that there was a "no-blow rule" implemented. He jokingly said, "They won the game, we won the protest." In a 12-year, 1138 game major league career, Randle batted .257 (1016-for-3950) with 27 home runs, 488 runs scored and 322 RBI. Italian baseball In , he became the first American major league player to play baseball in Italy. He holds the record for the longest home run in the Italian Serie-A1 league, most home runs and singles hit in a three-game series and the most hits in a three-game series. He won a batting title in Italy with a .477 batting average. Following his stint in Italy, he played with the St. Petersburg Pelicans in the Senior Professional Baseball Association. References External links , or Baseball Almanac, or Ultimate Mets Database, or Baseball Gauge, or Pura Pelota : VPBL batting statistics 1949 births Living people African-American baseball players Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players Baseball players from Long Beach, California Chicago Cubs players Denver Bears players American expatriate baseball players in Italy Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen New York Mets players New York Yankees players Phoenix Giants players Portland Beavers players Seattle Mariners players Spokane Indians players St. Petersburg Pelicans players Sun City Rays players Texas Rangers players Washington Senators (1961–1971) players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Nettuno Baseball Club players Fortitudo Baseball Bologna players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople