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	22-42 / in Starts: 10-19
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	58 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 157 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	82 (34-32-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 157 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	95 (46-32-16)

Most Driven In
B North	3
J LeMaster	2
M Sadek	1
D Littlejohn	1
J Wohlford	1
L Herndon	1
D Evans	1
J Pettini	0

Most Driven In By
J Clark	4
D Evans	4
M May	2
T Whitfield	1
B North	1
L Herndon	0
R Murray	0
J Pettini	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	56	71 (70)	Jun 28	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	1.58	0.027	.58	0.01%	0.55	RF
2	57	72	Jun 29 (1)	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	1.03	-0.041	.44	-0.01%	-0.27	RF
3	58	73	Jun 29 (2)	SFG		LAD	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	3	.82	-0.005	.48	0.00%	-0.23	RF
4	59	74	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	W,8-4	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	.69	0.013	.25	0.00%	-0.42	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
5	60	75	Jul 1	SFG		CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	2	.83	0.001	.39	0.00%	0.09	LF
6	61	76	Jul 2	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.273	.273	.273	.545	2	1.20	0.004	.77	0.00%	0.12	LF
7	62	77	Jul 3	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.304	.609	1	.45	0.010	.23	0.00%	0.20	PH LF
8	63	78	Jul 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.259	.519	2	.64	-0.061	.43	-0.02%	-0.71	LF
9	64	79	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.323	.323	.323	.645	2	.89	0.074	.54	0.03%	0.38	LF
10	65	80	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	9	.86	-0.021	.42	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
11	66	83 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.343	.371	.714	2	1.60	0.204	.84	0.06%	1.78	LF
12	67	85 (1)	Jul 13	SFG	@	CIN	W,2-0	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.361	.371	.733	9	.65	0.003	.58	0.00%	0.11	PH
13	68	87 (1)	Jul 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308	.325	.333	.658	8	1.12	-0.102	1.19	-0.07%	-0.99	LF
14	69	88	Jul 16	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-3	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.317	.325	.642	9	2.36	-0.053	2.18	-0.03%	-0.34	PH LF
15	70	89	Jul 17	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.325	.658	8	.91	0.043	.81	0.02%	0.25	PH
16	71	90	Jul 18	SFG	@	STL	W,8-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.326	.317	.643	9	1.23	-0.030	1.02	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
17	72	93 (2)	Jul 21 susp	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-0	14-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.310	.628	9	4.93	-0.135	5.24	-0.09%	-0.49	PH
18	73	94	Jul 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.311	.302	.613	9	1.42	-0.036	1.79	-0.03%	-0.23	PH LF
19	74	95	Jul 23	SFG	@	CHC	W,14-6	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.279	.304	.302	.607	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	LF
20	75	96	Jul 25	SFG		PIT	L,1-5	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.319	.318	.637	9	.79	0.023	1.04	0.02%	0.20	PH
21	76	100 (3)	Jul 30	SFG		STL	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.333	.333	.667	8	.50	0.025	.56	0.02%	0.37	PH
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
22	77	102 (1)	Aug 1	SFG		CHC	L,3-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.327	.326	.653	9	.14	-0.004	.15	0.00%	-0.09	PH
23	78	104 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.320	.319	.639	9	2.15	-0.053	1.88	-0.03%	-0.40	PH
24	79	105	Aug 3 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.333	.319	.652	8	3.51	0.022	3.00	0.01%	0.11	PH
25	80	106	Aug 4	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-4	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.327	.313	.639	9	2.00	-0.048	2.10	-0.03%	-0.39	PH
26	81	107	Aug 5	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-3	4-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.327	.314	.641	9	1.41	0.108	1.00	0.05%	0.25	PH LF
27	82	109 (1)	Aug 8	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.321	.308	.629	7	.04	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.10	PH
28	83	111 (1)	Aug 10	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.316	.302	.618	9	1.12	-0.031	.65	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
29	84	112	Aug 11	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.328	.302	.629	9	.24	0.006	.13	0.00%	0.11	PH
30	85	114 (1)	Aug 13	SFG		HOU	W,6-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.322	.296	.618	9	2.70	-0.073	2.59	-0.04%	-0.30	PH
31	86	116 (1)	Aug 15	SFG		ATL	L,2-8	11-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.333	.309	.642	2	2.80	-0.106	3.14	-0.07%	-0.56	PH
32	87	118 (1)	Aug 17	SFG		ATL	L,2-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.323	.298	.621	9	.24	-0.012	.23	-0.01%	-0.35	PH LF
