John Wathan Stats & Facts
John Wathan Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 205 Born: Tuesday, October 04, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, IA USA Died: in , Debut: 5/26/1976 Last Game: 10/6/1985 Full Name: John David Wathan
The Royals fire manager Billy Gardner, who replaced Dick Howser in spring training, and replace him with John Wathan
1987 â The Royals fire manager Billy Gardner, who replaced Dick Howser in spring training, and replace him with John Wathan, the former Kansas City catcher who was managing the clubâs Triple A Omaha affiliate. In Wathanâs major league managerial debut, the Royals win, 3 â 2, on George Brettâs 10th-inning home run to move within three games of first-place Minnesota.
John Wathan breaks Ray Schalkâs 1916 record for stolen bases by a catcher with his 31st stolen base of the season
John Wathan breaks Ray Schalkâs 1916 record for stolen bases by a catcher with his 31st stolen base of the season. The Royalsâ backstop accomplishes the feat when he swipes third base in the seventh inning of Kansas Cityâs 5-3 victory over Texas at Arlington Stadium.
George Brett extend his hitting streak to 29 games
test On August 17, 1980, future Hall of Famer George Brett goes 4-for-4 with five RBI to lift his batting average to .401, and extend his hitting streak to 29 games in the Royalsâ 8-3 victory over Toronto. The Kansas City third baseman receives a standing ovation from the Royals Stadium crowd of 30,693 fans,âŠ
Ray Schalk steals twice against Detroit en route to a season total of 30
April 15, 1916 â In a 9-4 winâ Chicago White Sox Catcher Ray Schalk steals twice against Detroit en route to a season total of 30. This is a record for catchers until 1982 when John Wathan nicks 36.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
