Boots Day
1969–1974 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals
471G
.256AVG
.314OBP
.312SLG
More career statistics
295H
8HR
98RBI
15SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471 | 1,289 | 1,151 | 146 | 295 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 98 | 95 | 141 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 359 | .256 | .314 | .312 | .626 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1971-08-13 to 1971-09-03
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 walks | 1973-07-06 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1972-06-06 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1971-08-23 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 233 | 667 | 150 | 6 | 62 | 60 | 79 | .258 | .315 | .320 |
| Away | 238 | 622 | 145 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 62 | .254 | .289 | .304 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | .209 | .258 | .233 |
| May | 74 | 165 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 20 | .235 | .279 | .282 |
| June | 97 | 278 | 77 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 26 | .307 | .342 | .410 |
| July | 81 | 223 | 44 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 23 | .237 | .336 | .301 |
| August | 79 | 245 | 56 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 25 | .255 | .286 | .268 |
| September | 88 | 258 | 60 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 31 | .253 | .283 | .304 |
| October | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .261 | .318 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 62 | 169 | 46 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 | .289 | .302 | .327 |
| chicago-cubs | 52 | 158 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | .231 | .266 | .279 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 52 | 152 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | .243 | .289 | .324 |
| new-york-mets | 49 | 131 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | .246 | .305 | .333 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 46 | 116 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | .252 | .310 | .320 |
| houston-astros | 41 | 133 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 11 | .279 | .361 | .288 |
| cincinnati-reds | 37 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | .264 | .329 | .292 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 106 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | .232 | .255 | .284 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos | 52 | 116 | 31 | – | 5 | 3 | .267 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Montreal Expos | 127 | 371 | 105 | 4 | 33 | 9 | .283 | – | – |
| 1972 | Montreal Expos | 128 | 386 | 90 | – | 30 | 3 | .233 | – | – |
| 1973 | Montreal Expos | 101 | 207 | 57 | 4 | 28 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1974 | Montreal Expos | 52 | 65 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .185 | – | – |