Alan Bannister
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| Alan Bannister | |||
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| Outfielder / Infielder | |||
| Born: September 3, 1951 Montebello, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 13, 1974, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 6, 1985, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .270 | ||
| Home runs | 19 | ||
| Runs batted in | 288 | ||
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Alan Bannister (born September 3, 1951)[1] is a retired professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1974–75), Chicago White Sox (1976–80), Cleveland Indians (1980–83), Houston Astros (1984) and Texas Rangers (1984–85). He was a utility player during his major league career.
Bio
Highly touted in college, Bannister was the Phillies' first-round pick in the 1973 draft. Although versatile (he played every position but pitcher and catcher) he never lived up to his college billing and was rarely a regular.[2] Only once, as the 1977 White Sox' shortstop, did he play in over 100 games at a position, and then he led all AL shortstops in errors (40). He led the American League in sacrifice flies (11) in 1977.
In 12 major league seasons he played in 972 games and recorded 3,007 at bats, 430 runs, 811 hits, 143 doubles, 28 triples, 19 home runs, 288 RBI, 108 stolen bases, 292 walks, with a .270 batting average, .334 on-base percentage and a .355 slugging percentage.
After his playing career he managed two years in the Montreal Expos minor league system and three years for the AZL Giants of the Arizona League. He was inducted to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]
In July 1972, as an amateur, Bannister accidentally killed an opposing player during a game. Bannister was a participant in a Baseball Federation tour of Japan, and while attempting to complete a double play during a game against a Japanese team, he made a throw to first base which struck the head of Akira Toumon advancing from first base to second base. Toumon was knocked unconscious, and he later died at the hospital as a result of cerebral contusion.[4]
References
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Houston Astros players
- Texas Rangers players
- Baseball players from California
- Sportspeople from Montebello, California
- Major League Baseball outfielders
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- Minor league baseball managers
- Eugene Emeralds players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Iowa Oaks players
- College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
