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Darren Daulton

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b. January 3, 1962 · Philadelphia Phillies 1983, 1985–1997, Florida Marlins 1997

He drove in 109 runs in 1992, more than anyone else in the National League, hit 27 home runs, took the Silver Slugger and finished sixth in the Most Valuable Player voting with 100 points of 336. He caught 147 games for the 1993 club that won the pennant, drove in 105 and drew 117 walks, third-most in the league.

Fourteen seasons gave him 891 hits, 137 home runs, 588 runs batted in, 629 walks and a .245 average, with three All-Star selections. Knee operations cost him whole years — he played 100 games in only five seasons — and he did not have a full one until he was twenty-seven.

Philadelphia traded him to Florida in July 1997 and he hit .262 down the stretch for the club that won the World Series, then retired at thirty-five. The 2003 ballot gave him one vote of 496. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013 and died in 2017, at fifty-five.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 3 1992, 1993, 1995
MLB Players Choice Comeback Player 1 1997
Silver Slugger 1 1992
The Sporting News All-Star 1 1992
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year 1 1997

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1983 PHI 2311 000 0110 .333
1985 PHI 361031421 314 1116373 .204
1986 PHI 491381831 408 2138412 .225
1987 PHI 531291025 603 1316370 .194
1988 PHI 581441330 601 1217262 .208
1989 PHI 1313682974 1228 4452582 .201
1990 PHI 14345962123 30112 5772727 .268
1991 PHI 892853656 12012 4241665 .196
1992 PHI 14548580131 32527 1098810311 .270
1993 PHI 14751090131 35424 1051171115 .257
1994 PHI 692574377 17115 5633434 .300
1995 PHI 983424485 1939 5555523 .249
1996 PHI 51232 000 0750 .167
1997 FLA/PHI 13639568104 21814 6376746 .263
Career 11613630511891 19725137 58862972650 .245

On this day & linked events

1962

Born January 3, 1962

Arkansas City, KS, USA

2017

Died August 6, 2017

1983

Major-league debut: Darren Daulton

Darren Daulton made a major-league debut on September 25, 1983.

1997

Final major-league game: Darren Daulton

Darren Daulton played a final major-league game on September 28, 1997.

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