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Mark McLemore
#4 | Left Field | Seattle Mariners | Roster

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Career Notes

1996
Led the team with 26 steals -- seventh best in the AL -- and was second on the team in walks (87) and on-base percentage (.389) ... Established career highs for average (.290), runs (84), steals, and walks.

1995
Lead the Rangers in triples (5), was 2nd in Stolen bases (21), ranked 3rd in at bats (467) and walks (59) and placed 4th in runs (73) ... Matched career best for triples and produced second highest offensive totals in most other categories in 1993 with Baltimore ... Hit a pro career high five homers and tied for fifth in the AL with ten sacrifice bunts ... Was the only player in the AL to start 50 or more games in bot the infield and the outfield and the 1st Ranger to accomplish that feat since Lenny Randle in 1975 ... Had a great start, hitting .404 in his 1st 27 games through May 24 and led the AL in batting at that point ... Fielded .993 in 66 total games at 2nd base, 2nd best among AL 2nd baseman who appeared in 60 or more games ... Had a 32-game errorless streak at 2nd, July 23-Sept. 19 ... Stole 20+ bases for the 3rd straight year and the 4th time in his career

1994
Was successful in 20-of-25 stolen base attempts ... Hit .273 vs. right-handers but a lowly .167 vs. left-handers ... Hit .325 over the month of June ... His .257 average is the second-highest of his career ... Signed by the Texas Rangers as a free agent on Dec. 13, 1994.

1993
Made the club as a non-roster invitee for the second consecutive year and earned 143 starts ... Batted 55 points higher than his career average and established career highs in nearly every offensive category ... Made a successful transition from second base to right field ... His 13 outfield assists tied him with Cleveland's Wayne Kirby for the most by an American League right fielder ... Tied Cal Ripken for the club lead in hits (165), led the team with 23 infield hits and was second in games (148) and stolen bases (21) ... Batted .303 with men in scoring position ... Made homer-robbing catches in back-to-back games, thwarting Cleveland's Carlos Martinez May 20 and Milwaukee's B.J. Surhoff the next day.

1992
All but one of his 53 starts came at second base ... Tied for the AL lead with six pinch-hit RBI ... Was second on the team with a .307 average with men in scoring position ... Scored from second base on Mike Devereaux's sacrifice fly May 12 at Texas (Juan Gonzales made the catch in center).

1991
Released by Houston in the first half of the season, signed by Baltimore July 5 and was assigned to Class AAA Rochester, N.Y.

1990
Played briefly for California, Cleveland and two minor league teams while hampered by wrist problems.

1989
Hit .306 (19-for-62) in his first 12 games with California but spent most of the year at AAA Edmonton, Alberta.

1988
Started 43 of the Angels' first 44 games at second base before going on the disabled list with nerve irritation in his right arm and elbow.

1987
First major-league hit and RBI came on Opening Day off Seattle's Mark Langston ... Hit first homer July 2 off Milwaukee's Mark Clear.

1986
Earned a September call-up to California after starting the year at AA Midland, Texas ... Made big-league debut as a pinch runner Sept.13.


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