Damion Easley Marquee

b. November 11, 1969 · California Angels 1992–1996, Detroit Tigers 1996–2002, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003, Florida Marlins 2004–2005, Arizona Diamondbacks 2006, New York Mets 2007–2008

In 1998 he hit 27 home runs with 100 runs batted in and won a Silver Slugger for Detroit, which finished last and lost 97. He was an All-Star that season, the only time, and also collected 161 hits and stole 15 bases.

Seventeen seasons gave him 1,386 hits, 287 doubles, 163 home runs, 684 runs batted in, 114 stolen bases and a .253 average. He played second base, shortstop, third and first, and was still useful as a reserve for the Mets at thirty-eight.

California traded him to Detroit in 1996 for Greg Gohr, which is the sort of trade nobody notices until five years later. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1998
Player of the Week	1	1998
Silver Slugger	1	1998

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1992	CAL	47	151	14	39	5	0	1	12	8	26	9	.258
1993	CAL	73	230	33	72	13	2	2	22	28	35	6	.313
1994	CAL	88	316	41	68	16	1	6	30	29	48	4	.215
1995	CAL	114	357	35	77	14	2	4	35	32	47	5	.216
1996	CAL/DET	49	112	14	30	2	0	4	17	10	25	3	.268
1997	DET	151	527	97	139	37	3	22	72	68	102	28	.264
1998	DET	153	594	84	161	38	2	27	100	39	112	15	.271
1999	DET	151	549	83	146	30	1	20	65	51	124	11	.266
2000	DET	126	464	76	120	27	2	14	58	55	79	13	.259
2001	DET	154	585	77	146	27	7	11	65	52	90	10	.250
2002	DET	85	304	29	68	14	1	8	30	27	43	1	.224
2003	TBD	36	107	8	20	3	1	1	7	2	18	0	.187
2004	FLA	98	223	26	53	20	1	9	43	24	36	4	.238
2005	FLA	102	267	37	64	19	1	9	30	26	47	4	.240
2006	ARI	90	189	24	44	6	1	9	28	21	30	1	.233
2007	NYM	76	193	24	54	6	0	10	26	19	35	0	.280
2008	NYM	113	316	33	85	10	2	6	44	19	38	0	.269
Career	—	1706	5484	735	1386	287	27	163	684	510	935	114	.253

On this day & linked events

1969

Born November 11, 1969

New York, NY, USA

1992

Major-league debut: Damion Easley

Damion Easley made a major-league debut on August 13, 1992.

2001

Damion Easley Hits for the Cycle, 2001

Damion Easley hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 8, 2001.

2006

Damion Easley's Three-Home-Run Game, 2006

Damion Easley hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Atlanta Braves on June 3, 2006.

2008

Final major-league game: Damion Easley

Damion Easley played a final major-league game on September 28, 2008.

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