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Max Venable

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1957 in Phoenix, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cordova HS (Rancho Cordova, CA).

High School: Cordova HS (Rancho Cordova, CA)

Debut: April 8, 1979 (Age 21-306d, 14,156th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1991 (Age 34-122d)
vs. KCR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: William McKinley Venable

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Relatives: Father of Will Venable

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1397

337

.241

176

RBI

128

OBP

.302

SLG

.345

OPS

.647

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	43-28 / in Starts: 13-9
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 132 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	79 (36-28-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 132 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	80 (39-26-13)

Most Driven In
B Brenly	1
J LeMaster	1
Self	1
G Sularz	1
J Leonard	1
J Clark	1
B Wellman	1
J Wohlford	0

Most Driven In By
J Morgan	4
C Davis	3
J Clark	3
D Evans	2
T O'Malley	1
D Kuiper	1
Self	1
G Sularz	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	138	2 (1)	Apr 7	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.05	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.21	PH
2	139	4 (1)	Apr 10	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.08	-0.112	2.57	-0.08%	-0.69	PH CF
3	140	9 (4)	Apr 17	SFG		CIN	L,2-8	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.41	-0.008	.56	-0.01%	0.86	PH LF
4	141	10	Apr 18	SFG		CIN	W,4-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6						CF
5	142	11	Apr 19	SFG	@	SDP	L,6-13	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.50	LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	143	51 (39)	Jun 1	SFG	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.100	.182	.100	.282	7	2.01	-0.223	1.30	-0.09%	-1.55	CF
7	144	58 (6)	Jun 11	SFG		ATL	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.48	-0.036	1.35	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
8	145	61 (2)	Jun 13 (2)	SFG		ATL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	7	.95	0.010	.63	0.00%	0.23	CF
9	146	63 (1)	Jun 16	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.87	-0.022	.42	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
10	147	65 (1)	Jun 18	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	8	.05	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.10	PH
11	148	66	Jun 19	SFG	@	ATL	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
12	149	67	Jun 20	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	4	.36	0.022	.17	0.01%	0.66	PH RF
13	150	68	Jun 21	SFG	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.227	.261	.227	.488	7	.77	0.004	.44	0.00%	-0.06	RF
14	151	70 (1)	Jun 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-8	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	1	3.43	0.153	1.09	0.03%	0.79	PH
15	152	71	Jun 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.321	.597	1	1.34	-0.034	.45	-0.01%	0.03	LF
16	153	72	Jun 25	SFG		SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.419	.701	1	.61	0.085	.31	0.03%	0.70	LF
17	154	73	Jun 26	SFG		SDP	L,6-7	11-GF(15)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.286	.412	.697	9	3.21	-0.119	1.18	-0.03%	-0.11	PH LF
18	155	75 (1)	Jun 28	SFG		CIN	W,7-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.429	.734	4	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.32	RF
19	156	77 (1)	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	W,7-6	CG(12)	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.268	.302	.390	.693	1	2.09	-0.457	.45	-0.06%	-1.80	LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	157	78	Jul 2 (1)	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-4	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.302	.390	.693	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
21	158	79	Jul 2 (2)	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.302	.390	.693	1						PR
22	159	80	Jul 3	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-3	8-GF(15)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.283	.364	.646	9	1.67	-0.119	.53	-0.02%	-0.42	LF
23	160	81	Jul 4	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.260	.333	.593	2	1.53	-0.142	.50	-0.03%	-0.89	LF
24	161	82	Jul 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.241	.308	.548	7	1.36	-0.161	.24	-0.02%	-1.43	LF
25	162	83	Jul 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.232	.296	.528	7	1.27	-0.061	.23	-0.01%	-0.50	LF
26	163	84	Jul 7	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.217	.276	.493	8	1.99	-0.195	.35	-0.02%	-1.25	RF
27	164	85	Jul 8	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.213	.271	.484	4	.58	-0.016	.10	0.00%	-0.57	RF
28	165	87 (1)	Jul 10	SFG	@	MON	L,4-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.210	.267	.476	9	.59	-0.015	.13	0.00%	-0.22	PH
29	166	89 (1)	Jul 15	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.210	.267	.476	7						PR LF
30	167	91 (1)	Jul 17	SFG		PHI	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.183	.210	.267	.476	8	2.60	0.039	.49	0.01%	0.16	PR LF
31	168	92	Jul 18	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.210	.267	.476	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
