However, due to the severe damage to his knees, he stopped playing in games in 1976. ", "I say it's an isolated incident within the administrative staff of the chief and does not affect our ability to provide services to the public," he continues. The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, List of Gold Glove Award winners at catcher, List of players who have hit for the cycle, "Bragan Surprised Cincy Willing To Trade Robinson", "1966 National League Rookie of the Year voting", "1967 National League Gold Glove Award winners", "Cubs Without Banks as St. Louis Opens in Chicago Today", Rappoport, Ken. It's just not fair. Recently, Sgt. Lacking any hard evidence to back up their claims, the petition was eventually dropped. Many thanks to him. [39] He also occasionally filled in as a commentator on Cubs radio broadcasts. In addition to their personality differences, the two found themselves at political odds when DiBenedetto signed a recall petition in the early '90s against Hundley's friend, Mayor Kenny Bowen. "As a dad, as a fan, as a person in baseball, and baseball's been my life, I don't want any misrepresentation on Todd's part, good or bad," Randy Hundley said. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, and the San Diego Padres. The entire episode isn't just an embarrassment for the police force. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. . He tells it like it is, so I could see how he could be intimidating to some people.". Both Peterson and Fowler were promoted to police major this year, considerably enhancing their retirement benefits. "It stops at that door right there," Craft says, pointing out of the chief's office to the door of the administrative wing of the police department. Randys wife, Betty, passed away of breast cancer on September 4, 2000, at her home in Palatine, Illinois. [4], After a few years and a few injuries, his hitting increasingly improved to match his defense. WebThe Randy Hundley All-Star stats seen below include his All-Star year-by-year hitting stats, All-Star fielding stats, and All-Star pitching stats (where applicable). Within three days of his arrival from Triple-A Richmond, 22-year-old Kevin Millwood joined the best rotation in baseball. "There was a general impression that you had to watch what you were saying and where you were saying it because the walls had ears.". He lost his second wife, Maryanne, after a 1990 car crash when she was only 31. Using two pencils to hold open and flip through officer personnel files, he leans in, straining to read the documents. Here's the deal the woman behind the suit is using the alias "Jane Doe" but identifies herself as Hundley's former wife. It's a tough stinking disease.''. She is from USA. Randy played shortstop and pitched in baseball as a child. Speed III: On the way home from Atlanta early Wednesday morning, one of the Phillies' team buses from the airport clipped the wing of their plane, breaking three windows and shattering glass all over the bus. And because of Sgt. Randy attended John D. Bassett High School in Bassett, Virginia. Randy then got his first coaching from his father on catching the ball one-handed. You've got a job, she tells him, you've got to concentrate on your job. His long baseball career is his direct income and aside from that he still receives his retirement benefits and also owns a private house in his hometown, Martinsville. A lot of it is really negative. She is not dating anyone. "Being a cop is a tough job. Playing baseball, Todd has found, has been easier the last few months, because it seems less important. [11] He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 1, 1998 in a three-team trade that brought Armando Bentez and Roger Cedeo to the Mets while also sending fellow catcher Charles Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles. [21], In August 2005, Hundley was arrested and charged in Lake County, Illinois with driving under the influence and endangering the life and health of children after being pulled over in his Hummer H2 with his two daughters in the backseat and failing field sobriety tests. Jones, he didn't want his fingerprints on them. "It makes you sick to your stomach. McGwire sweepstakes: Anaheim is still No. He's an instigator. But he never gets himself into any kind of trouble.". There were a lot of lights flashing, and I really thought somebody shot us. "I broke the law not meaning to break the law and have been beating myself up about it since," Hundley said. Randy Hundley played for 4 teams; the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres. . The clubs in which Hundley is associated are: Due to his long active days in tournaments and practices, Randys body took a heavy toll, and because of that Hundley constantly suffered injuries during his matches. . Hundley is now facing charges that, six months after being named the city's interim police chief, he conspired to place a secret listening device on Luque's desk while she was working as his secretary in an adjacent office. [3] Despite being a light-hitter, Hundley was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era, and the best Cubs catcher since Gabby Hartnett in 1940. Discover Randy Hundley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. in Martinsville, VA As of 2019 Randy Hundley is 77 years years old. He played in the school as a baseball player for four years before his graduation in June 1960. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'biographytalks_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_8',136,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographytalks_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0');Hundley started playing as a professional baseball player after his graduation. Hundley also pushed to create two new police major positions ' one step below chief ' through the department's new Compstat reorganization. An "iron man' behind the plate, Randy "Rebel" Hundley caught 160 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1968 and caught 149 or more every season from 1966 to 1969. University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA). Hundley joined the Lafayette police force in the mid-1970s. Growing up in a strictly segregated Atlanta, Donn had the fortune to be born into a comfortable middle-class family, and a mother strong and wise enough to step out of her mourning and go to work for the Scripto Pen Company (a huge employer of Atlanta blacks at the time) and to raise him with his fathers intellectual ambition. Soon, several officers, including Randy Hundley, were accused of acting as pawns for the mayor and his political agenda. He has a scheduled Sept. 21 court appearance. On Friday in Austin, Texas, the Dallas Cowboys opened training camp. Randy Hundley was married to his wife, Betty Foster Hundley. The couple were high school sweethearts and tied the knot on September 30, 1961, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Bassett, Virginia. The couple is blessed with four children; two sons and two daughters. His son Todd Hundley is also a famous baseball player. But when it is over, when he is thinking about his mother, baseball's significance is lost. [5][9][10], Durocher installed the 24-year-old Hundley as the Cubs' starting catcher and he went on to play in 149 games in 1966, breaking Mickey Cochrane's 41-year-old major league record for most games played by a rookie catcher. All rights reserved. