Idaho Falls Angels Players - Carney Lansford, Devon White, Alan Wiggins, Mike Witt, Gary Pettis, Sid Monge, Mark Clear, Julio Cruz, Richard Dotson (Paperback)

Chapters: Carney Lansford, Devon White, Alan Wiggins, Mike Witt, Gary Pettis, Sid Monge, Mark Clear, Julio Cruz, Richard Dotson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. 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: Carney Ray Lansford (born February 7, 1957 in San Jose, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball and was most recently the hitting coach of the San Francisco Giants. Lansford, who played for the California Angels (1978-80), Boston Red Sox (1981-82) and Oakland Athletics (1983-92), batted and threw right-handed. Originally drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, Lansford became the Angels' best rookie in 1978 and finished third in the overall AL Rookie of the Year vote. The Angels dealt Lansford to the Red Sox after the 1980 season. In 1981, he won the American League batting title in the strike-shortened season, becoming the league's first right-handed hitter to do so in 11 years. However, the emergence of Wade Boggs resulted in the Red Sox sending Lansford to Oakland in a trade involving Tony Armas during the 1982 off-season. Lansford became the A's third baseman for their 1988 through 1992 dynasty, typically hitting second behind Rickey Henderson. Although his power numbers dropped off during those years, and he missed almost all the 1991 season, Lansford's speed and solid hitting made him a significant contributor. He played in three World Series with the A's, losing in 1988, 1990 and winning in 1989. In his 15-year career, Lansford was a .290 hitter with 151 home runs, 874 RBI, and 224 stolen bases in 1862 games. Lansford was a hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. It was announced on October 14, 2009 that Lansford had been relieved of his duties. Lansford had a cameo rol...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=151905