Randy Kutcher
American baseball player (born 1960)
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Randy Scott Kutcher (born April 20, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and utility infielder. He played for the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox from 1986 through 1990.
| Randy Kutcher | |
|---|---|
![]() Kutcher with the Phoenix Giants c. 1983 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 20, 1960 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1986, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .228 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 40 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Kutcher was born in Anchorage, Alaska[1] and attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California, where he also played football and basketball. The Giants drafted him in the fourth round of the 1979 MLB draft.[2] He was a member of two division-winning teams in his three seasons with the Red Sox, in 1988 and 1990, when he and Kevin Romine split duties as reserve outfielders for the Red Sox behind All-Star starters Mike Greenwell, Ellis Burks and Dwight Evans. Kutcher wore jersey number 5 in 1988, later switching to 55.[3]
In 1995, he was a replacement player in spring training for the New York Yankees during the ongoing strike.[4][5]
In 448 career at bats, Kutcher was a .228 hitter with 10 home runs and 40 runs batted in.
