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Willie Greene
#39 | Third Base | Chicago Cubs | Roster
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Career Notes

1996
Spent first full season in Major Leagues, hitting 19 home runs in just 287 at-bats (1/15.1 AB) ... Belted first ML home run away from Cynergy field on Apr. 6 vs. Philadelphia ... Drove in 15 runs in 16-game span from June 8-26 ... Placed on 15-day DL on July 2 (retroactive to June 27) and was reactivated on July 12 ... Went 4-for-4 with three home runs and five RBI on Sept. 24 vs. Chicago ... Hit six home runs in final six games ... Earned NL Player of the Week honors for Sept. 23-29, posting a 1.080 slugging average.

1995
Played in only eight games for the Reds, posting a .105 batting average (2x19), with seven strikeouts ... Optioned to AAA Indianapolis May 5 ... Batted .243 (79x325) with 19 homers and 45 RBI, in 91 games for the Tribe.

1991
Traded by the Montreal Expos with Dave Martinez and Scott Ruskin to the Cincinnati Reds for John Wetteland and Bill Risley on Dec. 11, 1991.


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