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	26-29 / in Starts: 9-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	51 (30-18-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (29-20-10)

Most Driven In
J LeMaster	1
D Littlejohn	1
J Strain	1
B North	0

Most Driven In By
W McCovey	3
T Whitfield	2
R Andrews	1
D Evans	1
M Ivie	1
B North	1
J Tamargo	1
P Nastu	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	1	4 (3)	Apr 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						PR
2	2	5	Apr 10	SFG		SDP	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
3	3	6	Apr 11	SFG		SDP	L,1-4	5-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
4	4	11 (4)	Apr 15 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,1-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.014	1.24	-0.02%	-0.27	PH
5	5	15 (3)	Apr 20	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.009	.60	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
6	6	17 (1)	Apr 22	SFG		LAD	L,2-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.07	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.27	CF LF
7	7	19 (1)	Apr 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
8	8	20	Apr 27	SFG	@	MON	L,8-14	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	.06	0.003	.08	0.00%	0.38	PH
May		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
9	9	26 (5)	May 4	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4						PR
10	10	31 (4)	May 10	SFG		MON	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.79	0.048	.98	0.04%	0.61	PH
11	11	33 (1)	May 12	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
12	12	34	May 13	SFG		PHI	L,3-12	5-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	9	.62	0.028	.82	0.02%	0.24	PH
13	13	35	May 15	SFG	@	HOU	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	2	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.14	LF
14	14	37 (1)	May 17	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-0	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	4						PR
15	15	39 (1)	May 19 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-2	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	7	1.26	0.017	2.08	0.02%	0.09	PR
16	16	40	May 19 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	6	1.10	0.135	1.91	0.14%	1.84	PR
17	17	41	May 20	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.21	RF
18	18	43 (1)	May 23	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	8	.40	-0.010	1.06	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
19	19	46 (2)	May 26	SFG		ATL	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	1.36	-0.033	2.98	-0.04%	-0.14	PH
20	20	50 (3)	May 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.333	.400	.333	.733	8	6.12	-0.137	11.82	-0.16%	-0.42	PR
21	21	51	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,10-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	1.47	-0.033	2.61	-0.04%	-0.35	PH
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
22	22	52	Jun 1	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-8	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	9	.25	0.015	.36	0.01%	0.26	PH
23	23	57 (4)	Jun 7	SFG	@	STL	W,12-10	4-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.583	1.045	9	1.13	0.039	1.19	0.03%	0.38	PH
24	24	64 (6)	Jun 15	SFG		STL	W,9-6	13-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.429	.538	.967	9	2.19	-0.053	2.26	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
25	25	66 (1)	Jun 17	SFG		STL	W,7-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.538	.967	4						PR
26	26	68 (1)	Jun 20	SFG		PIT	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.538	.967	8						PR
27	27	70 (1)	Jun 23	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.500	.900	9	.33	-0.008	.49	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
28	28	73 (2)	Jun 26	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.500	.900	8						PR
29	29	75 (1)	Jun 28	SFG		HOU	L,5-6	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	9	.76	-0.018	1.41	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
30	30	76	Jun 29	SFG		CIN	W,6-4	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.500	.912	9	1.87	0.082	2.15	0.06%	0.60	PH
31	31	77	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.471	.859	9	1.33	-0.032	1.52	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
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
32	32	79 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.444	.813	9	2.29	-0.050	2.29	-0.03%	-0.44	PH
Sept		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
33	33	138 (58)	Sep 3	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.421	.771	1	.35	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PR CF
34	34	139	Sep 4	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.409	.784	1	1.49	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.31	RF
35	35	140	Sep 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.292	.414	.375	.789	1	1.78	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.15	RF
36	36	141	Sep 6	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.394	.333	.727	1	.26	0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.15	RF
37	37	142	Sep 7	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.385	.313	.697	1	.70	0.144	.00	0.00%	1.06	RF
38	38	143	Sep 8	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.278	.641	1	1.06	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.66	RF LF
39	39	144	Sep 9	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.354	.300	.654	1	1.39	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.27	RF
40	40	145	Sep 11	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.365	.302	.668	1	1.84	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.70	RF
41	41	146	Sep 12	SFG		ATL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.234	.357	.298	.655	1	1.00	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.47	RF
42	42	147	Sep 13	SFG		ATL	L,1-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.345	.286	.631	5	.57	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.30	RF
43	43	148	Sep 14	SFG		HOU	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.212	.328	.269	.597	6	.60	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.31	RF
44	44	149	Sep 15	SFG		HOU	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.204	.328	.259	.587	6	1.64	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.37	RF
45	45	150	Sep 16	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.324	.246	.569	5	1.08	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.04	RF
46	46	151	Sep 17	SFG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.319	.246	.565	5	.55	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.33	RF
47	47	152	Sep 18	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.307	.234	.541	5	.69	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.03	RF
48	48	153	Sep 19	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.291	.221	.512	5	.76	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-1.01	RF
49	49	155 (1)	Sep 22	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.288	.217	.505	8	.56	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH RF
50	50	156	Sep 23	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-1	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.284	.214	.498	8	1.73	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
51	51	157	Sep 25	SFG		LAD	L,2-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.282	.216	.499	6	.03	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.05	RF
52	52	158	Sep 26	SFG		LAD	L,4-8	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.273	.208	.481	9	.59	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.70	LF
53	53	160 (1)	Sep 28	SFG		SDP	L,0-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.270	.205	.475	1	1.39	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.20	RF
54	54	161	Sep 29	SFG		SDP	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.269	.207	.476	1	.91	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.14	RF LF
55	55	162	Sep 30	SFG		SDP	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.260	.200	.460	6	.59	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.49	LF RF
							26-29		97	85	12	14	1	1	0	3	10	1	18	1	1	0	3	0	3	3	.165	.260	.200	.460		1.00	-0.308	.38	-0.08%	-1.08

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