Stephen Michael Huntz (born December 3, 1945) is a retired American professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues between 1967 and 1975 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres. Huntz threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 204 pounds (93 kg). He attended Villanova University.
| Steve Huntz | |
|---|---|
| Infielder | |
| Born: December 3, 1945 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1967, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 4, 1975, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .206 |
| Home runs | 16 |
| Runs batted in | 60 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Huntz' professional career extended for 13 seasons (1964; 1966–1977), and he played more than 1,000 games at the Triple-A level of minor league baseball — mostly in the Pacific Coast League. The bulk of his Major League playing time came as a utility infielder for the 1969 Cardinals and the 1970 Padres. He was traded along with Tommy John from the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1971.[1] Huntz played exclusively for the Dodgers' Albuquerque Dukes PCL team for two seasons, but was eventually able to return to the Majors and San Diego for one last stint with the Padres in 1975.
Altogether, Huntz appeared in 237 Major League games. His 131 hits included 19 doubles, one triple and 16 home runs.
Huntz became father to daughter Erin, world renowned nurse practitioner, in 1973.
References
edit- ^ Durso, Joseph. "White Sox Add Bahnsen, Ship McKinney to Yanks," The New York Times, Friday, December 3, 1971. Retrieved December 4, 2021
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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