| Larry Sheets | |
|---|---|
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| Designated hitter /Outfielder | |
| Born: (1959-12-06)December 6, 1959 (age 65) Staunton, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 18, 1984, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1993, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .266 |
| Home runs | 94 |
| Runs batted in | 339 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .308 |
| Home runs | 26 |
| Runs batted in | 100 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Larry Kent Sheets (born December 6, 1959) is an American formerMajor League Baseball (MLB)outfielder anddesignated hitter who played for theBaltimore Orioles,Detroit Tigers, andSeattle Mariners from 1984 to 1990 and 1993. He also played one season in Japan for theYokohama Taiyo Whales in 1992.
Sheets attendedEastern Mennonite University, where he played basketball.[1] He was named to theOld Dominion Athletic Conference's all-conference second team in 1980 and to the first team in 1982. He graduated from Eastern Mennonite in 1984. He was named to Eastern Mennonite's athletic hall of fame in 1988.
Sheets was selected as the first of the Orioles' four picks in the second round (29th overall) of the1978 MLB draft, nineteen slots ahead ofCal Ripken Jr.[2] His lack of enthusiasm and commitment to the sport while in the minors frustrated Orioles scouts and officials, as chronicled in an article written byAlexander Wolff in the June 15, 1981 issue ofSports Illustrated.[3] In a 13–11 loss to theTexas Rangers atMemorial Stadium on August 6, 1986 which was the first-ever game in MLB history that featured threegrand slams, Sheets andJim Dwyer each hit one in the fourth inning, offBobby Witt andJeff Russell respectively.Toby Harrah had hit the first one of the contest offKen Dixon two innings earlier.[4]
Sheets had career highs in batting average (.316), home runs (31) and RBIs (94) in 1987.
After six seasons in Baltimore, Sheets was dealt to the Tigers forMike Brumley, as the Orioles traded a much-needed power hitter for a younger, less expensive player.[5]
Sheets operated a youth sports facility inWestminster, Maryland. He serves asGilman School's head varsity baseball coach.[6]
He has a son namedGavin, who plays for theSan Diego Padres ofMajor League Baseball (MLB).[7]
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