Fred Stanley Stats & Facts
Fred Stanley Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 70 Weight: 165 Born: Wednesday, August 13, 1947 in Farnhamville, IA USA Died: in , Debut: 9/11/1969 Last Game: 10/1/1982 Full Name: Frederick Blair Stanley
The last Seattle Pilot retires – Fred Stanley
In his last game, A’s shortstop Fred Stanley goes 1-for-3 in a 12-7 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. With ‘Chicken’ retiring there are now no active players left in the majors who once played with the Seattle Pilots.
Rickey Henderson Steals 117th but gets foiled trying for the record
On August 24, 1982, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Rickey Henderson steals 2nd and 3rd base in the first inning of the Detroit Tiger tandem of Jerry Ujdur and Bill Fahey. Henderson will score on a wild pitch. This was the last homegame before an 11 game road trip and the A’s were trying to make…
Cincinnati win Game 2 of the World Series 4 – 3 on Tony Perez walk off
1976 – On a cold Sunday night, the Cincinnati Reds gang up on pitcher Catfish Hunter for three runs, but the Yankees battle back to tie it up. With two outs in the 9th inning, Yankees shortstop Fred Stanley throws Ken Griffey’s easy grounder into the dugout. A walk and a Tony Perez single follow and Cincinnati wins Game 2 of the World Series, 4 – 3.
