Alex Gonzalez Notable

b. April 8, 1973 · Toronto Blue Jays 1994–2001, Chicago Cubs 2002–2004, Montreal Expos 2004, San Diego Padres 2004, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2005, Philadelphia Phillies 2006

Alex Gonzalez played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1994 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006.

Across 1,396 games he batted .243, with 1,209 hits and 623 runs. He finished with 137 home runs, 274 doubles and 97 stolen bases.

He played 1,262 games at shortstop, with 3,538 assists and 143 errors. He turned 829 double plays. He also played 109 games at third base.

He was born in Miami, FL, USA on April 8, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1994	TOR	15	53	7	8	3	1	0	1	4	17	3	.151
1995	TOR	111	367	51	89	19	4	10	42	44	114	4	.243
1996	TOR	147	527	64	124	30	5	14	64	45	127	16	.235
1997	TOR	126	426	46	102	23	2	12	35	34	94	15	.239
1998	TOR	158	568	70	136	28	1	13	51	28	121	21	.239
1999	TOR	38	154	22	45	13	0	2	12	16	23	4	.292
2000	TOR	141	527	68	133	31	2	15	69	43	113	4	.252
2001	TOR	154	636	79	161	25	5	17	76	43	149	18	.253
2002	CHC	142	513	58	127	27	5	18	61	46	136	5	.248
2003	CHC	152	536	71	122	37	0	20	59	47	123	3	.228
2004	CHC/MON/SDP	83	285	36	64	18	1	7	27	14	64	2	.225
2005	TBD	109	349	47	94	20	1	9	38	26	74	2	.269
2006	PHI	20	36	4	4	0	0	0	1	2	10	0	.111
Career	—	1396	4977	623	1209	274	27	137	536	392	1165	97	.243

On this day & linked events

1973

Born April 8, 1973

Miami, FL, USA

1994

Major-league debut: Alex Gonzalez

Alex Gonzalez made a major-league debut on April 4, 1994.

2006

Final major-league game: Alex Gonzalez

Alex Gonzalez played a final major-league game on May 20, 2006.