Everything about Carney Lansford totally explained
San Jose, California
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April 8
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California Angels
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October 4
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Oakland Athletics
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Originally drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft, Lansford became the Angels' best rookie in
1978 and finished third in the overall AL
Rookie of the Year vote. The Angels dealt Lansford to the Red Sox after the 1980 season. With the emergence of
Wade Boggs, the Red Sox sent Lansford to Oakland in a deal in the 1982 off-season involving
Tony Armas. He appeared to be on his way to playing
first base for the A's until the emergence of
Mark McGwire. Instead, Lansford became the A's third baseman for their 1988 through 1992 dynasty, typically hitting second behind Rickey Henderson once the A's acquired Henderson. Although his power numbers dropped off during those years, and he missed almost all the 1991 season, Lansford's speed, defense and solid hitting made him a significant contributor. He played in three
World Series with the A's, losing in
1988,
1990 and winning in
1989.
In a 15-year career, Lansford was a .290 hitter with 151
home runs 874
RBI, and 224
stolen bases in 1862
games.
Lansford had a cameo role as Kit "Hit or Die" Kesey, the
Chicago White Sox batter that Mel Clark (played by
Tony Danza) retires for the final out in the Angels' pennant-winning game in the 1994 remake of
Angels in the Outfield.
He is currently the hitting coach of the
San Francisco Giants.
His son, Jared, was drafted by his former team Oakland in the second round of the 2005 Amateur Draft. His other son, Josh, is a third baseman in the
Chicago Cubs minor league system.
According to his
1988 Topps baseball card, Lansford is a direct descendant of the
British privateer Sir Francis Drake. However, this is extremely unlikely since Drake isn't known to have fathered any children.
He played for the
Santa Clara Little League team which made it to the finals of the 1969
Little League World Series. In the final game of the World Series on August 2), Carney's team was defeated 2-0 by the team from
Taipei City,
Taiwan. (Carney is one of less than a dozen men who have played in both the Little League World Series and the MLB World Series.)
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Frame on the Mantel, a Portland-area rock band, titled their song
Carney Lansford (Complacency Stinks) in honor of a t-shirt he was rumored to have worn during spring training.
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