Carney Lansford was born on Thursday, February 7, 1957, in San Jose, California. Lansford was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1978, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Carney Lansford baseball stats page.
"I don't think I ever saw a regular third baseman who had less range than Carney Lansford. The reason is, he dived for everything, and I meant everything. You could not hit a ball so close to Carney Lansford's left or right that he wouldn't dive for it. You could hit the ball three fee from Lansford on his glove said, and he'd dive for it and come up short half the time. And the cheerleaders in the press box used to rave about his defense because he made all those diving stops. His range was however far he could dive; not a step and a dive, just a dive. He was a good hitter, but he was an awful third baseman." - James, Bill. Author / Historian. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. Free Press Publishing. 13 June 2003. Best Third Basemen in History #39 – Carney Lansford. Page 564.
Carney LansfordCarney Lansford Autograph on a 1982 Fleer Baseball Card (#298) |
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Carney LansfordCarney Lansford Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Carney LansfordCarney Lansford Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1978 | 21 | Angels | 121 | 453 | 63 | 133 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .294 | .339 | .406 |
1979 | 22 | Angels | 157 | 654 | 114 | 188 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 79 | 39 | 2 | 115 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .287 | .329 | .436 |
1980 | 23 | Angels | 151 | 602 | 87 | 157 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 50 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 | .261 | .312 | .390 |
1981 | 24 | Red Sox | 102 | 399 | 61 | 134 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .336 | .389 | .439 |
1982 | 25 | Red Sox | 128 | 482 | 65 | 145 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 46 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 | .301 | .359 | .444 |
1983 | 26 | Athletics | 80 | 299 | 43 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .308 | .357 | .475 |
1984 | 27 | Athletics | 151 | 597 | 70 | 179 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 40 | 6 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | .300 | .342 | .439 |
1985 | 28 | Athletics | 98 | 401 | 51 | 111 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .277 | .311 | .429 |
1986 | 29 | Athletics | 151 | 591 | 80 | 168 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .284 | .332 | .421 |
1987 | 30 | Athletics | 151 | 554 | 89 | 160 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 76 | 60 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | .289 | .366 | .455 |
1988 | 31 | Athletics | 150 | 556 | 80 | 155 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 35 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .279 | .327 | .360 |
1989 | 32 | Athletics | 148 | 551 | 81 | 185 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 51 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | .336 | .398 | .405 |
1990 | 33 | Athletics | 134 | 507 | 58 | 136 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .268 | .333 | .320 |
1991 | 34 | Athletics | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 |
1992 | 35 | Athletics | 135 | 496 | 65 | 130 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 43 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | .262 | .325 | .369 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,862 | 7,158 | 1,007 | 2,074 | 332 | 40 | 151 | 3 | 874 | 553 | 45 | 719 | 53 | 77 | 64 | 166 | .290 | .343 | .411 |
Carney LansfordCarney Lansford Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1978 Angels | 3B | 117 | 115 | 3,063 | 292 | 2.5 | 275 | 93 | 182 | 17 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.42 |
1978 Angels | SS | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 9.00 |
1979 Angels | 3B | 157 | 157 | 453 | 405 | 2.6 | 398 | 135 | 263 | 7 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 23.72 |
1980 Angels | 3B | 150 | 150 | 396 | 420 | 2.8 | 401 | 151 | 250 | 19 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 27.34 |
1981 Red Sox | 3B | 86 | 85 | 2,310 | 263 | 3.1 | 250 | 70 | 180 | 13 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.92 |
1982 Red Sox | 3B | 114 | 114 | 3,018 | 309 | 2.7 | 299 | 83 | 216 | 10 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.67 |
1983 Athletics | 3B | 78 | 76 | 2,013 | 233 | 3.0 | 223 | 60 | 163 | 10 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.99 |
1983 Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Athletics | 3B | 151 | 151 | 3,888 | 423 | 2.8 | 405 | 137 | 268 | 18 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.81 |
1985 Athletics | 3B | 97 | 97 | 2,490 | 209 | 2.2 | 204 | 85 | 119 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.21 |
1986 Athletics | 1B | 60 | 52 | 1,356 | 437 | 7.3 | 435 | 413 | 22 | 2 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 8.66 |
1986 Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1986 Athletics | 3B | 100 | 94 | 2,478 | 218 | 2.2 | 214 | 67 | 147 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.33 |
1987 Athletics | 1B | 17 | 6 | 198 | 67 | 3.9 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.14 |
1987 Athletics | 3B | 142 | 139 | 3,483 | 354 | 2.5 | 347 | 98 | 249 | 7 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.69 |
1988 Athletics | 1B | 9 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 1.4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.88 |
1988 Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1988 Athletics | 3B | 143 | 134 | 3,624 | 340 | 2.4 | 333 | 113 | 220 | 7 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.48 |
