Roy White

Roy White
Roy White signing autographs at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on May 12, 2013.
Left fielder
Born: (1943-12-27) December 27, 1943 (age 73) Los Angeles, California
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1965, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1979, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.271
Home runs	160
Runs batted in	758
Teams
New York Yankees (1965–1979) Yomiuri Giants (1980–1982)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1969, 1970) 2× World Series champion (1977, 1978)

Roy Hilton White (born December 27, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees between 1965 and 1979. With the Yankees, he won two championships in 1977 and '78, both over his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers.

White, a switch hitter, was named to 2 All Star teams in 1969 and in 1970. In 1971, he set an American League record for most sacrifice flies in a season with 17. White led the American League in walks in 1972 and in runs in 1976. He played on two World Series championship teams, in 1977 and 1978 and a third American League pennant winner in 1976.

In a 15-year major league career, White played in 1,881 games, accumulating 1,803 hits in 6,650 at bats for a .271 career batting average along with 160 home runs, 758 runs batted in and a .360 on-base percentage. He ended his career with a .988 fielding percentage. An excellent defensive player, White led American League left fielders in fielding percentage for four consecutive years between 1968 and 1971.