The other day, we talked about Randy “Macho Man” Savage the wrestler.

Today, I want to briefly talk about Randy Poffo the baseball player.

Before we knew him as Randy Savage, he was Randy Poffo, an outfielder trying to make the major leagues.

Poffo played four seasons of minor league ball with the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. The highest level he reached was Single-A back in 1974 with the Reds. His baseball career ended when he suffered a shoulder injury.

Here were his minor league stats:

Year Tm Lev Aff G PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
1971 Cardinals Rk STL 35   18 3 2 2       .286   .492  
1972 Cardinals Rk STL 52   46 3 4 3       .274   .393  
1973 2 Teams A-Rk STL 71   50 14 4 2       .282   .441  
1973 Red Birds Rk STL 25   21 6 2 0       .344   .508  
1973 Orangeburg A   46   29 8 2 2       .250   .405  
1974 Tampa A CIN 131 521 107 19 6 9 66 46 85 .232 .304 .358 .662
4 Seasons     289 929 221 39 16 16 66 46 85 .254 .293 .391 .685
Rk (3 seasons) Rk   112 292 85 12 8 5       .291 .291 .438 .729
A (2 seasons) A   177 637 136 27 8 11 66 46 85 .236 .294 .367 .662

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/22/2011.