Cecil Espy
1983–1993 · bats B / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
546G
.244AVG
.301OBP
.321SLG
More career statistics
304H
7HR
108RBI
103SB
2Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546 | 1,385 | 1,248 | 160 | 304 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 108 | 104 | 277 | 103 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 400 | .244 | .301 | .321 | .622 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1989-04-10 to 1989-04-19
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1988-09-30 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1989-04-18 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1989-10-01 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 269 | 664 | 161 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 133 | .267 | .307 | .365 |
| Away | 277 | 721 | 143 | 2 | 47 | 61 | 144 | .221 | .283 | .279 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 82 | 210 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 41 | .280 | .324 | .370 |
| May | 95 | 218 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 38 | .222 | .289 | .268 |
| June | 86 | 254 | 57 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 53 | .249 | .299 | .328 |
| July | 72 | 197 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 45 | .211 | .254 | .289 |
| August | 81 | 235 | 50 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 47 | .238 | .277 | .324 |
| September | 116 | 239 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 45 | .250 | .314 | .316 |
| October | 14 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .300 | .344 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 31 | 88 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 29 | .159 | .205 | .232 |
| minnesota-twins | 31 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | .233 | .287 | .342 |
| seattle-mariners | 30 | 97 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 19 | .302 | .371 | .407 |
| detroit-tigers | 29 | 87 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 19 | .243 | .310 | .314 |
| boston-red-sox | 28 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .241 | .256 | .266 |
| new-york-mets | 26 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .231 | .304 | .256 |
| montreal-expos | 25 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .232 | .258 | .321 |
| baltimore-orioles | 25 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .208 | .250 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 20 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Texas Rangers | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | .000 | – | – |
| 1988 | Texas Rangers | 123 | 347 | 86 | 2 | 39 | 33 | .248 | – | – |
| 1989 | Texas Rangers | 142 | 475 | 122 | 3 | 31 | 45 | .257 | – | – |
| 1990 | Texas Rangers | 52 | 71 | 9 | – | 1 | 11 | .127 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 4 | .244 | – | – |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 112 | 194 | 50 | 1 | 20 | 6 | .258 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 60 | 14 | – | 5 | 2 | .233 | – | – |