Dante Bichette Notable

b. November 18, 1963 · California Angels 1988–1990, Milwaukee Brewers 1991–1992, Colorado Rockies 1993–1999, Cincinnati Reds 2000, Boston Red Sox 2000–2001

Dante Bichette played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the California Angels in 1988 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2001. His longest stay was with the Colorado Rockies, from 1993 to 1999.

He collected 1,906 hits over 1,704 games, batting .299 with 1,141 runs batted in. He finished with 274 home runs, 401 doubles and 152 stolen bases.

He led the league in hits two times between 1995 and 1998, topping out at 219. He led the league in home runs once, in 1995, with 40. He also led it in runs batted in. He played 1,552 games in the outfield, with 2,829 putouts and 80 errors.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1994 and 1998. He hit for the cycle in 1998.

He was born in West Palm Beach, FL, USA on November 18, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
Player of the Week	7	1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
Player of the Month	2	1995, 1996
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player	1	1995
Silver Slugger	1	1995
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1995

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1988	CAL	21	46	1	12	2	0	0	8	0	7	0	.261
1989	CAL	48	138	13	29	7	0	3	15	6	24	3	.210
1990	CAL	109	349	40	89	15	1	15	53	16	79	5	.255
1991	MIL	134	445	53	106	18	3	15	59	22	107	14	.238
1992	MIL	112	387	37	111	27	2	5	41	16	74	18	.287
1993	COL	141	538	93	167	43	5	21	89	28	99	14	.310
1994	COL	116	484	74	147	33	2	27	95	19	70	21	.304
1995	COL	139	579	102	197	38	2	40	128	22	96	13	.340
1996	COL	159	633	114	198	39	3	31	141	45	105	31	.313
1997	COL	151	561	81	173	31	2	26	118	30	90	6	.308
1998	COL	161	662	97	219	48	2	22	122	28	76	14	.331
1999	COL	151	593	104	177	38	2	34	133	54	84	6	.298
2000	BOS/CIN	155	575	80	169	32	2	23	90	49	91	5	.294
2001	BOS	107	391	45	112	30	1	12	49	20	76	2	.286
Career	—	1704	6381	934	1906	401	27	274	1141	355	1078	152	.299

On this day & linked events

1963

Born November 18, 1963

West Palm Beach, FL, USA

1988

Major-league debut: Dante Bichette

Dante Bichette made a major-league debut on September 5, 1988.

1998

Dante Bichette Hits for the Cycle, 1998

Dante Bichette hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the Texas Rangers on June 10, 1998.

2001

Final major-league game: Dante Bichette

Dante Bichette played a final major-league game on October 6, 2001.