Randy Hunt (baseball)

James Randall Hunt (born January 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball catcher.

Randy Hunt
Hunt in 1988
Catcher
Born: (1960-01-03) January 3, 1960
Prattville, Alabama
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 4, 1985, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1986, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average.194
Home runs2
Runs batted in6
Teams

Hunt was raised in Alabama by his parents, Harold and Thelma Hunt.[1] He attended Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama where he played several sports. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, he "came mighty close to signing a football scholarship at Troy State" but chose instead to play college baseball at Chattahoochee Valley Junior College. At Chattahoochee, he was converted to catcher and, after two years, continued his college baseball career at Alabama.[2]

He was selected in the Major League Baseball draft after each of his three college seasons and finally signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, who selected him in 1981 after his first season at Alabama.[3] Hunt began to develop a drinking problem toward the end of the 1982 season but eventually won "a six-month bout with alcoholism" in 1983 after seeking help for himself, at which point he began advancing through the minor league system.[1]

In June 1985, following an injury to catcher Darrell Porter, Hunt was called up to the Cardinals.[3] On June 4, he recorded a hit in his first Major League at bat.[1]

He had three hits in 19 at-bats in a total of 14 games. He moved to the Montreal Expos in the 1986 season. Hunt played in 21 games in 1986, with ten hits in 48 at-bats.

In a two-season career, he had a batting average of .194, with two career home runs and six RBI.

References
  1. Amos, Jr., Doug (29 June 1985). "Hunt makes 1st at-bat a good one". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. D. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. Cargile, John (22 March 1981). "Former Lee star Hunt shining as UA catcher". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 4B. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Hunt Gets Opportunity In Majors". The Montgomery Advertiser. 4 June 1985. p. 19. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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