Sad day in the baseball world and it involved a journeyman and a solid baseball guy and former New York Yankee. There's no doubt Claudell Washington will be missed as he was always described as a great teammate. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle put this out on Twitter:
Yup. Underrated is exactly what I would call Claudell. The New York Post writes:Claudell Washington was living in the East Bay and had been battling illness for several years. RIP to one of the 70s A’s more underrated players.— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 10, 2020
"Washington spent three seasons with the A’s and played for the Rangers, White Sox, Mets (1980), Braves, Yankees, Angels and the Yankees again in 1990. He was an All-Star in 1975 at 20 and in 1984 for Atlanta. In 1,912 big league games, Washington batted .278 and was a .333 (13-for-39) hitter in 15 postseason games.
Washington’s best season with the Yankees was his last of the first stint. In 126 games in 1988, Washington tied a career high by hitting .308 with 11 homers, 64 RBIs and posting a .784 OPS.
He also hit the 10,000th home run in Yankees franchise history on April 20, 1988, when he crushed a pinch-hit blast off Twins closer Jeff Reardon."
And BYB friend Billy Sample tells this story of Washington on his Facebook:
No doubt Claudell will be missed. My heart goes out to his family.
Rest in Peace, friend.
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