Willie Greene

Infobox MLB retired


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=#c6011f
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Willie Greene
position=Third Baseman / Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1971|9|23
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=1992
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=2000
finalteam=Chicago Cubs
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.234
stat2label=HR
stat2value=86
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=307
teams=
*Cincinnati Reds (1992-1998)
*Baltimore Orioles (1998)
*Toronto Blue Jays (1999)
*Chicago Cubs (2000)
highlights=
*26 homers and 91 RBIs in 1997

Willie Louis Greene (born September 23, 1971 in Milledgeville, GA) was a professional baseball player for nine years in the Major Leagues and during that time he played for four different teams. Greene played for the Cincinnati Reds (1992–1997), Reds and the Baltimore Orioles in (1998), Toronto Blue Jays (1999), and finally the Chicago Cubs in (2000).

Greene was the Pittsburgh Pirates first pick in the 1989 June draft. Greene was traded to the Montreal Expos on August 8 of 1990 with Scott Ruskin and Moisés Alou for Zane Smith.

He began his pro career with Augusta of the class "A" South Atlantic League and later played for the Salem (Va) Buccaneers of the class "A" Carolina League and finally with the Rockford Expos of the class "A" Mid West League in 1990.

ee also

* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

*baseball-reference|id=g/greenwi01