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Dave Collins
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Birthdate: 10/20/1952    
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 175 lbs. Place of Birth: Rapid City, SD, USA
Bats / Throws: B / L

Baseball Historian Biography

One of baseball’s fastest runners, Dave Collins was a fans favorite wherever he played. He broke into MLB at age 22 with the California Angels in 1975 and hit .266 with a very solid .340 on-base-percentage and stole 24 bases in 319 at bats.

In 1976 he stole 35 bases with the Halos then was traded to Seattle and then was sent to Cincinnati where he became a red-hot commodity for his aggressive defensive outfield play, robust batting and speed on the base paths.

 

In 1979 when Reds starting outfielders George Foster and Ken Griffey Sr went down on injuries at All-Star time, new manager John McNamara penciled in Dave Collins into the starting lineup. The 26-year old Collins responded with some 3-for-5 and 4-for-5 days and was chosen the NL Player of the Week for the last week in August 1979. He continued pounding NL hurlers and finished the year with a .313 batting average which helped Cincinnati win the 1979 NL West Title.

 

In 1980 Dave Collins, who once ran the 100-yard dash in 9.6 seconds, stole a career-high 79 bases, second highest in the NL, and batted .303 with a .366 on-base-pct and scored 96 runs. In 1982 he was traded to the Mets, played one year, then moved to Toronto, 1983-1984, where he hit .308 and stole 60 bases. From then on he played for 3 different teams plus returned to Cincinnati for 3 seasons. Baseball Historian


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
16 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1975 CAL (AL) 93 319 41 85 13 4 3 29 36 55 24 10 1 1 3 3 .266 .340 SLG
1976 CAL (AL) 99 365 45 96 12 1 4 28 40 55 32 19 2 0 7 1 .263 .335 SLG
1977 SEA (AL) 120 402 46 96 9 3 5 28 33 66 25 10 0 3 6 3 .239 .299 SLG
1978 CIN (NL) 102 102 13 22 1 0 0 7 15 18 7 7 0 0 1 2 .216 .311 SLG
1979 CIN (NL) 122 396 59 126 16 4 3 35 27 48 16 9 2 2 3 1 .318 .364 SLG
1980 CIN (NL) 144 551 94 167 20 4 3 35 53 68 79 21 2 3 3 3 .303 .366 SLG
1981 CIN (NL) 95 360 63 98 18 6 3 23 41 41 26 10 1 6 3 2 .272 .355 SLG
1982 NYY (AL) 111 348 41 88 12 3 3 25 28 49 13 8 3 5 9 3 .253 .315 SLG
1983 TOR (AL) 118 402 55 109 12 4 1 34 43 67 31 7 1 2 2 2 .271 .343 SLG
1984 TOR (AL) 128 441 59 136 24 15 2 44 33 41 60 14 0 9 6 3 .308 .366 SLG
1985 OAK (AL) 112 379 52 95 16 4 4 29 29 37 29 8 2 1 5 4 .251 .303 SLG
1986 DET (AL) 124 419 44 113 18 2 1 27 44 49 27 12 0 2 9 2 .270 .340 SLG
1987 CIN (NL) 57 85 19 25 5 0 0 5 11 12 9 0 0 2 2 0 .294 .388 SLG
1988 CIN (NL) 99 174 12 41 6 2 0 14 11 27 7 2 0 2 0 2 .236 .286 SLG
1989 CIN (NL) 78 106 12 25 4 0 0 7 10 17 3 1 0 0 2 0 .236 .302 SLG
1990 STL (NL) 99 58 12 13 1 0 0 3 13 10 7 1 2 0 3 0 .224 .366 SLG
16 years   1701 4907 667 1335 187 52 32 373 467 660 395 139 16 38 64 31 .272 .338 .SLG



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