Wayne Causey
[edit] Biography
Wayne Causey (James Wayne Causey) was born on December 26, 1936 in Ruston, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on June 5, 1955 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1955, his rookie year, he hit .194 with 1 home run and 9 RBI. Causey played for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Wayne Causey's best season was 1964, when he hit for a .281 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 68
| 175
| 14
| 34
| 1
| 9
| .194
| .269
| .234
| 2
| 1
| 17
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 53
| 88
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 4
| .170
| .237
| .227
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 14
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .471
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 104
| 312
| 37
| 86
| 8
| 49
| .276
| .348
| .404
| 14
| 1
| 37
| 28
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 117
| 305
| 40
| 77
| 4
| 38
| .252
| .340
| .344
| 14
| 1
| 41
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 8
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 139
| 554
| 72
| 155
| 8
| 44
| .280
| .345
| .395
| 32
| 4
| 56
| 54
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 9
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 157
| 604
| 82
| 170
| 8
| 49
| .281
| .377
| .386
| 31
| 4
| 88
| 65
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 19
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 144
| 513
| 48
| 134
| 3
| 34
| .261
| .341
| .343
| 17
| 8
| 61
| 48
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 7
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 28
| 79
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .228
| .284
| .228
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 78
| 164
| 23
| 40
| 0
| 13
| .244
| .333
| .317
| 8
| 2
| 24
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 106
| 243
| 24
| 58
| 0
| 18
| .239
| .318
| .288
| 8
| 2
| 31
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 5
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 124
| 292
| 21
| 66
| 1
| 28
| .226
| .302
| .291
| 10
| 3
| 32
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 59
| 100
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .180
| .284
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 16
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 4
| .108
| .103
| .243
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 79
| 148
| 10
| 22
| 1
| 11
| .149
| .223
| .196
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 63
| 111
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .162
| .260
| .180
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 16
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 4
| .108
| .103
| .243
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1089
| 3207
| 355
| 815
| 34
| 281
| .254
| .335
| .342
| 130
| 25
| 390
| 337
| 15
| 41
| 12
| 25
| 59
|
| Total
|
|
| 1105
| 3244
| 357
| 819
| 35
| 285
| .252
| .333
| .341
| 130
| 26
| 390
| 341
| 15
| 41
| 12
| 25
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 79
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 2
| 30
| 12
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| SS
| 11
| 6
| 67
| 14
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 4
| 47
| 17
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 88
| 77
| 655.1
| 102
| 193
| 14
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| SS
| 50
| 48
| 419.1
| 108
| 137
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 26
| 21
| 203
| 22
| 48
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 5
| 53.2
| 13
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| SS
| 135
| 135
| 1189
| 266
| 402
| 15
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 16
| 156
| 48
| 58
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 8
| 68
| 9
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| SS
| 130
| 128
| 1125.2
| 266
| 352
| 21
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 45
| 40
| 339
| 75
| 89
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 33
| 292.2
| 35
| 62
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| SS
| 63
| 59
| 533.2
| 111
| 162
| 8
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| SS
| 10
| 8
| 70
| 14
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 13
| 120
| 15
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .871
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 60
| 43
| 356.1
| 86
| 110
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 11
| 8
| 72
| 14
| 26
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 13
| 123
| 15
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 96
| 75
| 653
| 153
| 199
| 8
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 41
| 18
| 191.2
| 47
| 54
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 25.1
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 5
| 52.2
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 2B
| 51
| 25
| 269.2
| 62
| 75
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 45
| 20
| 217
| 51
| 64
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 269
| 154
| 1370
| 224
| 449
| 39
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 405
| 384
| 3413.2
| 779
| 1107
| 60
| 220
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 309
| 210
| 1904.2
| 484
| 589
| 24
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Baltimore Orioles (June 4, 1955).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer and Clint Courtney to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Russ Snyder and Whitey Herzog (January 24, 1961); Clint Courtney returned to Baltimore Orioles (April 14, 1961).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Danny Cater (May 27, 1966).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to California Angels in exchange for Woodie Held (July 20, 1968).
- Sold by California Angels to Atlanta Braves (July 29, 1968).
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