Randy Bass
Randy Bass | |
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| Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – July 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sean Burrage |
| Succeeded by | John Sparks |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Maddox |
| Succeeded by | John Montgomery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1954 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Linda Bass
(m. 1976, divorced)Kelley Bass (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
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Baseball career | |
| First baseman | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 3, 1977, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| NPB: April 9, 1983, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: June 7, 1982, for the Texas Rangers | |
| NPB: November 30, 1988, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .212 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 42 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .337 |
| Home runs | 202 |
| Runs batted in | 486 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2023 |
| Vote | 78.6% |
| Election method | Experts Division |
Randy William Bass (born March 13, 1954) is an American politician and former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and served in the Oklahoma Senate.
Bass made his MLB debut in 1977, playing with five different teams over six seasons. He moved to NPB in 1983, signing with the Hanshin Tigers, whom he led to a Japan Series title in 1985. Bass twice won the batting Triple Crown in NPB and still holds the highest single-season batting average. He is considered one of the greatest American players in Japanese baseball history, and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.
From 2005 to 2019, Bass represented the 32nd district in the Oklahoma Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.