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GREG KEATLEY (Franchise player #0170 -
1981-12)
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Position:
C
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Gregory Steven Keatley
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.
College: South Carolina
Born: September 12, 1953 in Princeton, WV
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Acquired:
February 16, 1981: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Kansas
City Royals for Dennis Webb
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MLB Debut: September 27,
1981
Final MLB Game: October 5, 1981 |
Royals Debut: September
27,
1981
Final Royals Game: October
5, 1981 |
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| Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) |
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
| 1981 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Career |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Greg Keatley page
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dates in Keatley's career: |
| June 8, 1976 |
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in
the 6th Round of the 1976 Amateur Draft |
| February 16, 1981 |
Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Kansas City
Royals for Dennis Webb
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| September 1, 1981 |
Purchased from the Omaha Royals |
| September 27, 1981 |
Made Major League debut in the 9th inning of a game
against the Seattle Mariners as a defensive replacement for Jamie Quirk |
| October 5, 1981 |
Made final MLB appearance as a
defensive replacement for John Wathan in the 9th inning of a game
against the Cleveland Indians |
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| From
the Kansas City Royals 1982 Media Guide: |
| 1981 Highlights: Greg
spent the 1981 season on the triple-A level at Omaha...moved into the
catching slot on a regular basis June 13...responded with 12-game
hitting streak from June 20-July 4 with 16 for 41 (.390) to raise his
average from .208 to .263...the streak included a double, a triple, 3
homers and 7 RBI and he scored 7 runs...1 of his top games during the
streak was a 3-hit game (3 for 5) vs. Oklahoma City on June 26...he had
a pair of 3-RBI games, one on July 7 when he belted a 3-run homer at
Wichita to give Omaha a 4-3 comeback win...as the Omaha backstop he
posted a .982 fielding percentage in 77 games...he also threw out 32
base runners trying to steal...Greg was called to Kansas City in
September and appeared in 2 games, both as a catcher...his Major League
debut was September 27 at Seattle. |
| Career Highlights: Greg began
his career in 1976 with Cubs' organization...was at Bradenton (A) of the
Gulf Coast League...hit 3 homers and collected 18 RBI in just 10 games
before moving to Pompano of the Florida State League...reached the
double-A level for the first time in 1978 with Midland of the Texas
League...moved on to the American Association in 1979, hitting .273 with
5 homers and 24 RBI in 46 games with Wichita. |
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Complete
Statistics |
| Year |
Club |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
| 1976 |
Bradenton |
.318 |
10 |
44 |
12 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
| 1976 |
Pompano Beach |
.215 |
61 |
200 |
28 |
43 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
30 |
26 |
56 |
3 |
| 1977 |
Pompano Beach |
.276 |
124 |
420 |
58 |
116 |
25 |
7 |
6 |
70 |
44 |
96 |
2 |
| 1978 |
Midland |
.226 |
98 |
345 |
58 |
78 |
17 |
1 |
8 |
38 |
47 |
84 |
3 |
| 1979 |
Wichita |
.253 |
46 |
162 |
18 |
41 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
12 |
37 |
0 |
| 1980 |
Montgomery |
.211 |
42 |
133 |
17 |
28 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
21 |
55 |
2 |
| 1981 |
Omaha |
.237 |
78 |
241 |
27 |
57 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
19 |
48 |
0 |
| 1981 |
KANSAS
CITY |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1982 |
Omaha |
.198 |
83 |
268 |
23 |
53 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
28 |
29 |
55 |
1 |
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