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Ben Broussard

Ben Broussard Notable

b. September 24, 1976 · Cleveland Indians 2002–2006, Seattle Mariners 2006–2007, Texas Rangers 2008

Ben Broussard played for three clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 2002 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2008.

Across 705 games he batted .263, with 561 hits and 275 runs. He finished with 87 home runs, 114 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He played 557 games at first base, with 4,192 putouts and 38 errors. He turned 448 double plays.

He was born in Beaumont, TX, USA on September 24, 1976. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 2006

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2002 CLE 391121027 404 97250 .241
2003 CLE 1163865396 21316 5532755 .249
2004 CLE 13941857115 28517 8252954 .275
2005 CLE 14246659119 30519 6832982 .255
2006 CLE/SEA 14443261125 21021 63261032 .289
2007 SEA 992402766 1007 2917502 .275
2008 TEX 2682813 003 85200 .159
Career 7052136275561 1141387 31417146615 .263

On this day & linked events

1976

Born September 24, 1976

Beaumont, TX, USA

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