Craig Worthington
| Craig Worthington | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: April 17, 1965 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 26, 1988, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| NPB: June 30, 1996, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| CPBL: April 25, 1997, for the Koos Group Whales | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: May 14, 1996, for the Texas Rangers | |
| NPB: October 9, 1996, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| CPBL: May 8, 1997, for the Koos Group Whales | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .230 |
| Home runs | 33 |
| Runs batted in | 144 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .100 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Craig Richard Worthington (born April 17, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), between 1988 and 1996. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, and later played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Texas Rangers. He also played the end of the 1996 season for the Hanshin Tigers, and part of the 1997 season for the Koos Group Whales.
Career[edit]
Worthington attended Cantwell High School in Montebello, California. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft's secondary phase. The third baseman showed much promise, posting 15 home runs and 70 RBIs in 1989 with the Orioles. Craig was named to the Topps rookie all-star team.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
.jpg){kind=small}   | This biographical article relating to an American baseball third baseman is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1965 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players from Los Angeles
- Bluefield Orioles players
- Cerritos Falcons baseball players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Hagerstown Suns players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- International League MVP award winners
- Iowa Cubs players
- Koos Group Whales players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Newark Bears players
- Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Texas Rangers players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players
- American baseball third baseman stubs