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Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947 in Washington, D.C., USA) is a former Major League baseball player, who was a second baseman early in his career before later becoming a third baseman for the most part. He batted and threw right-handed. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1968-1972) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1973-1983). June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
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Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball at a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat that can be made out of either...
The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ...
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 affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 ⢠1983 ⢠1980 ⢠1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 ⢠1983 ⢠1980 ⢠1978 1977 ⢠1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in...
Major league affiliations National League (1998-present) Central Division (1998-present) American League (1969-1997) Central Division (1994-1997) East Division (1972-1993) West Division (1969-1971) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (0) None AL Pennants (1) 1982 Central Division titles (0) None AL East...
A great fielder, Money's hitting contributions are often overlooked. An argument for Money's best season can be made for 1974, 1977, or 1978. In '74, he set career-highs in hits (178), doubles (32), and at bats (629). He also had 19 stolen bases and made his first All-Star team. In '77, he had career-highs in home runs (25), Runs batted in (83), slugging percentage (.470), and total bases (268). He also had 86 runs scored and made his third all-star game. In '78, he had career-highs in batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.361), and sacrifice hits (14). He also had 7 hit by pitches, and made his fourth and final all-star team. In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ...
The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual exhibition baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the position players and by the manager for pitchers. ...
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 himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on...
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, slugging average (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. ...
In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i. ...
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...
Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball, a sacrifice hit (also called a sacrifice bunt) is the act of deliberately bunting the ball in a manner that allows a runner on base to advance to another base, while the batter is himself put out. ...
In baseball, being hit by a pitch refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. ...
After his best years were behind him, he finally made the postseason with Milwaukee, losing in his only World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals In 1982. He had a .185 BA in the postseason, and a .231 BA in the World Series, picking up two playoff RBIs all-time. For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...
Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 â¢1967 ⢠1964 ⢠1946 1944 ⢠1942 ⢠1934 ⢠1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 ⢠1987 ⢠1985 ⢠1982 1968 ⢠1967 ⢠1964 ⢠1946 1944 ⢠1943 ⢠1942 ⢠1934...
1982 World Series Logo The 1982 World Series matched the St. ...
In a 16-season career, Money hit .261 with 176 home runs and 729 RBI's in 1720 games. He picked up a lifetime on-base percentage of .328 with a .406 slugging percentage. He also had 80 career stolen bases with 798 runs. He had 1623 hits in 6215 at bats. He set the major league record for errorless games at third base, with 78. He would go on to complete an 86-game streak with no errors in 257 chances. The word error has different meanings in different domains. ...
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