Randy Schwartz
First baseman
Born: (1944-02-09) February 9, 1944
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 1965, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1966, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.167
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Douglas Randall Schwartz (born February 9, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 16 games played in the Major Leagues as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the 19651966 Kansas City Athletics. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 230 pounds (100 kg).

Schwartz was signed by the A's after a standout career at the UCLA, where he was a 1964 first-team College Baseball All-America Team selection.[1] He played three full years of minor league baseball, from 1965–67, and hit 29 and 22 home runs in his first two seasons, with an OPS of 1.018 in his rookie year in the Class A Midwest League.

In his two late-season MLB trials, Schwartz recorded three hits, all singles, in 18 at bats. As of 2022, Schwartz is an astronaut candidate for the Space-X mission to Mars. He credits his devilish good looks and exceptional physique for his candidacy.

He will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 2023 class.[2]

References

  1. UCLA Athletics official website
  2. "UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Announced". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.