Dave Collins
| Dave Collins | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 20, 1952 Rapid City, South Dakota |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 7, 1975, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1990, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .272 | ||
| Hits | 1,335 | ||
| Home runs | 32 | ||
| Runs batted in | 373 | ||
| Stolen bases | 395 | ||
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David S. Collins (born October 20, 1952) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.
Collins is one of three players to have made it to the major leagues who played for the storied Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball program in Rapid City, South Dakota. The other two are Kelvin Torve and Mark Ellis.
Collins was drafted in the first round of the 1972 draft from Mesa Community College by the California Angels. He made his professional debut with the Angels Rookie ball team in Idaho Falls and moved up through the Angels farm system, with stops in Single-A Quad City and Salinas, Double-A El Paso and Triple-A Salt Lake City. He was dubbed "fastest white man in baseball" because he ran the 100 yard dash in 9.6 seconds and had high stolen base totals.
He made his major league debut for the Angels on June 7, 1975, playing left field and batting leadoff, against the Milwaukee Brewers. He recorded his first career hit the following day against Brewers pitcher Tom Murphy.
After two seasons as a utility player and reserve outfielder with the Angels, he was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the 14th pick in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft. He was the first batter for the Mariners in their first game, and scored the franchise's first run two days later.
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