1989 Athletics | 1B | 15 | 11 | 318 | 96 | 6.4 | 96 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.15 |
1989 Athletics | 3B | 136 | 130 | 3,375 | 300 | 2.2 | 287 | 104 | 183 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.30 |
1990 Athletics | 1B | 5 | 2 | 81 | 29 | 5.8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.67 |
1990 Athletics | 3B | 126 | 123 | 3,099 | 303 | 2.4 | 294 | 100 | 194 | 9 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.56 |
1991 Athletics | 3B | 4 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.04 |
1992 Athletics | 1B | 18 | 14 | 378 | 119 | 6.6 | 117 | 112 | 5 | 2 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 8.36 |
1992 Athletics | 3B | 119 | 112 | 2,892 | 257 | 2.2 | 248 | 86 | 162 | 9 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.32 |
1992 Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 1,720 | 1,680 | 36,660 | 4,329 | 2.5 | 4,181 | 1,382 | 2,799 | 148 | 256 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.08 | |
1B Totals | 124 | 85 | 2,382 | 761 | 6.1 | 757 | 714 | 43 | 4 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 8.58 | |
SS Totals | 4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 7.71 | |
2B Totals | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 | |
15 Years | 1,850 | 1,765 | 39,078 | 5,098 | 2.8 | 4,945 | 2,098 | 2,847 | 153 | 311 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.42 |
Carney LansfordCarney Lansford Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1978 Angels | 20 | 9 | .690 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 56.6 | 6.8 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1979 Angels | 20 | 8 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1980 Angels | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 6.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1981 Red Sox | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 99.8 | 14.3 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1982 Red Sox | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 43.8 | 10.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1983 Athletics | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 | 9.1 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1984 Athletics | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.6 | 9.6 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1985 Athletics | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | 14.9 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1986 Athletics | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31.1 | 11.6 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1987 Athletics | 27 | 8 | .771 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 29.2 | 12.6 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1988 Athletics | 29 | 8 | .784 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 79.4 | 15.9 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1989 Athletics | 37 | 15 | .712 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 275.5 | 22.0 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1990 Athletics | 16 | 14 | .533 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 169.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1991 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1992 Athletics | 7 | 2 | .778 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 70.9 | 12.7 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 224 | 104 | .683 | 28 | 6 | 49 | 47.4 | 10.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Carney LansfordCarney Lansford Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1978 California Angels | 12 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 California Angels | 12 | $24,300.00 | - | - |
1980 California Angels | 5 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Boston Red Sox | 4 | $330,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Boston Red Sox | 4 | $440,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $525,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $525,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,200,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,300,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,300,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1989 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,375,000.00 | - | Stats |
1990 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,275,000.00 | - | Stats |
1991 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,275,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Oakland Athletics | 4 | $1,150,000.00 | - | - |
Carney Lansford Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Carney Ray Lansford was a Major League Baseball player with the California Angels (1978-1980), Boston Red Sox (1981-1982), and Oakland Athletics (1983–1992). Did you know that Lansford was one of the few major league ballplayers who took the field in both a Little League World Series & Major League World Series during his career?
Carney Lansford Rookie Card | 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#212)
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In 1984, the Boston Red Sox retired #4 in honor of hall of famer (1956) Joe Cronin. On September 30, 1982, Carney Lansford played third base at Fenway Park, a 9-4 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, and after the game was over, Lansford became the last Red Sox player to ever wear #4 in a regular season game.
Carney Lansford | Boston Red Sox Game Used Jersey (#4)
Carney Lansford led every American League third baseman in fielding percentage in 1979 (.983), 1987 (.980), 1988 (.979) and 1990 (.970). The three latter years were with the Oakland Athletics – making Carney their first third baseman in franchise history to lead the junior circuit in fielding percentage in back-to-back-to-back seasons!