Stan Papi
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| Born: | Sunday Feb 04 1951 |
| Birthplace: | Fresno CA USA |
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| Height: | 6 ' 0 |
| Weight: | 178 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
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| College: | Fresno State |
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Overall Career
Papi's Moments in the Sun
Stan Gerard Papi will probably be best remembered for being traded by the Montreal Expos to the Sox for Bill Lee during the 1978-79 off-season.
Papi was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft but was traded to St. Louis and then Montreal where he played part of 1977 and 1978 with the Expos.
The Red Sox had a Gold Glove caliber shortstop in Rick Burleson (he would win the award that year), and the trade for a light-hitting utility shortstop (Papi) for a left-handed pitcher of some quality was denounced by fans. Shortly after the Bill Lee for Stan Papi trade was announced, "Who the hell is Stan Papi?" was painted on the exterior wall of the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Although Fenway Park staff painted over the graffiti many times the sentence continued to re-appear until Bill Lee retired in 1982.
In Montreal, Lee went on to win 16 games in 1979 while Papi proved a bust in Boston. Lee was instrumental to the Expos achieving their first winning record (95–65) under manager Dick Williams, Lee's first manager. With a 16-10 won loss record, 3.04 earned run average and three shutouts, Lee proved very valuable to Montreal. Papi appeared in 50 games and hit .188 with one home run and six runs batted in 117 at bats. After appearing in one game in 1980, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers, where he ended his career in 1981.
In his six major league seasons, Papi hit .218 with 7 home runs and 51 RBIs in 225 games.
Trivia
Transactions
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
