Horace Speed (baseball)

Horace Speed
Outfielder/Pinch runner
Born: October 4, 1951
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1975 for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 1979 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
AVG .207
H 28
SB 4
Teams

Horace Arthur Speed III (born October 4, 1951 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Indians.

Speed was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.[1] He made his major league debut as a pinch runner for catcher Dave Rader on April 10, 1975, as the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 2 - 0.[2] He signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians on December 7, 1977, and had his most productive major league season with the team in 1978, appearing in 70 games.

Speed made his final major league appearance, again as a pinch runner (for Cliff Johnson), on June 26, 1979, in a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Horace Speed http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/speedho01.shtml
  2. ↑ Thursday, April 10, 1975, 7:05PM , San Diego Stadium http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197504100.shtml
  3. ↑ Tuesday, June 26, 1979, 7:34PM , Memorial Stadium http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197906260.shtml