1967
Born March 29, 1967
Baltimore, MD, USA
Brian Jordan Marquee
b. March 29, 1967 · St. Louis Cardinals 1992–1998, Atlanta Braves 1999–2001, 2005–2006, Los Angeles Dodgers 2002–2003, Texas Rangers 2004
He played three seasons for the Falcons as a strong safety and was regarded as one of the better ones in the league when St. Louis paid him to stop, in 1992. He was twenty-five and had 21 major-league games behind him.
Fifteen seasons gave him 1,454 hits, 184 home runs, 821 runs batted in, 119 stolen bases and a .282 average. His best year was 1999 for Atlanta: 23 home runs, 115 runs batted in and a World Series appearance. He was an All-Star in 1999.
He played the outfield with the recklessness the other sport had taught him and got hurt often because of it — a wrist, a shoulder, a knee. He went back to Atlanta for his last full seasons. The 2012 ballot gave him no votes at all.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1999 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 1996, 1998 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | STL | 55 | 193 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 48 | 7 | .207 |
| 1993 | STL | 67 | 223 | 33 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 12 | 35 | 6 | .309 |
| 1994 | STL | 53 | 178 | 14 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 4 | .258 |
| 1995 | STL | 131 | 490 | 83 | 145 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 79 | 24 | .296 |
| 1996 | STL | 140 | 513 | 82 | 159 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 104 | 29 | 84 | 22 | .310 |
| 1997 | STL | 47 | 145 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | .234 |
| 1998 | STL | 150 | 564 | 100 | 178 | 34 | 7 | 25 | 91 | 40 | 66 | 17 | .316 |
| 1999 | ATL | 153 | 576 | 100 | 163 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 115 | 51 | 81 | 13 | .283 |
| 2000 | ATL | 133 | 489 | 71 | 129 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 77 | 38 | 80 | 10 | .264 |
| 2001 | ATL | 148 | 560 | 82 | 165 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 97 | 31 | 88 | 3 | .295 |
| 2002 | LAD | 128 | 471 | 65 | 134 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 80 | 34 | 86 | 2 | .285 |
| 2003 | LAD | 66 | 224 | 28 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 1 | .299 |
| 2004 | TEX | 61 | 212 | 27 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 35 | 2 | .222 |
| 2005 | ATL | 76 | 231 | 25 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 46 | 2 | .247 |
| 2006 | ATL | 48 | 91 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .231 |
| Career | — | 1456 | 5160 | 755 | 1454 | 267 | 37 | 184 | 821 | 353 | 842 | 119 | .282 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Brian Jordan
Brian Jordan made a major-league debut on April 8, 1992.
2006
Final major-league game: Brian Jordan
Brian Jordan played a final major-league game on September 30, 2006.
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