La Rue Washington

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1953)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=La Rue Washington |position=[[Outfielder]] |image=LaRue Washington.jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right | birth_date={{birth date and age|1953|9|7}} |birth_place=[[Long Beach, California]], U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 7 |debutyear=1978 |debutteam=Texas Rangers |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 30 |finalyear=1979 |finalteam=Texas Rangers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.238 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=0 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=2 |teams= *[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|1978}}–{{mlby|1979}}) }} '''La Rue Washington''' (born September 7, 1953) is a former [[outfielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in {{by|1978}} and {{by|1979}}. Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw [[right-handed]].

Born in [[Long Beach, California]], Washington was selected by the Rangers in the 23rd round of the [[1975 MLB draft]] out of [[California State University, Dominguez Hills]].

==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=w/washila01|brm=washin001lar}}, or [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwashl101.htm Retrosheet]

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