James Wayne Causey was an Infielder

Infielder

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 for the Baltimore Orioles

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 (1955-57), Kansas City Athletics (1961-66), Chicago White Sox

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 (1966-68), California Angels

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 (1968) and Atlanta Braves

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 (1968).

He finished 21st in voting for the 1963 American League MVP for playing in 139 Games and having 554 At Bats, 72 Runs, 155 Hits, 32 Doubles, 4 Triples, 8 Home Runs, 44 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 56 Walks, .280 Batting Average, .345 On-base percentage, .395 Slugging Percentage, 219 Total Bases, 7 Sacrifice Hits, 2 Sacrifice Flies and 3 Intentional Walks.

Causey finished 25th in voting for 1964 AL MVP for leading the league in Times on Base (265) and playing in 157 Games and having 604 At Bats, 82 Runs, 170 Hits, 31 Doubles, 4 Triples, 8 Home Runs, 49 RBI, 88 Walks, .281 Batting Average, .377 On-base percentage, .386 Slugging Percentage, 233 Total Bases, 2 Sacrifice Hits, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 3 Intentional Walks.

In 11 seasons he played in 1,105 Games and had 3,244 At Bats, 357 Runs, 819 Hits, 130 Doubles, 26 Triples, 35 Home Runs, 285 RBI, 12 Stolen Bases, 390 Walks, .252 Batting Average, .333 On-base percentage, .341 Slugging Percentage, 1,106 Total Bases, 41 Sacrifice Hits, 31 Sacrifice Flies and 25 Intentional Walks.

Retirement

James Wayne Causey currently resides in Ruston, Louisiana

Ruston, Louisiana

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 with his wife Patsy. Causey has four grandchildren.

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