Casey Parsons
PositionOutfielder
BatsLeft
ThrowsRight
Birth dateApril 14, 1954 (age 72)
Birth placeWenatchee, Washington, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateMay 31
Debutyear1981
DebutteamSeattle Mariners
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateAugust 9
Finalyear1987
FinalteamCleveland Indians
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.189
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value2
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value10
Teams

Casey Robert Parsons (born April 14, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of four seasons in the majors, between and , for the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians. In four seasons, he played in just 63 games, and in less than half of those (31) did he appear in the field. Parsons was used as a pinch hitter or pinch runner 48 times in those 63 games.

Parsons was born in Wenatchee, Washington, and he attended Gonzaga University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs from 1973 to 1976.[1]

Following his Major League career, Parsons spent seven years as a manager in the Oakland Athletics organization. From until , Parsons managed five different teams in the minors. His teams made the playoffs twice, losing in the first round each time.

References

  1. ^ "Gonzaga University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2004-07-12. Retrieved 10 August 2012.