Hendrick began his baseball career in the minor leagues with Burlington in 1968, leading the league with a .327 batting average and 25 doubles.[3] He was an all-star four times—twice with Cleveland in 1974 and 1975 and twice with St. Louis in 1980 and 1983—and he finished in the top 15 in league MVP voting four consecutive years between 1980 and 1983.[1] Hendrick was one of the first players to hit 100 home runs in each league—150 for the National League and 117 for the American League.[4] He was the first MLB player to wear his pant legs down to his ankles. He was nicknamed "Jogging George" and "Captain Easy"[5] because of his reputation for not running plays out or giving 100% effort[6] and "Silent George" because of his longstanding policy of not talking to the media.[7]
Angels beat reporter Lisa Nehus Saxon, one of the first women to cover an MLB team, credited Hendrick for protecting her from Reggie Jackson's harassment and verbal abuse.[8]
Hendrick began his coaching career with the Cardinals as a minor league hitting/outfield instructor from 1993 to 1995 before becoming the hitting coach of the big league club from 1996 to 1997. After leaving the Cardinals, he worked as coach at various levels in the California Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers systems from 1998 to 2005. On November 21, 2005, Hendrick was named as a first base/outfield coach for Tampa Bay, a position he held through the end of the 2014 season.[13][14] He then became Special Advisor to Baseball Operations for the Rays.
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George Andrew Hendrick Jr born October 18 1949 is an American former professional baseball player and coach 1 He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder between 1971 and 1988 most prominently as an integral member of the St Louis Cardinals team that won the 1982 World Series 1 George HendrickHendrick as a coach for the Tampa Bay RaysOutfielderBorn 1949 10 18 October 18 1949 age 74 Los Angeles California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 4 1971 for the Oakland AthleticsLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 1988 for the California AngelsMLB statisticsBatting average 278Home runs267Runs batted in1 111TeamsAs player Oakland Athletics 1971 1972 Cleveland Indians 1973 1976 San Diego Padres 1977 1978 St Louis Cardinals 1978 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 California Angels 1985 1988 As coach St Louis Cardinals 1996 1997 Anaheim Angels 1998 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Rays 2006 2014 Career highlights and awards4 All Star 1974 1975 1980 1983 2 World Series champion 1972 1982 2 Silver Slugger Award 1980 1983 A four time All Star and a two time Silver Slugger Award winner Hendrick led the major leagues with 20 outfield assists in 1979 and led the Cardinals in home runs every year from 1980 through 1983 2 He also won a World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1972 and was a member of the 1986 California Angels division winning team He also played for the Cleveland Indians San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates Hendrick is currently the special advisor to baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Rays Contents 1 Playing career 2 Transactions involving Hendrick 3 Coaching career 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlaying career edit nbsp Hendrick with St Louis Cardinals in 1983Over 18 seasons Hendrick posted a 278 batting average with 267 home runs and 1 111 RBI His career stats included 941 runs 1 980 hits 343 doubles 59 stolen bases 567 walks 329 on base percentage and a 446 slugging percentage in 7 129 at bats Playing at all three outfield positions and first base he compiled a 987 fielding percentage 1 Hendrick began his baseball career in the minor leagues with Burlington in 1968 leading the league with a 327 batting average and 25 doubles 3 He was an all star four times twice with Cleveland in 1974 and 1975 and twice with St Louis in 1980 and 1983 and he finished in the top 15 in league MVP voting four consecutive years between 1980 and 1983 1 Hendrick was one of the first players to hit 100 home runs in each league 150 for the National League and 117 for the American League 4 He was the first MLB player to wear his pant legs down to his ankles He was nicknamed Jogging George and Captain Easy 5 because of his reputation for not