Jeff Applegate
When Jeff pitches, the cows come to watch -- at least that's what happened at a tournament in Morgan Hill in 1981. One of the most versatile and talented defensive players to wear AWA blue, Jeff was adept at handling every position on the field, although he was at his best in the middle of the diamond at either shortstop or second base, or on the mound. Earning the nickname "Smiley" because he played with a constant grin on his face, Jeff's finest moments as an AWA player were the 3-hitter he tossed against one of the area's better "B" teams in 1978 and the notorious beer bet he won against Brian Christie in 1980. On the other side, there was the time he ripped up his uniform in anger from fighting with teammates after a tough loss. "Smiley" injured his knee in 1981 sliding into home plate and it eventually forced his premature retirement. The middle of the three Applegate brothers hung 'em up for good in '85, and we know the cows miss him, too.
Years PlayedPositionBatsThrowsNicknameNumber
8Infield-PitcherRight RightSmiley12

Batting and Fielding Statistics
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SO
BB
SF
Avg.
PO
A
E
Pct.
DP
OfA
1976
13
44
15
15
2
0
0
6
1
3
1
.345
17
10
3
.900
0
0
1977
14
41
7
11
1
0
0
5
0
4
0
.268
30
6
2
.947
3
0
1978
21
60
9
20
1
0
1
19
1
3
5
.333
19
16
4
.897
2
0
1979
17
61
16
27
2
1
0
12
2
2
0
.443
23
24
3
.940
4
0
1980
16
54
16
22
1
0
1
7
0
3
2
.407
23
23
7
.868
0
0
1981
8
22
6
10
2
0
0
6
0
1
1
.455
13
13
4
.867
1
0
1982
6
10
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.200
16
0
0
1.000
3
0
1983
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1984
---
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1985
3
6
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.333
0
4
0
1.000
0
0
Total
98
298
73
109
9
1
2
55
4
17
9
.366
141
96
23
.912
13
0

Pitching Statistics

BF
GP
GS
CG
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
W-L
E.R.A.
1976
55
3
3
0
9.0
25
18
12
1
1
0-1
9.33
1977
---
1978
123
4
4
4
28.0
34
19
10
4
1
3-1
2.50
1979
148
4
4
4
28.0
57
35
23
3
0
1-3
5.75
1980
110
3
3
3
20.0
45
30
22
5
0
2-1
7.70
1981
76
3
1
1
13.0
29
24
20
9
0
0-2
10.77
Total
512
17
15
12
98.0
190
126
87
22
2
6-8
6.21

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