1970
Born May 7, 1970
New London, CT, USA
Brook Fordyce Notable
b. May 7, 1970 · New York Mets 1995, Cincinnati Reds 1996–1998, Chicago White Sox 1999–2000, Baltimore Orioles 2000–2003, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004
Brook Fordyce played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1995 and closing with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004.
Across 623 games he batted .258, with 467 hits and 172 runs. He finished with 41 home runs, 103 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 591 games behind the plate, with 3,299 putouts and 42 errors. He turned 29 double plays.
He was born in New London, CT, USA on May 7, 1970. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NYM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1996 | CIN | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1997 | CIN | 47 | 96 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 2 | .208 |
| 1998 | CIN | 57 | 146 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 0 | .253 |
| 1999 | CHW | 105 | 333 | 36 | 99 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 21 | 48 | 2 | .297 |
| 2000 | BAL/CHW | 93 | 302 | 41 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 49 | 17 | 50 | 0 | .301 |
| 2001 | BAL | 95 | 292 | 30 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 56 | 1 | .209 |
| 2002 | BAL | 56 | 130 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 1 | .231 |
| 2003 | BAL | 108 | 348 | 28 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 44 | 2 | .273 |
| 2004 | TBD | 54 | 151 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 0 | .205 |
| Career | — | 623 | 1807 | 172 | 467 | 103 | 4 | 41 | 188 | 119 | 295 | 8 | .258 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Brook Fordyce
Brook Fordyce made a major-league debut on April 26, 1995.
2004
Final major-league game: Brook Fordyce
Brook Fordyce played a final major-league game on October 2, 2004.