1977
Born February 27, 1977
Texarkana, TX, USA
Craig Monroe Notable
b. February 27, 1977 · Texas Rangers 2001, Detroit Tigers 2002–2007, Chicago Cubs 2007, Minnesota Twins 2008, Pittsburgh Pirates 2009
Craig Monroe played for five clubs across nine seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2001 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 2002 to 2007.
Across 814 games he batted .252, with 678 hits and 368 runs. He finished with 115 home runs, 146 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 680 games in the outfield, with 1,251 putouts and 32 errors.
He was born in Texarkana, TX, USA on February 27, 1977. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 27 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | .212 |
| 2002 | DET | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .120 |
| 2003 | DET | 128 | 425 | 51 | 102 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 27 | 89 | 4 | .240 |
| 2004 | DET | 128 | 447 | 65 | 131 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 72 | 29 | 79 | 3 | .293 |
| 2005 | DET | 157 | 567 | 69 | 157 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 89 | 40 | 95 | 8 | .277 |
| 2006 | DET | 147 | 541 | 89 | 138 | 35 | 2 | 28 | 92 | 37 | 126 | 2 | .255 |
| 2007 | CHC/DET | 122 | 392 | 53 | 86 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 26 | 107 | 0 | .219 |
| 2008 | MIN | 58 | 163 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 48 | 0 | .202 |
| 2009 | PIT | 34 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .215 |
| Career | — | 814 | 2691 | 368 | 678 | 146 | 9 | 115 | 433 | 188 | 588 | 19 | .252 |