Willie Norwood

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: November 7, 1950 in Greene County, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of La Verne (La Verne, CA).

High School: Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)

Schools: California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA), University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)

Debut: April 21, 1977 (Age 26-165d, 13,871st in major league history)
vs. TEX 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1980 (Age 29-332d)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Willie Norwood

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

854

207

.242

109

RBI

OBP

.290

SLG

.367

OPS

.656

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	44	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 13	MIN	@	SEA	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 14	MIN	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 15	MIN	@	SEA	W,18-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	MIN		CAL	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 19	MIN		CAL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	MIN		SEA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 22	MIN		SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 25	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 27	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	Apr 28	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	Apr 29	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	Apr 30	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	MIN	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 2	MIN	@	TOR	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	23	May 3	MIN		DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 4	MIN		DET	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 5	MIN		DET	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	CF
26	26	May 6	MIN		DET	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	27	May 7	MIN		TOR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 8	MIN		TOR	W,16-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
29	29	May 11	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 12	MIN		CLE	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 13	MIN		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
32	32	May 14	MIN		TEX	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 15	MIN		TEX	L,8-9	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 16	MIN		TEX	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 17	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
36	36	May 18	MIN	@	KCR	W,10-6	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
37	37	May 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	38	May 21	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
39	39	May 22	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	52 (12)	Jun 6	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	54 (1)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	59 (4)	Jun 14	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	61 (1)	Jun 17	MIN		BAL	L,5-8	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	62	Jun 19	MIN	@	MIL	L,9-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	63	Jun 20	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
46	70 (6)	Jun 27	MIN		MIL	L,8-9	GS	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	71	Jun 28	MIN		MIL	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
48	72	Jun 29	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	74 (1)	Jul 1	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	80 (5)	Jul 6	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
51	83 (2)	Jul 8 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	84	Jul 9	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
53	90 (5)	Jul 19	MIN		DET	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	93 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	97 (3)	Jul 25	MIN		CLE	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	98	Jul 26	MIN		CLE	L,2-7	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	109 (10)	Aug 6	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-7	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	110	Aug 7	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	111	Aug 8	MIN	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	119 (7)	Aug 16	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
61	120	Aug 17	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	121	Aug 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	122	Aug 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	130 (7)	Aug 29 (1)	MIN		BAL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	132 (1)	Aug 30	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5		17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	135 (2)	Sep 2	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	142 (6)	Sep 10 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-6	GF	12	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	143	Sep 10 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-2	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	156 (12)	Sep 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	157	Sep 25	MIN		CHW	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	161 (3)	Sep 29	MIN		MIL	L,8-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
							71gm		550.0	148	4	4	156	0