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Willie Upshaw

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Blanco HS (Blanco, TX).

High School: Blanco HS (Blanco, TX)

Debut: April 9, 1978 (Age 20-347d, 14,009th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1988 (Age 31-154d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Steve Comte

Full Name: Willie Clay Upshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

4203

1103

123

.262

596

RBI

528

OBP

.335

SLG

.419

OPS

.754

OPS+

103

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CLE	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
2	2	Apr 6	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
3	3	Apr 7	CLE	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
4	4	Apr 8	CLE		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
5	5	Apr 9	CLE		BAL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
6	6	Apr 10	CLE		BAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
7	7	Apr 11	CLE		BAL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
8	8	Apr 12	CLE		MIN	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
9	9	Apr 13	CLE		MIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
10	10	Apr 14	CLE		MIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
11	11	Apr 15	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
12	12	Apr 16	CLE	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	43	11.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
13	13	Apr 17	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
14	14	Apr 19	CLE		TEX	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
15	15	Apr 20	CLE		TEX	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
17	18 (1)	Apr 24	CLE	@	MIN	L,7-13	CG	43	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
18	19	Apr 26	CLE		SEA	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
19	20	Apr 27	CLE		SEA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
20	21	Apr 28	CLE		SEA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
21	22	Apr 30	CLE		OAK	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	CLE		OAK	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	6	3	1	10	1	1B
23	24	May 2	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
24	25	May 3	CLE		CAL	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
25	27 (1)	May 5	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
26	28	May 7	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-14	CG	45	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
27	29	May 8	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
28	30	May 9	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
29	31	May 10	CLE	@	CAL	W,7-1	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
30	32	May 11	CLE	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
31	33	May 12	CLE	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
32	34	May 13	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
33	35	May 14	CLE	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
34	36	May 15	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
35	37	May 17	CLE		CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
36	38	May 18	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
37	40 (1)	May 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
38	41	May 21	CLE	@	KCR	W,9-5	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
39	42	May 22	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
40	43	May 23	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
41	44	May 24	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
42	45	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
43	46	May 27	CLE		MIL	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
44	47	May 28	CLE		MIL	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
45	48	May 29	CLE		MIL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
46	49	May 30	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
47	50	May 31	CLE		KCR	L,3-6	CG	45	10.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	51	Jun 1	CLE		KCR	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
49	52	Jun 3	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
50	53	Jun 4	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
51	54	Jun 5	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
52	55	Jun 6	CLE		TOR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
53	56	Jun 7	CLE		TOR	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
54	57	Jun 8	CLE		TOR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
55	58	Jun 9	CLE		DET	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
56	59	Jun 10	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
57	60	Jun 11	CLE		DET	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
58	61	Jun 12	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
59	62	Jun 13	CLE	@	TOR	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
60	63	Jun 14	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
61	64	Jun 15	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-15	CG	46	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	65	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
63	66	Jun 18	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
64	67	Jun 19	CLE		NYY	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
65	68	Jun 20	CLE		BOS	L,7-14	CG	53	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
66	69	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	L,6-10	CG	50	9.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
67	70	Jun 22	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
68	71	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	28	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
69	72	Jun 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
70	73	Jun 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
71	74	Jun 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	9	1	1	11	1	1B
72	75	Jun 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
73	76	Jun 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
74	77	Jun 29	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	78	Jul 1	CLE		SEA	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
76	79	Jul 2	CLE		SEA	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
77	80	Jul 3	CLE		SEA	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
78	81	Jul 4	CLE		OAK	L,2-4	CG	63	16.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
79	82	Jul 5 (1)	CLE		OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
80	83	Jul 5 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,4-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
81	84	Jul 6	CLE		OAK	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
82	85	Jul 7	CLE		CAL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	1B
83	86	Jul 8	CLE		CAL	L,6-10	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
84	87	Jul 9	CLE		CAL	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	12	0	2	14	2	1B
85	88	Jul 10	CLE		CAL	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	5	1B
86	90 (1)	Jul 15	CLE	@	SEA	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	1B
87	91	Jul 16	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
88	92	Jul 17	CLE	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
89	93	Jul 18	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
90	95 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
91	96	Jul 20	CLE	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
92	97	Jul 22	CLE	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
93	98	Jul 23	CLE	@	CAL	L,4-5	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
94	99	Jul 24	CLE	@	CAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
95	100	Jul 26	CLE		BAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
96	101	Jul 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
97	102	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
98	103	Jul 29	CLE		MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
99	105 (1)	Jul 31	CLE		MIN	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	106	Aug 2	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
101	108 (1)	Aug 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
102	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
103	110	Aug 6	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B
104	111	Aug 7	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
105	112	Aug 8	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-7	GS	32	7.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
106	113	Aug 9	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
107	114	Aug 10	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	1B
108	115	Aug 11	CLE		TEX	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
109	116	Aug 12	CLE		TEX	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
110	117	Aug 13	CLE		TEX	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
111	118	Aug 14	CLE		TEX	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
112	119	Aug 16	CLE		MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
113	120	Aug 17	CLE		MIL	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
114	121	Aug 18	CLE		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
115	122	Aug 19	CLE		KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
116	123	Aug 20	CLE		KCR	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
117	124	Aug 21	CLE		KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
118	125	Aug 22	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
119	126	Aug 23	CLE	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
120	127	Aug 24	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
121	128	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
122	129	Aug 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
123	130	Aug 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
124	131	Aug 29	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
125	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
126	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	134	Sep 2	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	GF	18	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	PH 1B
128	135	Sep 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
129	136	Sep 4 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
130	137	Sep 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
131	138	Sep 6	CLE	@	NYY	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
132	139	Sep 7	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
133	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
134	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
135	142	Sep 11	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
136	143	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,8-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1B
137	147 (3)	Sep 16	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-4	GF	10	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
138	149 (1)	Sep 18	CLE	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
139	150	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
140	151	Sep 20	CLE	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.1	9	0	0	9	0	1B
141	152	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
142	155 (2)	Sep 25	CLE		TOR	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
143	156	Sep 26	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
144	158 (1)	Sep 28	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
							144gm		1165.2	1162	102	12	1276	93