
| 27
| 21
| 101
|
| Total
|
|
| 2048
| 7129
| 941
| 1980
| 267
| 1111
| .278
| .329
| .446
| 343
| 27
| 567
| 1013
| 22
| 21
| 59
| 77
| 211
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 36
| 25
| 247.2
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 10
| 3
| 51
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 18
| 11
| 96
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 16
| 11
| 100.2
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 13
| 5
| 66
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 41
| 20
| 259.2
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 16.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 28
| 14
| 177
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 107
| 107
| 959
| 241
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 24.1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 110
| 110
| 983.1
| 242
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 132
| 132
| 1128.2
| 355
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 133
| 133
| 1137.2
| 355
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 53
| 53
| 464.2
| 110
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 143
| 142
| 1268.1
| 338
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 89
| 89
| 802.2
| 229
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 135
| 131
| 1155
| 261
| 12
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 14
| 10
| 97.2
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 146
| 144
| 1278.2
| 288
| 13
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 60
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| OF
| 142
| 138
| 1234
| 386
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 35
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| CF
| 132
| 128
| 1139
| 365
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| OF
| 101
| 100
| 861.1
| 241
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| CF
| 88
| 87
| 747.2
| 212
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| RF
| 11
| 11
| 97.2
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| CF
| 26
| 24
| 214.2
| 65
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| OF
| 33
| 28
| 255.2
| 72
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 134
| 128
| 1117
| 313
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 114
| 111
| 962.1
| 277
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 17
| 15
| 133.2
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| CF
| 15
| 12
| 104
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| OF
| 138
| 127
| 1147.2
| 254
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| RF
| 123
| 115
| 1043.2
| 225
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| CF
| 53
| 49
| 392
| 108
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| OF
| 149
| 145
| 1286
| 322
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| RF
| 120
| 95
| 879
| 211
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| RF
| 60
| 53
| 472
| 110
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| CF
| 51
| 48
| 433.2
| 117
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| OF
| 101
| 101
| 905.2
| 227
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| OF
| 134
| 133
| 1146.2
| 238
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| RF
| 134
| 133
| 1146.2
| 236
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| RF
| 51
| 48
| 435.1
| 87
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| OF
| 51
| 48
| 435.1
| 85
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 92
| 88
| 782.2
| 819
| 77
| 7
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| RF
| 116
| 113
| 989
| 190
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| OF
| 116
| 113
| 989
| 188
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 65
| 64
| 572
| 127
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 65
| 64
| 572
| 133
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 12
| 12
| 89
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 12
| 12
| 89
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| OF
| 77
| 76
| 661
| 151
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| RF
| 77
| 76
| 661
| 145
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 2
| 46.1
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 93
| 67
| 588
| 144
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 92
| 66
| 578
| 140
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 45
| 35
| 295.2
| 58
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 7
| 62.2
| 56
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 37
| 27
| 226.2
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 11
| 8
| 69
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 20
| 12
| 128.1
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 11
| 84
| 87
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 24
| 14
| 153.1
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1813
| 1699
| 15134.2
| 3751
| 114
| 57
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 894
| 797
| 7124.1
| 1558
| 64
| 29
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 121
| 108
| 977.2
| 1007
| 93
| 8
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 226
| 190
| 1703.2
| 385
| 13
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 753
| 712
| 6306.2
| 1811
| 37
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 27, 1968).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Dave Duncan to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann (March 24, 1973).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to San Diego Padres in exchange for Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall and Hector Torres (December 8, 1976).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Eric Rasmussen (May 26, 1978).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Steve Barnard to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for John Tudor and Brian Harper (December 12, 1984).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with John Candelaria and Al Holland to California Angels in exchange for Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later (August 2, 1985); Pittsburgh Pirates received Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
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