Len Randle

Leonard Shenoff Randle
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 169 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1949 in Long Beach, CA
Drafted: 1st round 1970 by the Washington Senators
Acquired: traded from the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later (Rick Auerbach) and cash, April 1977
Departed: released, March 1979
Died: December 30, 2024

 

Lenny was a firebrand. After his playing days in the US were over, he went to Italy and became the biggest star in their professional baseball league. He did a tour of duty in the Senior League. And in 1994 he wanted to try his hand in the big leagues again during the strike as a replacement player at the age of 45! That didn't happen, but it wasn't for lack of desire. He's shown here on his 1982 Donruss card. Seven more Lenny Randle pieces are shown below.

  

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB  CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1971 Was AL   75  215  27   47  11  0  2  13   64   1   1  56  24   1   7  2 .298 .298 .219
1972 Tex AL   74  249  23   48  13  0  2  21   67   4   5  51  13   1   3  1 .235 .269 .193
1973 Tex AL   10   29   3    6   1  1  1   1   12   0   2   2   0   0   1  0 .207 .414 .207
1974 Tex AL  151  520  65  157  17  4  1  49  185  26  17  43  29   2  16  6 .338 .356 .302
1975 Tex AL  156  601  85  166  24  7  4  57  216  16  19  80  57   4  10  4 .341 .359 .276
1976 Tex AL  142  539  53  121  11  6  1  51  147  30  15  63  46   2   6  4 .286 .273 .224
1977 *METS*  136  513  78  156  22  7  5  27  207  33  21  70  65   2   3  2 .383 .404 .304
1978 *METS*  132  437  53  102  16  8  2  35  140  14  11  57  64   1   2  4 .330 .320 .233
1979 N Y AL   20   39   2    7   0  0  0   3    7   0   0   2   3   0   0  0 .238 .179 .179
1980 Chi NL  130  489  67  135  19  6  5  39  181  19  13  55  50   1   7  2 .343 .370 .276
1981 Sea AL   82  273  22   63   9  1  4  25   86  11   6  22  17   1   6  3 .276 .315 .231
1982 Sea AL   30   46  10    8   2  0  0   1   10   2   2   4   4   0   1  0 .240 .217 .174
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METS TOTALS  268  950 131  258  38 15  7  62  347  47  32 127 129   3   5  6 .358 .365 .272
OTHER CLUBS  870 3000 357  758 107 25 20 260  975 109  80 378 243  12  57 22 .309 .325 .253
===========================================================================================
CAREER TOTS 1138 3950 488 1016 145 40 27 322 1322 156 112 505 372  15  62 28 .321 .335 .257

season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Hitter of the Year

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1974 Topps

1979 Topps

1981 Donruss, autographed

1982 Topps

1970s J. D. McCarthy Postcards

1972 Topps #737

1973 Topps #378

1974 Topps #446

1975 Topps #259
1975 Topps Mini #259

1976 SSPC #266
1976 Topps #31

1977 Topps #196

1978 Hostess

J. D. McCarthy postcard

1981 Police Mariners

1978 Hostess #102
1978 Kellogg's #22
1978 Topps #544

1979 Sportscasters #39-02 ("Rundown")
1979 Topps #454

1981 Donruss #485
1981 Donruss #485 (autographed)
1981 Fleer #301
1981 Police Seattle Mariners #9
1981 Topps #692
1981 Topps Traded #817

1982 Donruss #307
1982 Fleer #516
1982 Topps #312
1982 Topps Stickers #230

1987 ProCards Waterloo Indians #1064

1989 Topps Senior League #38

1989-90 T&M Senior League #88

1990 Elite Senior League #13
1990 Pacific Senior League #11
1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #53

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #323
1991 Pacific Senior League #116

2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks (1979 Topps #454)

2017 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #FFA-LR (autographed)

Other Lenny Randle memorabilia in my collection:

Lenny's biography, "Compton to Beyond the Big Leagues," autographed by Lenny and author Steve Fader

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