David Eckstein Notable

b. January 20, 1975 · Anaheim Angels 2001–2004, St. Louis Cardinals 2005–2007, Toronto Blue Jays 2008, Arizona Diamondbacks 2008, San Diego Padres 2009–2010

David Eckstein played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Anaheim Angels in 2001 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2010.

Across 1,311 games he batted .280, with 1,414 hits and 701 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 232 doubles and 123 stolen bases.

He played 974 games at shortstop, with 2,667 assists and 93 errors. He turned 601 double plays. He also played 282 games at second base.

He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 2006. He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2005 to 2006.

He was born in Sanford, FL, USA on January 20, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	2005, 2006
Babe Ruth Award	1	2006
World Series MVP	1	2006

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2001	ANA	153	582	82	166	26	2	4	41	43	60	29	.285
2002	ANA	152	608	107	178	22	6	8	63	45	44	21	.293
2003	ANA	120	452	59	114	22	1	3	31	36	45	16	.252
2004	ANA	142	566	92	156	24	1	2	35	42	49	16	.276
2005	STL	158	630	90	185	26	7	8	61	58	44	11	.294
2006	STL	123	500	68	146	18	1	2	23	31	41	7	.292
2007	STL	117	434	58	134	23	0	3	31	24	22	10	.309
2008	ARI/TOR	94	324	32	86	21	0	2	27	31	32	2	.265
2009	SDP	136	503	64	131	27	2	2	51	39	46	3	.260
2010	SDP	116	442	49	118	23	0	1	29	27	35	8	.267
Career	—	1311	5041	701	1414	232	20	35	392	376	418	123	.280

On this day & linked events

1975

Born January 20, 1975

Sanford, FL, USA

2001

Major-league debut: David Eckstein

David Eckstein made a major-league debut on April 3, 2001.

2010

Final major-league game: David Eckstein

David Eckstein played a final major-league game on October 3, 2010.

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