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| Randy Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1951-06-05)June 5, 1951 (age 73) Oxnard, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1972, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 28, 1980, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .215 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 35 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Randy Lee Elliott (born June 5, 1951) is an American former professionalbaseballoutfielder. He played in 114games over parts of four seasons inMajor League Baseball spread out over nine years for theSan Diego Padres (1972 and1974),San Francisco Giants (1977) andOakland Athletics (1980). The native ofOxnard, California, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Elliott became the first, first-round selection in theJune amateur draft in Padres' franchise history when he was selected 24th overall during the club's inaugural season, upon graduation fromAdolfo Camarillo High School. In 1972, his fourth year in the Padrefarm system, Elliott led theDouble-ATexas League inhitting (.335) andruns batted in (85), playing formanager andHall of Fame outfielderDuke Snider. He was the league's Most Valuable Player and led his club, theAlexandria Aces, to the division title. In September, he was called up by San Diego and recorded tenhits, including threedoubles and atriple, in 49at bats. He then batted only .212 in his second stint with the Padres during another late-season call-up two years later.
Hampered by a severe and chronic shoulder injury,[1] Elliott drew unconditional releases from both the Padres' and theCalifornia Angels' organizations during 1976, and signed with the Giants late in the year. A torridspring training[1] led to his only full year inMLB, as a member of the1977 Giants. Elliott was the club's fifth outfielder, appearing in 47 games in the field and starting 35 of them inleft field. All told, he appeared in 70 contests, a personal best, and also reached career highs in hits (40),home runs (seven), runs batted in (26) and batting average (.240). He sat out the 1978 and 1979 seasons before getting a final audition with the1980 Athletics. In a 14-game stint in May and June 1980, he batted only .128. He left pro baseball after the 1980 season.
In all, he collected 62 hits in 288 MLB at bats (.215), with 12 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 35 career RBI.
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