Lance Parrish
| Lance Parrish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Parrish as manager of the Erie SeaWolves
|
|||
| Catcher | |||
|
Born: June 15, 1956 Clairton, Pennsylvania |
|||
|
|||
| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1977, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 23, 1995, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .252 | ||
| Home runs | 324 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,070 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
|
|||
Lance Michael Parrish, aka "Big Wheel" (born June 15, 1956), is an American former professional baseball player, and is currently the manager of the Erie SeaWolves. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers (1977–1986), Philadelphia Phillies (1987–1988), California Angels (1989–1992), Seattle Mariners (1992), Cleveland Indians (1993), Pittsburgh Pirates (1994), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1995). He was regarded as one of the best catchers in the 1980s, for both his offensive and defensive play.
Parrish was offered a scholarship to play college football for UCLA, but turned it down to pursue a career in baseball. He was drafted as a third baseman by the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft. While playing for the Lakeland Tigers in the minor leagues, he was converted to a catcher.
Parrish reached the major leagues in 1977 on a part-time basis, and by 1979 he had replaced Milt May as the team's regular catcher. In 1979, he also played winter baseball in Puerto Rico with the Mayagüez Indians. Parrish hit for a .286 batting average along with 24 home runs and 82 runs batted in during the 1980 season to earn his first American League All-Star team berth, as well as winning his first Silver Slugger Award.
...
Wikipedia