Randy Hundley
| Randy Hundley | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: June 1, 1942 Martinsville, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 27, 1964, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1977, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 82 | ||
| Runs batted in | 381 | ||
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Cecil Randolph "Randy" Hundley Jr. (born June 1, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants (1964-1965), Chicago Cubs (1966-1973, 1976-1977), Minnesota Twins (1974), and the San Diego Padres (1975). Hundley played the majority of his career with the Cubs and was considered their leader in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being a light-hitter, Hundley was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era, and the best Cubs catcher since Gabby Hartnett in 1940.
Hundley was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1960 for the sum of $140,000. While playing for the Double-A El Paso Sun Kings in 1963, he posted a .325 batting average with 23 home runs and 81 runs batted in. Hundley made his major league debut with the Giants on September 27 1964. He returned to the minor leagues in 1965, playing for the Tacoma Giants of the Pacific Coast League although, he was called back to the major leagues briefly in June when regular Giants catcher Tom Haller was injured. In December 1965, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with future 20-game winner Bill Hands in exchange for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum, as part of first-year manager Leo Durocher's rebuilding effort.
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