Carney Ray Lansford (born February 7, 1957 in San Jose, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels (1978-80), Boston Red Sox (1981-82) and Oakland Athletics (1983-92). He batted and threw right handed. February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley County Santa Clara County, California Area  - Total  - Water 461. ... The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ... Boston Red Sox American League AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Portland Sea Dogs A Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners R Gulf Coast Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. ...

In a 15-year career, Lansford was a .290 hitter with 151 home runs and 874 RBI in 1862 games. In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...

Highlights

• All Star (1988)
• Won American League batting crown (.336, 1981)
• 2nd AL batting crown (.336, 1989, behind Kirby Puckett, .339)
• Silver Slugger Award (1981)
• Top 10 American League MVP (6th, 1981)
• Hit three consecutive home runs in a game (September 9, 1979)

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See also

• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of AL Silver Slugger Winners at Third Base
• List of Boston Red Sox awards

Below is the list of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone as of 2004. ... List of AL Silver Slugger Winners at Third Base Silver Slugger AL: DH | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF NL: P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF Categories: Baseball Trophies and Awards ... This is a list of Boston Red Sox players awards winners and single-season leaderboards. ...

External links

• Baseball Library (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/L/Lansford_Carney.stm)
• Baseball-Reference.com  (http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lansfca01.shtml) - career statistics and analysis