Charleston Pirates Players - Willie Randolph, John Candelaria, Miguel Dilone, Steve Farr (Paperback)

Chapters: Willie Randolph, John Candelaria, Miguel Dilone, Steve Farr. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As player As manager As coach Willie Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954, in Holly Hill, South Carolina) is a former second baseman and former manager in Major League Baseball, best known for his 13 seasons playing for the New York Yankees. He is currently the Milwaukee Brewers bench coach. At the end of his playing career, in which he was with six teams from 1975 to 1992, he ranked fifth in major league history in games at second base (2,152), ninth in putouts (4,859), seventh in assists (6,336), eighth in total chances (11,429), and third in double plays (1,547). He later served as manager of the New York Mets from 2005 to June 2008. Randolph, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended and graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School where he was a star athlete, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1972 draft. He made his major league debut in 1975, and was at age 21 the 6th-youngest player in the National League. In December 1975 he was traded by the Pirates with Ken Brett and Dock Ellis to the Yankees for Doc Medich. Randolph spent 13 of his 18 seasons as a player with the Yankees, and later played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (198990), Oakland Athletics (1990), and Milwaukee Brewers (1991), finishing his career with the New York Mets in 1992. He was selected to six All-Star teams over his career. As a career number 2 hitter in the order, he made use of his skills as bunter and a patient hitter who drew more than 80 walks seven times. Randolph was also an outstanding defensive player, known especially for his ability to turn the double play. However, he never received the Gold Glove Award, which was perennially a...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=119536