Darrel Chaney
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Darrel Lee Chaney is an American
former player/annnouncer in Major League Baseball
who played for the Cincinnati Reds
and Atlanta Braves
from 1969 to 1979. In the early 1980s he worked for the Braves as an announcer on their TV and radio broadcasts along with Ernie Johnson Sr., Skip Caray
and Pete van Wieren
. He was on the Atlanta Braves Baseball Radio Network as well as WTBS-TV.
Chaney was selected by the Reds in the 1966 draft, and later led the Southern League
with 23 home runs in 1968, earning him a spot on the Reds' roster in 1969, playing mostly as a backup shortstop
behind Reds star Dave Concepción
. His most notable year was 1976, his first season after being traded to Atlanta. As the Braves' regular shortstop, Chaney batted .252 with one home run and 50 RBI
. Over the next three seasons, however, he was unable to hold the job against competition from two other players, and was released at the end of the 1979 season.
In 915 career games, Chaney hit for a .217 batting average
, with 14 home run
s, 190 runs batted in, 237 runs scored, 458 hits, 75 doubles
, 17 triples
and 19 stolen base
s.
Graduate of Morton High School. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Major League Alumni Marketing (MLAM) and a Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing at a retail services organization [1].
United States
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former player/annnouncer in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played for the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
and Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
from 1969 to 1979. In the early 1980s he worked for the Braves as an announcer on their TV and radio broadcasts along with Ernie Johnson Sr., Skip Caray
Skip Caray
Harry Christopher "Skip" Caray, Jr. was an American sportscaster, best known for his long career as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball...
and Pete van Wieren
Pete Van Wieren
Pete van Wieren is a former American sportscaster best known for his long career calling play-by-play for Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves.-Atlanta Braves:...
. He was on the Atlanta Braves Baseball Radio Network as well as WTBS-TV.
Chaney was selected by the Reds in the 1966 draft, and later led the Southern League
Southern League (baseball)
The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...
with 23 home runs in 1968, earning him a spot on the Reds' roster in 1969, playing mostly as a backup shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
behind Reds star Dave Concepción
Dave Concepción
David Ismael Concepción Benitez , better known as Dave Concepción, is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua State, Venezuela...
. His most notable year was 1976, his first season after being traded to Atlanta. As the Braves' regular shortstop, Chaney batted .252 with one home run and 50 RBI
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
. Over the next three seasons, however, he was unable to hold the job against competition from two other players, and was released at the end of the 1979 season.
In 915 career games, Chaney hit for a .217 batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
, with 14 home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
s, 190 runs batted in, 237 runs scored, 458 hits, 75 doubles
Double (baseball)
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
, 17 triples
Triple (baseball)
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
and 19 stolen base
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
s.
Graduate of Morton High School. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Major League Alumni Marketing (MLAM) and a Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing at a retail services organization [1].