running plays out or giving 100 effort 6 and Silent George because of his longstanding policy of not talking to the media 7 Angels beat reporter Lisa Nehus Saxon one of the first women to cover an MLB team credited Hendrick for protecting her from Reggie Jackson s harassment and verbal abuse 8 Hendrick played winter ball with the Cangrejeros de Santurce club of the Puerto Rico League where he won the batting title in the 1973 1974 tournament 9 He also played for the Gold Coast Suns of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in its 1989 inaugural season Transactions involving Hendrick editOn March 24 1973 the Oakland A s traded Hendrick with catcher Dave Duncan to the Cleveland Indians for catcher Ray Fosse and shortstop Jack Heidemann 10 On December 8 1976 the Indians traded him to the San Diego Padres for outfielder John Grubb catcher Fred Kendall and infielder Hector Torres On May 26 1978 the Padres traded Hendrick to the St Louis Cardinals for pitcher Eric Rasmussen On December 12 1984 the Cardinals traded him with catcher Steve Barnard to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher John Tudor and outfielder Brian Harper On August 2 1985 the Pirates traded Hendrick along with John Candelaria and Al Holland to the California Angels for Pat Clements Mike Brown and a player to be named later Bob Kipper 11 12 Coaching career editHendrick began his coaching career with the Cardinals as a minor league hitting outfield instructor from 1993 to 1995 before becoming the hitting coach of the big league club from 1996 to 1997 After leaving the Cardinals he worked as coach at various levels in the California Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers systems from 1998 to 2005 On November 21 2005 Hendrick was named as a first base outfield coach for Tampa Bay a position he held through the end of the 2014 season 13 14 He then became Special Advisor to Baseball Operations for the Rays Personal life editHis son Brian played college basketball for the California Golden Bears 15 See also edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of St Louis Cardinals team records List of St Louis Cardinals coachesReferences edit a b c d George Hendrick at Baseball Reference Baseball Reference Retrieved November 25 2019 Jim Tommey and Kip Ingle ed 1987 St Louis Cardinals 1987 Media Guide St Louis National Baseball Club p 153 Norman MacLean ed 1988 1988 Who s Who in Baseball New York Who s Who in Baseball Magazine Company Inc Cardinals Media Relations ed 2001 St Louis Cardinals 2001 Media Guide Hadler Printing Company pp A 163 George Hendrick Baseball Stats Baseball Almanac Retrieved February 23 2011 Markusen Bruce January 20 2012 1972 Topps Baseball Card Hardball Times Retrieved on March 2 2016 Hendrick Having A Quiet Impact The Las Vegas Sun May 2 2003 Retrieved February 23 2011 Ross Jack November 17 2014 Lisa Saxon the Women Who Helped Change Sports Writing Forever Vice Sports Archived from the original on March 21 2015 Retrieved December 2 2014 Conde Fernando Campeones de bateo Liga Puerto Rico Beisbol 007 Retrieved on March 2 2016 Phillips Darell March 29 1973 Was trade a good one The Modesto Bee p C3 Retrieved June 7 2010 Sports People Wish Comes True The New York Times Saturday August 3 1985 Retrieved January 29 2023 The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired the contract of left handed pitcher United Press International UPI Friday August 16 1985 Retrieved January 29 2023 Tampa Bay Rays coaching staff Tampa Bay Rays Archived from the original on June 5 2008 Retrieved November 25 2019 Topkin Marc February 25 2015 Ex Rays coach George Hendrick visits camp Tampa Bay Times Retrieved April 11 2021 NCAA Midwest Notebook The Madison Courier The Associated Press March 25 1993 p B1 Retrieved February 28 2012 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or RetrosheetSporting positionsPreceded byChris Chambliss St Louis Cardinals Hitting Coach1996 1997 Succeeded byDave ParkerPreceded byDave Parker Anaheim Angels First Base Coach1998 1999 Succeeded byAlfredo GriffinPreceded byJack Clark Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach2003 Succeeded byTim WallachPreceded byBilly Hatcher Tampa Bay Devil Rays Rays First Base Coach2006 2014 Succeeded byRocco Baldelli Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Hendrick amp oldid 1177498688 Personal life, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
