| Max Venable | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 6, 1957 Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1979 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1991 for the California Angels | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 128 |
| Teams | |
William McKinley "Max" Venable (born June 6, 1957, in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former outfielder/designated hitter in Major League Baseball with a 12-year career from 1979-1987,1989-1991.
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He went to Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California, where he was a multi-sport star.
He played for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League, and the California Angels of the American League. He also played two seasons in Japan, 1992 and 1993, for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He most recently served as hitting coach for the Double-A San Antonio Missions of the Texas League.
Max's son, Will, is an outfielder for the San Diego Padres, having played baseball and basketball for Princeton University. Will joined his father as a member of the Portland Beavers in 2008. Max's younger son Winston Venable was a standout safety for the Boise State Broncos football team for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. [1]