Willie Upshaw

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Blanco HS (Blanco, TX).

High School: Blanco HS (Blanco, TX)

Debut: April 9, 1978 (Age 20-347d, 14,009th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1988 (Age 31-154d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Steve Comte

Full Name: Willie Clay Upshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

4203

1103

123

.262

596

RBI

528

OBP

.335

SLG

.419

OPS

.754

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-45 / in Starts: 8-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	27 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 123 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	65 (39-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 123 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (36-24-12)

Most Driven In
Self	4
L Moseby	2
B Bonnell	1
D GarcÃa	1
A Woods	1
G Iorg	1
E Whitt	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
B Bonnell	3
A Woods	2
L Moseby	2
A Griffin	1
J Mayberry	1
D GarcÃa	1
G Wells	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	130	1	Apr 9	TOR	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	5	1.57	-0.033	1.10	-0.01%	-0.29	LF 1B
2	131	2	Apr 11	TOR	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.375	.500	6	.45	-0.046	.30	-0.02%	-0.76	RF
3	132	3	Apr 12	TOR	@	DET	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.375	.500	4	.05	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.24	PR 1B
4	133	4	Apr 13	TOR		NYY	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.375	.500	4						1B
5	134	5	Apr 15	TOR		NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.333	.444	8	.48	-0.012	.34	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
6	135	6	Apr 16	TOR		DET	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	8	1.15	0.072	.80	0.03%	0.41	PH
7	136	7	Apr 17	TOR		DET	L,5-8	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	4	.87	-0.022	.54	-0.01%	-0.23	PR 1B
8	137	8	Apr 18	TOR		DET	L,3-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.417	.647	5	1.06	-0.033	.56	-0.01%	-0.42	RF
9	138	9	Apr 19	TOR		DET	W,9-1	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.417	.647	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 1B
10	139	10	Apr 20	TOR		MIL	L,4-5	7-GF(12)	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.500	.813	9	2.86	0.153	1.39	0.05%	1.89	PH 1B
11	140	11	Apr 21	TOR		MIL	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.412	.675	7	1.03	-0.149	.46	-0.04%	-1.54	DH
12	141	13 (1)	Apr 24	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.611	.911	3	1.58	0.138	.57	0.03%	1.63	PH 1B
13	142	14	Apr 25	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.611	.911	4						1B
14	143	15	Apr 26	TOR	@	NYY	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.611	.911	4						PR 1B
15	144	16	Apr 27	TOR	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.522	.802	5	1.90	-0.004	.85	0.00%	0.22	LF 1B
16	145	18 (1)	Apr 29	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-0	9-GF(14)	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.500	.821	3	2.03	0.124	.94	0.03%	0.59	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	146	20 (1)	May 2 (1)	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.429	.710	3	.98	-0.100	.41	-0.03%	-0.67	1B
18	147	22 (1)	May 3	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.324	.531	.856	3	.76	0.293	.29	0.07%	1.12	1B
19	148	23	May 6	TOR		CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.194	.293	.472	.765	3	.81	-0.047	.29	-0.01%	-0.39	1B
20	149	26 (2)	May 9	TOR		BOS	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.289	.450	.739	5	.75	-0.069	.22	-0.01%	0.16	DH
21	150	28 (1)	May 11	TOR		BOS	L,6-7	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.320	.523	.843	5	1.35	0.203	.24	0.02%	1.17	DH
22	151	29	May 12	TOR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.479	.775	5	.51	-0.053	.09	-0.01%	-1.00	DH
23	152	32 (2)	May 15	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.281	.451	.732	5	.76	-0.055	.10	0.00%	-0.43	DH
24	153	33	May 16	TOR	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.218	.295	.455	.750	5	.47	0.015	.04	0.00%	0.07	DH
25	154	35 (1)	May 17 (2)	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.277	.424	.701	5	1.14	-0.112	.10	-0.01%	-0.66	DH
26	155	38 (2)	May 20	TOR		CHW	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.417	.689	8	2.71	-0.074	.11	0.00%	-0.49	PH
27	156	39	May 22	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.269	.410	.678	8	.39	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.40	PH
28	157	40	May 23	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.403	.668	8	.86	-0.021	.01	0.00%	-0.14	PH
29	158	41	May 24 (1)	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.265	.403	.668	6						PH
