Carney Lansford Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg) Born: February 7, 1957 in San Jose, CA Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wilcox HS (Santa Clara, CA). High School: Wilcox HS (Santa Clara, CA) Debut: April 8, 1978 (14,018th in major league history) vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0…
1990 – Oakland Athletics third baseman Carney Lansford is severely hurt in a snowmobile accident. He will undergo surgery on January 6th to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee as well as repair other ligament damage. Lansford will play just five games in 1991, but return to the starting lineup in 1992.
1990 – The Oakland Athletics sweep the Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant and their third straight trip to the World Series with a 3 – 1 victory. MVP Dave Stewart wins for the eighth straight time in head-to-head match-ups with Roger Clemens, who is ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing balls and strikes with umpire Terry Cooney.
1989 – Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins and Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres each win batting titles on the final day of the regular season. Puckett goes 2-for-5 to edge Carney Lansford, .339 to .336, while Gwynn goes 3-for-4 to beat Will Clark, .336 to .333.
During a Cactus League contest, Carney Lansford is credited with an unusual two-run inside-the-park homer in the A’s 5-3 victory over the Indians in Phoenix. The infielder circles the bases in the fourth inning when Mel Hall’s shirt gets stuck on the fence, preventing the outfielder from playing the ball, that is just barely out of reach, while his teammate, shortstop Julio Franco, closest to the play, is so incapacitated with laughter he is unable to help.
On June 21, 1984 Oakland A’s Carney Lansford goes 0 for 5 against the Detroit Tigers, snapping his 24-game hitting streak. The streak is an Oakland record and the longest American League skein of the year. Lansford will collect hits in his next 11 games.
Boston Red Sox trade third baseman Carney Lansford to the Oakland A’s for outfielder Tony Armas
Red Sox rookie Wade Boggs hits his first major league home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Boston a 5 – 4 win over Detroit. Boggs will finally crack the starting lineup for good after tomorrow’s game, in which regular 3B Carney Lansford severely sprains his ankle while unsuccessfully trying to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park home run. Boggs hits .390 in Lansford’s absence and .349 for the season.
1980 – The Red Sox trade SS Rick Burleson and 3B Butch Hobson to the Angels for 3B Carney Lansford, CF Rick Miller, and P Mark Clear.
Carney Lansford hits three consecutive home runs in California’s 7-4 victory over the Tribe at Cleveland Stadium. The Angels third baseman’s trio of round-trippers comes in the first, third, and fifth innings, each time with the bases empty.