Andrés Galarraga Marquee

b. June 18, 1961 · Montreal Expos 1985–1991, 2002, St. Louis Cardinals 1992, Colorado Rockies 1993–1997, Atlanta Braves 1998, 2000, San Francisco Giants 2001, 2003, Texas Rangers 2001, Anaheim Angels 2004

Nineteen seasons gave him 2,333 hits, 399 home runs, 1,425 runs batted in and a .288 average. He led the National League in runs batted in in 1996 and 1997, in home runs in 1996 with 47, and in both hits and doubles in 1988. Two Gold Gloves at first base and five All-Star selections.

He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in spring training in 1999, at thirty-seven, and did not play that season. He returned in 2000, hit 28 home runs and drove in 100, and was named Comeback Player of the Year — his second such award, the first having come in 1993 after three thin years in Montreal and St. Louis.

The best of the numbers came at altitude in Colorado, where he played five seasons, and the discount that invites is a fair one to apply. He finished one home run short of 400 and got 22 votes of 539 on his only ballot in 2010.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	5	1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000
Player of the Week	3	1988, 1993, 1995
Gold Glove	2	1989, 1990
Silver Slugger	2	1988, 1996
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year	2	1993, 2000
MLB Players Choice Comeback Player	1	2000
Player of the Month	1	1993

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1985	MON	24	75	9	14	1	0	2	4	3	18	1	.187
1986	MON	105	321	39	87	13	0	10	42	30	79	6	.271
1987	MON	147	551	72	168	40	3	13	90	41	127	7	.305
1988	MON	157	609	99	184	42	8	29	92	39	153	13	.302
1989	MON	152	572	76	147	30	1	23	85	48	158	12	.257
1990	MON	155	579	65	148	29	0	20	87	40	169	10	.256
1991	MON	107	375	34	82	13	2	9	33	23	86	5	.219
1992	STL	95	325	38	79	14	2	10	39	11	69	5	.243
1993	COL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	73	2	.370
1994	COL	103	417	77	133	21	0	31	85	19	93	8	.319
1995	COL	143	554	89	155	29	3	31	106	32	146	12	.280
1996	COL	159	626	119	190	39	3	47	150	40	157	18	.304
1997	COL	154	600	120	191	31	3	41	140	54	141	15	.318
1998	ATL	153	555	103	169	27	1	44	121	63	146	7	.305
2000	ATL	141	494	67	149	25	1	28	100	36	126	3	.302
2001	SFG/TEX	121	399	50	102	28	1	17	69	31	117	1	.256
2002	MON	104	292	30	76	12	0	9	40	30	81	2	.260
2003	SFG	110	272	36	82	15	0	12	42	19	61	1	.301
2004	ANA	7	10	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	.300
Career	—	2257	8096	1195	2333	444	32	399	1425	583	2003	128	.288

On this day & linked events

1961

Born June 18, 1961

Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela

1985

Major-league debut: Andrés Galarraga

Andrés Galarraga made a major-league debut on August 23, 1985.

1995

Andrés Galarraga's Three-Home-Run Game, 1995

Andrés Galarraga hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the San Diego Padres on June 25, 1995.

2004

Final major-league game: Andrés Galarraga

Andrés Galarraga played a final major-league game on October 3, 2004.

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