1971
Born May 21, 1971
Wilmington, DE, USA
Chris Widger Notable
b. May 21, 1971 · Seattle Mariners 1995–1996, 2000, Montreal Expos 1997–2000, New York Yankees 2002, St. Louis Cardinals 2003, Chicago White Sox 2005–2006, Baltimore Orioles 2006
Chris Widger played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 1995 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2006.
Across 613 games he batted .238, with 435 hits and 180 runs. He finished with 55 home runs, 104 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He played 574 games behind the plate, with 3,205 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 28 double plays.
He was born in Wilmington, DE, USA on May 21, 1971. 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 | SEA | 23 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .200 |
| 1996 | SEA | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1997 | MON | 91 | 278 | 30 | 65 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 2 | .234 |
| 1998 | MON | 125 | 417 | 36 | 97 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 29 | 85 | 6 | .233 |
| 1999 | MON | 124 | 383 | 42 | 101 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 28 | 86 | 1 | .264 |
| 2000 | MON/SEA | 96 | 292 | 32 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 30 | 63 | 1 | .233 |
| 2002 | NYY | 21 | 64 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .297 |
| 2003 | STL | 44 | 102 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .235 |
| 2005 | CHW | 45 | 141 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .241 |
| 2006 | BAL/CHW | 36 | 93 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 0 | .172 |
| Career | — | 613 | 1826 | 180 | 435 | 104 | 7 | 55 | 222 | 141 | 384 | 10 | .238 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Chris Widger
Chris Widger made a major-league debut on June 23, 1995.
2006
Final major-league game: Chris Widger
Chris Widger played a final major-league game on September 15, 2006.