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Wayne
Cage		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 23, 1951 in Usa, LA, MONROE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 26 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1979 27 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1980 28 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1981 29 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1982 30 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1983 31 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1984 32 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1985 33 IND AL $ 350,000   5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1986 34 IND AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
1987 35 NYG NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1978 26 AA   82 301 46 85 20 2 14 47 3 4 47 60 .282 .379 .502 .881 55.6  
    A   50 148 24 43 5 0 10 27 2 2 27 21 .291 .400 .527 .927 30.8  
1979 27 IND AL 148 475 40 97 19 3 8 54 1 0 49 109 .204 .277 .307 .585 43.4 3.4
1980 28 AAA   129 495 64 119 32 2 26 83 5 2 57 95 .240 .319 .471 .790 75.6  
1981 29 AAA   137 532 93 145 32 2 33 107 4 3 64 104 .273 .351 .526 .877 96.0  
1982 30 AAA   137 531 82 142 36 1 31 82 5 4 60 100 .267 .342 .514 .856 91.3  
1983 31 IND AL 119 415 49 97 22 7 7 45 1 1 38 91 .234 .298 .371 .669 45.9 6.5
1984 32 IND AL 15 21 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .190 .227 .238 .465 1.0 0.0
1985 33 IND AL 28 30 3 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 8 .267 .303 .400 .703 4.2 0.7
1986 34 IND AL 28 42 5 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 8 13 .167 .300 .286 .586 4.1 0.2
1987 35 A   94 134 21 38 2 1 5 21 1 1 16 24 .284 .360 .425 .785 20.8  
5 Years Sim 338 983 99 213 45 10 17 111 2 1 98 227 .217 .287 .335 .621 98.6 10.8
3 Years AAA 403 1558 239 406 100 5 90 272 14 9 181 299 .261 .336 .504 .841 262.9  
1 Years AA 82 301 46 85 20 2 14 47 3 4 47 60 .282 .378 .502 .880 55.6  
2 Years A 144 282 45 81 7 1 15 48 3 3 43 45 .287 .381 .479 .859 51.6  
6 Years Minors 629 2141 330 572 127 8 119 367 20 16 271 404 .267 .348 .501 .849 370.1  
162 Game Average 471 47 102 21 4 8 53 0 0 46 108 .217 .287 .335 .621 47.3  
Career Highs 148 475 49 97 22 7 8 54 1 1 49 109 .267 .303 .400 .703 45.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   809 85 179 35 7 15 89 2 1 85 178 .221 .294 .337 .632 83.5
vs LH   174 14 34 10 3 2 22 0 0 13 49 .195 .250 .322 .572 13.7
Home 169 480 49 105 21 5 7 52 1 1 54 115 .219 .296 .327 .623 48.6
Away 169 503 50 108 24 5 10 59 1 0 44 112 .215 .278 .342 .620 48.6
RISP   228 0 59 13 1 4 85 0 0 19 56 .259 .307 .377 .685 26.9
Pinch Hitting   32 1 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 13 .219 .289 .344 .633 3.6
Close/Late   123 20 28 4 1 3 10 0 0 14 21 .228 .302 .350 .652 13.9
Mar/Apr 52 155 24 35 8 2 3 22 0 0 11 34 .226 .280 .361 .641 15.4
May 59 165 13 30 6 1 2 18 1 0 17 50 .182 .258 .267 .525 11.7
June 60 176 20 39 7 4 3 17 0 0 18 40 .222 .292 .358 .650 19.0
July 47 137 14 24 5 1 2 9 0 0 16 36 .175 .261 .270 .532 10.1
August 62 192 15 47 12 1 4 25 1 0 14 41 .245 .292 .380 .672 21.5
Sep/Oct 58 158 13 38 7 1 3 20 0 1 22 26 .241 .330 .354 .684 19.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1979 27 IND AL 1B 148 147 1227.3 1509 104 5 137 .997 11.83   4.2
1984 32 IND AL 1B 5 3 24.3 34 2 0 5 1.000 13.32   0.0
1985 33 IND AL 1B 9 2 31.7 49 3 1 3 .981 14.78   0.1
1986 34 IND AL 1B 25 11 119.3 164 7 1 14 .994 12.90   0.3
Career Totals   187 163 1402.7 1756 116 7 159 .996 12.01   4.6
Career Highs   148 147 1227.3 1509 104 5 137 1.000 14.78    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 31 IND AL 3 10 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .500 .583 .700 1.283
1985 33 IND AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 12 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1983-10-7
 Strikeouts
1979-6-109
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Brooks Robinson (988)
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  4. Roger Freed (976)
  5. Ted Kazanski (973)
  6. Tim Wallach (971)
  7. Pat Tabler (970)
  8. Bill Schuster (969)
  9. Ron Hunt (969)
  10. Orestes Destrade (966)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1978
Had first career hit on 4/4/1979, off Dennis Leonard (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1979, off Tom Hausman (DET)
Injured on 4/11/1980 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/28/1980 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Indianapolis to New York (N) on 2/14/1987 (Going to NYG: RF John Morris, 3B Kelly Paris, 1B Wayne Cage, P Mark Thurmond. Going to IND: C Tim Blackwell)
7/31/1987: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
 
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