In 1980, Champ Summers played in 120 games, all for the Detroit Tigers, and batting in all of them. He had 347 at bats, getting 103 hits, for a .297 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 3 sacrifice flies, and 60 runs batted in. He was walked 52 times, 6 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 5 times. He struck out 52 times. He hit 19 doubles, 1 triple, and 17 home runs.
Champ Summers was born June 15, 1946, in Bremerton, WA, USA.
Champ Osteen was born February 24, 1877, in Brevard, NC, USA.
Champ Osteen died December 14, 1962, in Greenville, SC, USA.
Champ Summers died October 11, 2012, in Ocala, FL, USA.
In 1974, Champ Summers played in 20 games, all for the Oakland Athletics, and batting in all of them. He had 24 at bats, getting 3 hits, for a .125 batting average, with 3 runs batted in. He was walked 1 time. He struck out 5 times. He hit 1 double, 0 triples, and 0 home runs.
In 1978, Champ Summers played in 13 games, all for the Cincinnati Reds, and batting in all of them. He had 35 at bats, getting 9 hits, for a .257 batting average, with 3 runs batted in. He was walked 7 times, 1 time intentionally. He struck out 4 times. He hit 2 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home run.
In 1983, Champ Summers played in 29 games, all for the San Francisco Giants, and batting in all of them. He had 22 at bats, getting 3 hits, for a .136 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 1 sacrifice flie, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 7 times. He struck out 8 times. He hit only singles.
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves won the NL batting title in 1928 with a .387 average.
Champ Osteen is 5 feet 8 inches tall. He weighs 150 pounds. He bats left and throws right.
Champ Summers is 6 feet 2 inches tall. He weighs 205 pounds. He bats left and throws right.
The first player from the Red Sox to win the American League batting title was Jimmie Foxx who hit .349 in 1938.
In 1979, Champ Summers played in 27 games for the Cincinnati Reds, batting in all of them. He had 60 at bats, getting 12 hits, for a .200 batting average, with 11 runs batted in. He was walked 13 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 15 times. He hit 2 doubles, 1 triples, and 1 home runs.