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1971 Baseball

John (Champ) Summers

  • Year Redshirt

Biography

A two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball, Champ Summers left SIUE to pursue a career in professional baseball. As a Cougar, Summers posted a .340 batting average with a team-leading seven home runs during the 1971 season. In two basketball seasons from 1969 to 1971, Summers amassed 772 points in 41 games played, an 18.8 scoring average. In 11 major league seasons, he played for the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers, the San Francisco Giants, and the San Diego Padres.

 

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 Year       Avg   GP-GS     AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB-ATT  1971....  .331   34-0     121   29   40    5    1    7   35    9   28    1-2  TOTAL...  .331   34-0     121   29   40    5    1    7   35    9   28    1-2

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