30	159	43 (1)	May 25	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.254	.385	.638	5	1.17	-0.087	.02	0.00%	-0.64	LF
31	160	44	May 26	TOR	@	CAL	W,8-4	3-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.247	.373	.620	6	.41	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.30	PH LF
32	161	45	May 27	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-1	GS-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.267	.373	.640	8	.80	0.064	.01	0.00%	0.61	LF
33	162	48 (2)	May 31	TOR		OAK	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.267	.373	.640	4						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	163	52 (3)	Jun 5	TOR	@	TEX	L,4-5	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.368	.631	3	1.20	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.09	PR
35	164	54 (1)	Jun 7	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-9	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.253	.352	.605	3	.60	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.62	PH
36	165	55	Jun 8	TOR	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.244	.338	.582	7	.34	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.51	DH
37	166	56	Jun 9	TOR	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.244	.333	.578	3	1.28	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.20	DH
38	167	58 (1)	Jun 11	TOR		KCR	L,5-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.241	.329	.570	8	1.97	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	168	59	Aug 10	TOR	@	DET	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.239	.325	.564	9	1.83	-0.046	2.31	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
40	169	64 (4)	Aug 16 (1)	TOR		MIL	L,2-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.236	.321	.557	5	.91	-0.024	1.86	-0.03%	-0.43	PH
41	170	65	Aug 16 (2)	TOR		MIL	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.233	.317	.550	5	1.78	-0.045	3.23	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
42	171	66	Aug 17	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.231	.313	.544	5	1.96	-0.043	2.67	-0.04%	-0.18	PH
43	172	69 (2)	Aug 21	TOR		CHW	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.239	.313	.552	7	5.14	0.056	8.51	0.06%	0.27	PH LF
44	173	72 (2)	Aug 24	TOR		TEX	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.237	.310	.546	2	.71	-0.021	.72	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
45	174	73	Aug 25	TOR		TEX	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.161	.240	.310	.550	7	.99	0.033	.87	0.02%	0.05	RF
46	175	74	Aug 27	TOR		KCR	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.237	.307	.544	9	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.15	PH
47	176	75	Aug 28	TOR		KCR	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.230	.297	.527	7	.82	-0.061	.41	-0.02%	-0.48	RF
48	177	76	Aug 29	TOR		KCR	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.238	.304	.542	5	.54	0.029	.36	0.01%	0.12	PH
49	178	77	Aug 31	TOR	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.255	.313	.567	2	1.21	0.023	.58	0.01%	0.40	RF 1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	179	78	Sep 1	TOR	@	TEX	W,9-3	CG	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.270	.323	.594	2	.35	0.071	.20	0.03%	0.29	RF
51	180	79	Sep 2	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	6	.96	-0.023	.70	-0.01%	-0.56	PR 1B
52	181	80	Sep 3	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	9						PR
53	182	85 (4)	Sep 8	TOR	@	MIN	L,0-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	9	1.79	0.027	.59	0.01%	0.09	PR
54	183	86	Sep 9	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	9						PR
55	184	92 (5)	Sep 16	TOR		MIN	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
56	185	96 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	TOR		OAK	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	4						PR
57	186	97	Sep 22 (2)	TOR		OAK	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	4						PR
58	187	102 (4)	Sep 29	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.320	.588	4						PR 1B
59	188	103	Sep 30	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.173	.259	.308	.566	3	.85	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.12	RF
60	189	104	Oct 2	TOR	@	SEA	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.261	.336	.597	7	.74	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.50	DH
61	190	105	Oct 3	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.252	.324	.576	3	.62	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.70	DH
							16-45		123	111	15	19	3	1	4	10	11	0	16	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	.171	.252	.324	.576		1.05	-0.051	.45	0.00%	-3.49

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