Randy Savage The Baseball Player

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.