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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 2, 1983, for the Los Angeles Dodgers</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 13, 1993, for the Cincinnati Reds</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.244</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">108</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/espyce01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5056061#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1991 Major League Baseball season">1991</a>–<a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1992 Major League Baseball season">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> (<a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1993 Major League Baseball season">1993</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cecil Edward Espy</b> (born January 20, 1963) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> in 1983 and 1987–1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cecil_Espy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espy was a first-round pick of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1980 Major League Baseball draft">1980 Major League Baseball draft</a>, the eighth player chosen, ahead of such other first-round picks as <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Gruber" title="Kelly Gruber">Kelly Gruber</a> (10th overall), <a href="/wiki/Terry_Francona" title="Terry Francona">Terry Francona</a> (22nd overall) and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Beane" title="Billy Beane">Billy Beane</a> (23rd overall). He was traded in the spring of 1982 along with Bert Geiger to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Law" title="Rudy Law">Rudy Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Making his big-league debut at age 20 on September 2, 1983, with the Dodgers as a late-season call-up, Espy appeared in 11 games. He then had to wait until 1987 to return to the majors.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 31, 1985, the <a href="/wiki/1985_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1985 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> traded disgruntled veteran infielder <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Bill Madlock</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1985_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for three <a href="/wiki/Player_to_be_named_later" title="Player to be named later">player(s)-to-be-named-later</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first PTBNL was Utility man <a href="/wiki/R._J._Reynolds_(baseball)" title="R. J. Reynolds (baseball)">R.J. Reynolds</a>, who was sent from LA to Pittsburgh on September 3rd. Nearly a week later on September 9th, Espy was sent to Pittsburgh alongside <a href="/wiki/Sid_Bream" title="Sid Bream">Sid Bream</a> as the last two PTBNL's.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before Espy got a chance to play in the Major Leagues with Pittsburgh, he was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> in the 1986 <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5 Draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played in 14 games in 1987, but did not record a hit.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1988, he saw much more action on the field, getting into 123 games.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He slashed .248/.288/.349 and swiped 33 bags. He finished the season with an 8th-place finish in the AL <a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a> voting.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 1989 season with Texas was arguably the best of his career, where he slashed .257/.313/.331 while stealing a career-high 45 bases (while also getting caught a league-leading 20 times).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Espy was granted <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agency</a> after a poor 1990 campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates where he played 43 & 112 games in 1991 & 1992, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a> liked using Espy as a role player who could come off the bench whenever he was needed, whether that be as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pinch_runner" title="Pinch runner">pinch runner</a>, or a defensive replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pittsburgh placed him on unconditional release waivers after the 1992 season, where he was claimed by the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He played in 40 games before being released by the Reds in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 546 games over eight seasons, Espy posted a .244 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (304-for-1248) with 160 <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a>, 7 <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a>, 108 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> and 103 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Stolen bases">stolen bases</a>. He recorded a .976 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a> as an outfielder.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cecil_Espy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19820331&id=QYdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PY8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4439,7159338&hl=en">Dodgers, Chisox trade</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=espyce01">"Cecil Espy Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac"</a>. <i>www.baseball-almanac.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1965: Plesha</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_May" title="Carlos May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: Haynes</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Rich_McKinney" title="Rich McKinney">McKinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: Nicholson</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Richard" title="Lee Richard">Richard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Goodwin" title="Danny Goodwin">Goodwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: Ondina</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Swisher" title="Steve Swisher">Swisher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Monroe_(baseball)" title="Larry Monroe (baseball)">Monroe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Knapp_(baseball)" title="Chris Knapp (baseball)">Knapp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Trout" title="Steve Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Harold_Baines" title="Harold Baines">Baines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: none</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Buechele" title="Steve Buechele">Buechele</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Seilheimer" title="Ricky Seilheimer">Seilheimer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Espy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Boston" title="Daryl Boston">Boston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Karkovice" title="Ron Karkovice">Karkovice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Joel_Davis" title="Joel Davis">Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russ_Morman" title="Russ Morman">Morman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Men%C3%A9ndez" title="Tony Menéndez">Menéndez</a>, Hartley</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: Brown</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: Hall</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Jack_McDowell" title="Jack McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Ventura" title="Robin Ventura">Ventura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Fernandez_(baseball)" title="Alex Fernandez (baseball)">Fernandez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Ruffcorn" title="Scott Ruffcorn">Ruffcorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: Pearson</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: Christman</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Johnson_(catcher)" title="Mark Johnson (catcher)">Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Clemons_(baseball)" title="Chris Clemons (baseball)">Clemons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Liefer" title="Jeff Liefer">Liefer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Seay" title="Bobby Seay">Seay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Dellaero" title="Jason Dellaero">Dellaero</a>, Kane, Caradonna, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Myette" title="Aaron Myette">Myette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Parque" title="Jim Parque">Parque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Biddle" title="Rocky Biddle">Biddle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Kip_Wells" title="Kip Wells">Wells</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rowand" title="Aaron Rowand">Rowand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: Stumm, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ginter" title="Matt Ginter">Ginter</a>, West, Purvis</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Borchard" title="Joe Borchard">Borchard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: Honel, Allen</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Royce_Ring" title="Royce Ring">Ring</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(outfielder)" title="Brian Anderson (outfielder)">B. 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