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
|stat1value=.238
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=2
|teams=
- 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 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 [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwashl101.htm Retrosheet]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, La Rue}}
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