1977
Born October 9, 1977
Durham, NC, USA
Brian Roberts Notable
Brian Roberts divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the Baltimore Orioles from 2001, then the New York Yankees through 2014.
He collected 1,527 hits over 1,418 games, batting .276 with 542 runs batted in. He finished with 97 home runs, 367 doubles, 609 walks and 285 stolen bases.
He led the league in doubles two times between 2004 and 2009, topping out at 56. He led the league in stolen bases once, in 2007, with 50. He played 1,304 games at second base, with 3,719 assists and 81 errors. He turned 850 double plays.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2005 and 2007.
He was born in Durham, NC, USA on October 9, 1977. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2005 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2005 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | BAL | 75 | 273 | 42 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 36 | 12 | .253 |
| 2002 | BAL | 38 | 128 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 9 | .227 |
| 2003 | BAL | 112 | 460 | 65 | 124 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 58 | 23 | .270 |
| 2004 | BAL | 159 | 641 | 107 | 175 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 71 | 95 | 29 | .273 |
| 2005 | BAL | 143 | 561 | 92 | 176 | 45 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 67 | 83 | 27 | .314 |
| 2006 | BAL | 138 | 563 | 85 | 161 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 66 | 36 | .286 |
| 2007 | BAL | 156 | 621 | 103 | 180 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 89 | 99 | 50 | .290 |
| 2008 | BAL | 155 | 611 | 107 | 181 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 82 | 104 | 40 | .296 |
| 2009 | BAL | 159 | 632 | 110 | 179 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 79 | 74 | 112 | 30 | .283 |
| 2010 | BAL | 59 | 230 | 28 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 12 | .278 |
| 2011 | BAL | 39 | 163 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 6 | .221 |
| 2012 | BAL | 17 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .182 |
| 2013 | BAL | 77 | 265 | 33 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 44 | 3 | .249 |
| 2014 | NYY | 91 | 317 | 40 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 53 | 7 | .237 |
| Career | — | 1418 | 5531 | 850 | 1527 | 367 | 39 | 97 | 542 | 609 | 844 | 285 | .276 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Major-league debut: Brian Roberts
Brian Roberts made a major-league debut on June 14, 2001.
2014
Final major-league game: Brian Roberts
Brian Roberts played a final major-league game on July 28, 2014.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0