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Hundley played 1,061 games in his 14-year long career in the major league. "It was really a rough time at the police department," Cormier says. Join Facebook to connect with Randy Hundley and others you may know. As soon as he reached the majors others, including the foremost catcher of the day, Johnny Bench, quickly saw the advantage of Hundleys technique and they all eventually adopted it. But when his 15-year-old daughter called for a ride from Hundley's ex-wife Tiffany's house 15 minutes across town, he put his 8-year-old daughter in the backseat of The pitching staff, led by Ferguson Jenkins who would win 20 games six years in a row, was taking shape. The only thing you have is being able to do something for your career and your community and you should be comfortable under your own roof and your office, and shouldn't have to worry about somebody bugging you or telling you you're on the wrong side of the fence.". I think the injury was a blessing in disguise. His other children are Chad M. Hundley, Julie A. Hermanson, and Renee H Ignoffo. One of the best Smith stories comes from Texas manager Johnny Oates, who was a coach under manager Jim Frey on the North Side when he chanced upon Smith in a supine position one afternoon. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Hundley played the majority of his career with the Cubs and was considered their leader in the late 1960s and early 1970s. "Because officers were using subversion and going to Bowen and giving him dirt on their supervisors because they didn't like them. "[3] He was one of few catchers to steal home, doing so on May 19, 1966 against Gary Kroll of the Houston Astros after tripling off Turk Farrell. He is the father of Todd Hundley. Hundley attributed his condition to the prescription painkiller Vicodin. WebRandy Hundley, Catcher Chicago Cubs, 66-73, 76-77 Originator of Baseball Fantasy Camps Dates and Registration: Future camp scheduling is TBD. Bowen had just forcibly promoted Hundley to head Internal Affairs, over objections from Chief Copes and a group of seven officers that petitioned the civil service board. Hundley, still using the pencils to prop open a file, replied that he just needed to check something on a case. ". "I was honored to be selected to a second straight All-Star Game and it was tough not to go, even if I couldn't play," Hundley said. . Hundley was chosen by Durocher specifically to be his every day catcher. When Randy Hundley became acting police chief in February 2004, it represented a power shift within the police department. The company operated under his guidance for 40 years before retiring in 1984. But Hundley's injury is the least of his concerns for now. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. It's been tough being stuck in New York and not being able to be with her. And Hundley was left wondering whether Luque was among those in the department who suspected him of wrongdoing. "I wasn't driving 100 m.p.h. Randy Hundley, though, said he considers drinking and driving "personally inexcusable.". All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. , money, salary, income, and assets. "It was a case of the have-nots in the department who finally got in the position to have," says a retired officer. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Randy Hundleys income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. Discover Randy Hundley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. When Bowen appointed Hundley to the top job in Internal Affairs that year, a group of seven police officers filed a petition with the civil service board asking that Hundley be denied the Internal Affairs job on the basis that he could not be trusted with classified information. After watching Chris Brock's four-inning, six-run performance Monday night, Bobby Cox decided to pull Brock from the rotation and make Millwood his No. Randy Hundley was born in Martinsville, VA. Randy Hundley weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing. Originally, he used a custom-designed mitt, but he soon signed a deal with Sears Roebuck to have it manufactured on a large scale; as its "inventor", he made a considerable amount in royalties as the model became the standard for catchers all over baseball. She is a member of famous Actor with the age 80 years old group. When Todd bashed a two-run homer in the first inning today, some who listened said they could hear Randy Hundley's voice crack with emotion. Since his major debut, Hundley has played for several clubs and has achieved a lot of records during his long career. But Craft acknowledges that grudges among different factions in the department got out of control in the past two years. She's a good person, she doesn't drink, doesn't smoke. I accept it like a man and am not looking for special treatment.'". She was admitted Wednesday, Randy said, and after Todd arrived Thursday night with the Mets, he went to see her. When he got to the pros, Randy became the first catcher to use the hinged mitt, allowing a catcher to keep his throwing hand safe from foul balls, hidden behind him.*. Behind the wheel of a new blue Hummer H2 Friday night in Glenview, his two daughters buckled safely in the backseat, Todd Hundley started feeling his head getting lighter and his eyelids heavier with every city block. Florida and Los Angeles are long shots. One source says the bugging device was uncovered when an unsuspecting officer overheard part of the crew that was indicted laughing about conversations they heard through the secret microphone. , Catcher Chicago Cubs, 66-73, 76-77 Originator of baseball Fantasy Camps and! 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