Lance Parrish Trades and Transactions

The Lance Parrish trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Lance Parrish has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Lance Parrish

Lance Parrish Autograph on a 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#775)

Lance Parrish Autograph on a 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#775)

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Birth Name:   Lance Michael Parrish
Nickname:   The Big Wheel
Born On:   06-15-1956  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Clairton, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Walnut High School (Diamond Bar, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   09-05-1977 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-23-1995
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (16th)

Lance Parrish Trades & Transactions

Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving Lance Parrish

06-05-1974 Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
11-12-1986 Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
03-13-1987 Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (March 13, 1987).
10-03-1988 Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to California Angels in exchange for David Holdridge (October 3, 1988).
06-23-1992 Released by California Angels (June 23, 1992).
06-28-1992 Signed by Seattle Mariners (June 28, 1992).
11-03-1992 Granted free agency (November 3, 1992).
01-08-1993 Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 8, 1993).
05-07-1993 Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 7, 1993).
05-07-1993 Signed by Cleveland Indians (May 7, 1993).
05-30-1993 Released by Cleveland Indians (May 30, 1993).
02-14-1994 Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 14, 1994).
04-30-1994 Sold by Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh Pirates (April 30, 1994).
10-25-1994 Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
02-07-1995 Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 7, 1995).
04-22-1995 Sent to Toronto Blue Jays by Kansas City Royals for future considerations (April 22, 1995).
11-02-1995 Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
01-04-1996 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 4, 1996).

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Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Lance Parrish trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.