Rance Mulliniks

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Rance Mulliniks
position=Infielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1956|1|15
debutdate=June 18
debutyear=1977
debutteam=California Angels
finaldate=September 18
finalyear=1992
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.272
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=972
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=435
teams=
*California Angels (by|1977-by|1979)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1980-by|1981)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1982-by|1992)
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Steven Rance Mulliniks (born January 15, 1956 in Tulare, California) is a former Major League Baseball player.

Originally drafted as a shortstop, Mulliniks made his major league debut in by|1977 for the California Angels, batting .269 in 78 games. He saw limited playing time over the following years with California until by|1979 and with the Kansas City Royals in by|1980 and by|1981.

Mulliniks' luck changed when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays just before the start of the by|1982 season. He was converted to third base and appeared in over 100 games a year through the by|1989 season. He batted over .300 three times (by|1984, by|1987 and by|1988) and demonstrated great patience at the plate, regularly posting on-base percentages near .400. In 1984 he was named to Sports Illustrated's Dream Team as a utility infielder.

Mulliniks retired after the by|1992 season having compiled a .272 career batting average, 73 home runs, 437 RBI, and 445 runs. He holds the Blue Jays franchise single season fielding percentage record for third basemen (.975) and the franchise record for most pinch hits (59).

Rance Mulliniks is the west coast colour commentator for Rogers Sportsnet's Blue Jays coverage, and starting in 2007, he is also a colour commentator alongside Jim Hughson and Jesse Barfield on CBC Sports, broadcasting Blue Jays baseball.

A fielding play where Mulliniks missed the ball was once described as "Rance does a dance, but no chance".

External links

* Rance Mulliniks' career statistics at [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mullira01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]