Rance Mulliniks
Rance Mulliniks | |
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Third baseman / Designated hitter / Shortstop | |
Born: Tulare, California, U.S. | January 15, 1956|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 18, 1977, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 18, 1992, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .272 |
Home runs | 73 |
Runs batted in | 435 |
Teams | |
Steven Rance Mulliniks (born January 15, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player.
Playing career
Drafted as a shortstop, Mulliniks made his major league debut in 1977 for the California Angels, batting .269 in 78 games. He saw limited playing time over the following years with the California Angels until 1979 and with the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and 1981. He had been traded along with Willie Aikens from the Angels to the Royals for Al Cowens and Todd Cruz at the Winter Meetings in Toronto on December 6, 1979,[1] with Craig Eaton being sent to California to complete the transaction four months later on April 1, 1980.
Mulliniks' luck changed when he was traded to the
In 1992, Mulliniks played only three regular season games for the Blue Jays, and none in the Blue Jays' postseason run to their first World Series, as he struggled with injuries.
Mulliniks retired after the
Post-playing career
Mulliniks has been a
Mulliniks is now a real estate agent in Visalia, California.[3] He coached at College of the Sequoias and operated Mulliniks Baseball School.[4]
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References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9621694/At-NESN,-Roberts-getting-up-to-speed [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rance Mulliniks, CENTURY 21 Real Estate Agent in Visalia, CA".
- ^ "MHS graduate Mulliniks became a World Series champion". The Porterville Recorder. March 10, 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
External links
- Rance Mulliniks' career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com