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Chuck Knoblauch

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b. July 7, 1968 · Minnesota Twins 1991–1997, New York Yankees 1998–2001, Kansas City Royals 2002

He was Rookie of the Year in 1991 with 26 of the 28 first-place votes and won the World Series with Minnesota that October. He stole 45 bases in 1996 with 197 hits, 62 in 1997, and finished with 407 in twelve seasons, batting .289 with 1,132 runs.

New York traded four players for him in 1998 and he won three more World Series. Then, in 1999, the throw to first base stopped working: he made 26 errors, most of them wild throws, and by 2001 the Yankees had moved him to left field. It is the best-known case of the affliction the game has.

He was named in the Mitchell Report in 2007 and testified to Congress about human growth hormone. Four All-Star selections and two Silver Sluggers. The 2008 ballot gave him one vote of 543.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 4 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997
Player of the Week 2 1995, 1996
Silver Slugger 2 1995, 1997
The Sporting News All-Star 2 1994, 1997
Gold Glove 1 1997
Rookie of the Year 1 1991
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year 1 1991

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1991 MIN 15156578159 2461 50594025 .281
1992 MIN 155600104178 1962 56886034 .297
1993 MIN 15360282167 2742 41654429 .277
1994 MIN 10944585139 4535 51415635 .312
1995 MIN 136538107179 34811 63789546 .333
1996 MIN 153578140197 351413 72987445 .341
1997 MIN 156611117178 26109 58848462 .291
1998 NYY 150603117160 25417 64767031 .265
1999 NYY 150603120176 36418 68835728 .292
2000 NYY 10240075113 2225 26464515 .282
2001 NYY 13752166130 2039 44587338 .250
2002 KCR 803004163 906 22283219 .210
Career 1632636611321839 3226498 615804730407 .289

On this day & linked events

1968

Born July 7, 1968

Houston, TX, USA

1991

Major-league debut: Chuck Knoblauch

Chuck Knoblauch made a major-league debut on April 9, 1991.

2002

Final major-league game: Chuck Knoblauch

Chuck Knoblauch played a final major-league game on September 27, 2002.

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