Roger Repoz
Roger Allen Repoz (born August 3, 1940) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and California Angels.[1] He also played five seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), for the Taiheiyo Club Lions and Yakult Swallows.[2]
| Roger Repoz | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 3, 1940 Bellingham, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1964, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 9, 1972, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .224 |
| Home runs | 82 |
| Runs batted in | 260 |
| Teams | |
Repoz was born in Bellingham, Washington. He batted and threw left-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). After graduating from Bellingham High School and Western Washington University, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees prior to the 1960 season.[3]
In 1971, Repoz became the first player in MLB history to compile an OPS of greater than .700 while putting up a batting average of under .200 and playing in a minimum of 100 games.[1]
Strong defensively, Repoz posted a career .991 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Roger Repoz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Roger Repoz Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Roger Repoz". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Roger Repoz at SABR (Baseball BioProject)