Thomas Steven Ashford was a third baseman

Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...

 for the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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 (-), Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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 , New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 , New York Mets

New York Mets

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  and Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

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He helped the Yankees win the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 Pennant and the Royals win the 1984 AL Western Division.

In seven seasons, he played in 222 games and had 510 at bats, 42 runs, 111 hits, 31 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 55 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 47 walks, .218 batting average, .282 on-base percentage, .318 slugging percentage, 162 total bases, 5 sacrifice hits, 6 sacrifice flies and 6 intentional walks.

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