33	88	119	Aug 19	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.317	.293	.611	9	1.53	-0.037	1.04	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
34	89	124 (4)	Aug 24	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.313	.288	.601	9	.24	-0.006	.17	0.00%	-0.22	PH
35	90	125	Aug 25	SFG	@	MON	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.308	.283	.591	9	.48	-0.012	.27	0.00%	-0.09	PH
36	91	128 (2)	Aug 30	SFG		NYM	L,5-9	7-9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.313	.290	.604	9	.26	-0.005	.10	0.00%	-0.16	PH RF
37	92	129	Aug 31 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,11-4	6-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.324	.290	.614	7	3.24	0.101	.42	0.01%	0.65	PH
38	93	130	Aug 31 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,9-4	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.292	.626	2	.94	-0.008	.21	0.00%	-0.18	RF
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
39	94	131	Sep 1	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.333	.292	.626	9						RF
40	95	132	Sep 2	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	10-11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.342	.303	.645	9	1.67	0.053	.21	0.00%	0.24	PH
41	96	133	Sep 3	SFG		PHI	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.338	.314	.652	2	1.14	-0.092	.08	0.00%	-0.84	RF
42	97	134	Sep 4	SFG		MON	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.333	.301	.635	2	.62	0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.05	RF
43	98	135	Sep 5	SFG		MON	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.321	.289	.611	2	.39	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.55	RF CF
44	99	136	Sep 6	SFG		MON	L,0-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.318	.286	.603	7	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
45	100	137	Sep 7	SFG		MON	W,6-3	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260	.314	.286	.600	9	2.21	0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
46	101	138	Sep 9	SFG	@	SDP	L,5-12	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.322	.295	.617	8	.04	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.97	PH
47	102	139	Sep 10	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.330	.304	.633	3	4.92	0.169	.01	0.00%	0.72	PH RF
48	103	140	Sep 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.310	.643	1	.70	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.23	RF
49	104	141	Sep 13	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.340	.318	.658	1	1.34	0.143	.00	0.00%	0.95	RF
50	105	142	Sep 14	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.301	.343	.323	.666	1	.68	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.26	RF
51	106	143	Sep 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.292	.340	.313	.652	2	.64	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.24	RF
52	107	146 (2)	Sep 18	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.280	.333	.300	.633	1	2.88	-0.590	.00	0.00%	-1.82	CF
53	108	147	Sep 19	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.339	.308	.647	1	.78	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.80	CF
54	109	148	Sep 20	SFG		HOU	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.336	.315	.651	1	1.15	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.02	RF
55	110	149	Sep 21	SFG		HOU	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.325	.304	.629	1	.77	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.80	RF
56	111	150	Sep 22	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	5	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.293	.344	.336	.680	1	.71	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.59	CF
57	112	151	Sep 23	SFG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.341	.328	.669	1	1.35	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.01	CF
58	113	152	Sep 24	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-5	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.338	.325	.663	1	3.47	-0.177	.00	0.00%	-0.72	PH LF
59	114	153	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.333	.315	.648	1	.81	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.61	CF
60	115	154	Sep 26	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.279	.336	.318	.653	1	1.21	0.167	.00	0.00%	1.35	CF LF
61	116	156 (1)	Sep 30	SFG		LAD	L,3-6	7-GF(10)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.279	.338	.318	.656	4	2.04	0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.03	PH LF
62	117	157	Oct 1	SFG		LAD	L,4-8	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.338	.313	.651	1	.91	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.41	CF
63	118	158	Oct 2	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.336	.311	.647	1	1.78	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.31	CF
64	119	159	Oct 3	SFG		SDP	L,0-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.304	.638	1	.22	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.70	CF
							22-42		157	138	13	37	5	0	0	10	15	0	22	0	1	3	1	3	8	2	.268	.333	.304	.638		1.12	-0.426	.36	-0.25%	-2.52

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