Wayne Causey
1955–1968 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics
1,106G
.252AVG
.333OBP
.341SLG
More career statistics
819H
35HR
285RBI
12SB
1Rare feat
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 12 | 11 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,721 | 3,722 |
| Batting · Walks | 390 | 391 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,106 | 3,721 | 3,244 | 357 | 819 | 130 | 26 | 35 | 285 | 390 | 341 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 1,106 | .252 | .333 | .341 | .674 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1964-05-28 to 1964-06-09
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1965-09-06 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1964-05-25 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1964-09-11 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 577 | 1948 | 427 | 21 | 166 | 234 | 164 | .257 | .339 | .349 |
| Away | 529 | 1774 | 392 | 14 | 119 | 157 | 177 | .248 | .309 | .333 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 80 | 252 | 65 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 28 | .308 | .409 | .360 |
| May | 181 | 574 | 125 | 5 | 45 | 62 | 71 | .253 | .326 | .333 |
| June | 205 | 653 | 127 | 6 | 31 | 79 | 55 | .226 | .315 | .311 |
| July | 231 | 802 | 192 | 12 | 72 | 76 | 69 | .274 | .334 | .399 |
| August | 226 | 810 | 182 | 9 | 68 | 78 | 62 | .255 | .321 | .336 |
| September | 176 | 606 | 122 | 3 | 47 | 58 | 54 | .228 | .297 | .301 |
| October | 7 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .240 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 136 | 463 | 92 | 8 | 44 | 54 | 33 | .231 | .315 | .347 |
| boston-red-sox | 133 | 441 | 110 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 43 | .285 | .336 | .373 |
| cleveland-guardians | 132 | 485 | 115 | 4 | 26 | 58 | 48 | .277 | .357 | .361 |
| new-york-yankees | 127 | 418 | 103 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 41 | .283 | .352 | .404 |
| baltimore-orioles | 111 | 396 | 88 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 33 | .248 | .318 | .355 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 100 | 355 | 94 | 5 | 28 | 38 | 26 | .303 | .372 | .423 |
| minnesota-twins | 99 | 346 | 61 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 35 | .204 | .277 | .234 |
| chicago-white-sox | 95 | 307 | 52 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 29 | .191 | .270 | .232 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 175 | 34 | 1 | 9 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 4 | – | .170 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Kansas City Athletics | 104 | 312 | 86 | 8 | 49 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | 117 | 305 | 77 | 4 | 38 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1963 | Kansas City Athletics | 139 | 554 | 155 | 8 | 44 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1964 | Kansas City Athletics | 157 | 604 | 170 | 8 | 49 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | 144 | 513 | 134 | 3 | 34 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics | 106 | 243 | 58 | – | 18 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Chicago White Sox | 124 | 292 | 66 | 1 | 28 | 2 | .226 | – | – |
| 1968 | Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Chicago White Sox | 79 | 148 | 22 | 1 | 11 | – | .149 | – | – |