Rodney McCray (baseball)
| Rodney McCray | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: September 13, 1963 Detroit, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 30, 1990, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 11, 1992, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .214 | ||
| Runs scored | 13 | ||
| Stolen bases | 9 | ||
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Rodney Duncan McCray (born September 13, 1963) is a former American professional baseball player who is best known for crashing through an outfield fence attempting to make a catch. He played mostly in the minors, but also made it to the majors with the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets from 1990-92.
Born in Detroit, Rodney's family moved west while he was still a child. He enrolled at University High in Los Angeles, then attended West Los Angeles Junior College and Santa Monica Junior College. The speedy outfielder was drafted in the first round by the Chicago White Sox in 1982 and then by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1983, but opted to stay in school. Finally, he signed with the San Diego Padres in 1984.
After four years in the Padres chain, the White Sox claimed him in the 1987 minor league draft. Never much of a hitter (his career minor league batting average was just .226), McCray proved effective by drawing walks (enough to pump his career on-base percentage up to .362), stealing bases (as many as 91 in one season, with Charleston in 1986.)
After finally making the majors with the White Sox in 1990, McCray was sent back down to the AAA Vancouver Canadians of the Pacific Coast League the following year. On May 27, 1991, at Civic Stadium (now Providence Park) in Portland, Oregon, McCray chased after a fly ball hit by Portland's Chip Hale. McCray initially made the catch, but immediately turned to run right through a plywood fence in right field, just to the right of the 369-foot marker, which caused him to drop the ball.
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