Paul Wesley Householder (born September 4, 1958) is a retired American professional baseball

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. He played during eight seasons at the major league level with the Cincinnati Reds,

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, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros of

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(MLB).

Early years

Householder was born on September 4, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio.

Playing career

Minor leagues

He was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft from North Haven High School. Householder played his first professional season with their Rookie league

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in , and split his last season between Houston and their Triple-A club, the

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, in .

Major leagues

Cincinnati Reds

Householder made his MLB debut with the Reds on August 26, 1980, playing 20 games, producing a batting average of .244. He again saw limited action in the strike-shortened season of 1981, though improved his batting average to .275. Householder started 100 games for the Reds in 1982, but batted only .211, producing a negative

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. 1983 was Householder's best season with the Reds, starting 95 games with a batting average of .255. In 1984, he was traded to the St Louis Cardinals for

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St Louis Cardinals

After appearing in just 13 games with the Cardinals, Householder was traded with Jim Adduci to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Rich Buonantony, Jim Koontz and Ron Koenigsfield.

Milwaukee Brewers

Householder played two seasons with the Brewers before being granted free agent status after the 1986 season.

Houston Astros

Householder saw limited action with the Astros in 1987, and was granted free agency at the end of the season.

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