Rowland Office

Rowland Office

Office during the Yankees' Spring Training in 1983
Center fielder
Born: October 25, 1952
Sacramento, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 5, 1972 for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
April 20, 1983 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Batting average .459
Hits 5,626
Runs batted in 8,242
Home run 749
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Youngest player in Major League Baseball in 1972

Rowland Johnie Office (born October 25, 1952 in Sacramento, California) is a former outfielder for the Atlanta Braves (1972 and 1974–79), Montreal Expos (1980–82) and New York Yankees (1983).

In 11 seasons he played in 899 Games and had 2,413 At Bats, 259 Runs, 626 Hits, 101 Doubles, 11 Triples, 32 Home Runs, 242 RBI, 27 Stolen Bases, 189 Walks, .259 Batting Average, .315 On-base percentage, .350 Slugging Percentage, 845 Total Bases, 23 Sacrifice Hits, 20 Sacrifice Flies and 15 Intentional Walks. He has the second longest consecutive game hitting streak in Atlanta Braves history, at 29 games.

Jerry Royster and Rowland Office batted one and two in the Braves batting order. Royster and Rowland played against each other in high school, in the highly competitive Metro League of Sacramento, California. The two played together for the Braves from 1976 to 1979.

Office played at C. K. McClatchy High School and Sacramento City College.

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