1978
Born January 26, 1978
Paterson, NJ, USA
Andrés Torres Notable
b. January 26, 1978 · Detroit Tigers 2002–2004, Texas Rangers 2005, San Francisco Giants 2009–2011, 2013, New York Mets 2012
Andrés Torres played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2002 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 2013.
Across 650 games he batted .242, with 462 hits and 277 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 113 doubles and 77 stolen bases.
He played 595 games in the outfield, with 1,189 putouts and 13 errors.
He was born in Paterson, NJ, USA on January 26, 1978. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | DET | 19 | 70 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | .200 |
| 2003 | DET | 59 | 168 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 5 | .220 |
| 2004 | DET | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | TEX | 8 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .158 |
| 2009 | SFG | 75 | 152 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 45 | 6 | .270 |
| 2010 | SFG | 139 | 507 | 84 | 136 | 43 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 56 | 128 | 26 | .268 |
| 2011 | SFG | 112 | 348 | 50 | 77 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 95 | 19 | .221 |
| 2012 | NYM | 132 | 374 | 47 | 86 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 52 | 90 | 13 | .230 |
| 2013 | SFG | 103 | 272 | 33 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 61 | 4 | .250 |
| Career | — | 650 | 1910 | 277 | 462 | 113 | 29 | 32 | 174 | 205 | 476 | 77 | .242 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Andrés Torres
Andrés Torres made a major-league debut on April 7, 2002.
2013
Final major-league game: Andrés Torres
Andrés Torres played a final major-league game on August 21, 2013.
Image: Jonathan Korn, CC BY-SA 2.0