32	169	97 (4)	Jul 25	SFG		MON	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.266	.478	1	1.63	-0.067	.20	-0.01%	-0.17	LF
33	170	99 (1)	Jul 27	SFG		LAD	L,3-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.209	.262	.470	9	.18	-0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.09	PH
34	171	103 (3)	Jul 31 (2)	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.271	.494	1	1.11	0.074	.20	0.01%	0.63	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	172	104	Aug 1	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.219	.268	.487	8	.40	-0.009	.06	0.00%	-0.13	PH
36	173	106 (1)	Aug 3	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.219	.268	.487	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
37	174	107	Aug 4	SFG	@	ATL	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.197	.219	.268	.487	9	2.27	0.039	.73	0.01%	0.09	PR
38	175	109 (1)	Aug 6	SFG		HOU	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.194	.216	.264	.480	9	2.62	-0.046	.87	-0.01%	-0.18	LF
39	176	111 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.264	.480	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
40	177	112	Aug 8 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.267	.497	7	.43	-0.007	.27	0.00%	0.67	LF
41	178	116 (3)	Aug 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.267	.497	5						LF
42	179	119 (2)	Aug 15	SFG	@	LAD	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.267	.497	3						PR RF
43	180	120	Aug 17	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.228	.263	.491	9	.37	-0.009	.61	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
44	181	121	Aug 18	SFG	@	PIT	W,16-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.228	.263	.491	3						RF
45	182	122	Aug 19	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.225	.260	.485	9	.58	-0.014	.96	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
46	183	123	Aug 20	SFG	@	STL	W,8-7	5-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.241	.275	.516	1	.72	0.032	1.11	0.03%	0.43	CF
47	184	124	Aug 21	SFG	@	STL	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.241	.275	.516	9						PR
48	185	125	Aug 22	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.221	.247	.291	.538	1	1.23	0.076	1.68	0.06%	-0.05	LF
49	186	126	Aug 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.242	.284	.526	9	.46	-0.024	.57	-0.02%	-0.36	PH CF
50	187	128 (1)	Aug 25	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.239	.281	.520	9	.48	-0.012	.34	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
51	188	130 (1)	Aug 28	SFG		PIT	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.239	.281	.520	6						LF
52	189	132 (1)	Aug 31	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.239	.281	.520	6						LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	190	133	Sep 1	SFG		CHC	L,6-7	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.290	.540	6	.93	0.016	.22	0.00%	0.06	LF
54	191	134	Sep 3	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.267	.292	.559	1	2.54	0.282	.34	0.02%	1.27	LF
55	192	136 (1)	Sep 5	SFG		STL	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.257	.280	.537	1	1.47	-0.184	.39	-0.03%	-1.26	LF
56	193	139 (2)	Sep 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.255	.277	.532	9	.14	-0.004	.11	0.00%	-0.33	PH
57	194	140	Sep 9	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.210	.252	.267	.519	1	.94	-0.017	.50	-0.01%	-0.77	LF
58	195	141	Sep 10	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.252	.267	.519	5						LF
59	196	142	Sep 11	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.264	.514	5	.08	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.30	LF
60	197	144 (1)	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.250	.264	.514	6						LF
61	198	145	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.250	.264	.514	6						LF
62	199	146	Sep 16	SFG		SDP	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.257	.271	.528	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	LF
63	200	149 (2)	Sep 19	SFG		SDP	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.225	.271	.279	.550	7	2.10	-0.066	1.75	-0.03%	0.16	LF
64	201	151 (1)	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.271	.279	.550	6						LF
65	202	152	Sep 23	SFG	@	CIN	W,11-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.269	.277	.546	5	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.21	LF
66	203	154 (1)	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.269	.277	.546	6						LF
67	204	155	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.269	.277	.546	5						LF
68	205	158 (2)	Sep 29	SFG		HOU	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.275	.292	.567	1	.01	0.001	.05	0.00%	0.40	PR CF
69	206	159	Sep 30	SFG		HOU	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.280	.297	.577	1	1.97	0.286	11.26	0.98%	0.59	CF
70	207	161 (1)	Oct 2	SFG		LAD	L,2-15	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.271	.287	.558	1	.28	-0.027	.91	-0.05%	-0.94	CF
71	208	162	Oct 3	SFG		LAD	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.265	.280	.545	1	1.17	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.76	CF
							43-28		132	125	17	28	2	1	1	7	7	0	16	0	0	0	1	2	9	3	.224	.265	.280	.545		1.33	-1.184	1.06	0.60%	-7.62

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Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

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