Horace Speed (baseball)
| Horace Speed | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 4, 1951 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1975, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 26, 1979, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .207 |
| Hits | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
Horace Arthur Speed III (born October 4, 1951) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Indians.[1]
Speed was selected by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB Draft.[1] He made his major league debut with San Francisco as a pinch runner for catcher Dave Rader in 1975, as the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres, 2–0.[2] He then signed as a free agent with the Indians on December 7, 1977, and had his most productive major league season with the team in 1978, appearing in 70 games.[1]
Speed made his final major league appearance in 1979, as a pinch runner for Cliff Johnson, in a Cleveland 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Baseball Reference
- ^ San Francisco Giants 2, San Diego Padres 0. Game played on Thursday, April 10, 1975 (N) at San Diego Stadium. Baseball Reference box score. Retrieved on August 6, 2016.
- ^ Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3. Game played on Tuesday, June 26, 1979 (N) at Memorial Stadium. Baseball Reference box score Retrieved on August 6, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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