Desi Relaford Notable

b. September 16, 1973 · Philadelphia Phillies 1996–2000, San Diego Padres 2000, New York Mets 2001, Seattle Mariners 2002, Kansas City Royals 2003–2004, Colorado Rockies 2005, Texas Rangers 2007

Desi Relaford played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1996 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2007.

Across 939 games he batted .243, with 714 hits and 375 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 147 doubles and 81 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.

He played 467 games at shortstop, with 1,204 assists and 86 errors. He turned 255 double plays. He also played 217 games at second base and 154 games at third base.

He was born in Valdosta, GA, USA on September 16, 1973. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	PHI	15	40	2	7	2	0	0	1	3	9	1	.175
1997	PHI	15	38	3	7	1	2	0	6	5	6	3	.184
1998	PHI	142	494	45	121	25	3	5	41	33	87	9	.245
1999	PHI	65	211	31	51	11	2	1	26	19	34	4	.242
2000	PHI/SDP	128	410	55	88	14	3	5	46	75	71	13	.215
2001	NYM	120	301	43	91	27	0	8	36	27	65	13	.302
2002	SEA	112	329	55	88	13	2	6	43	33	51	10	.267
2003	KCR	141	500	70	127	27	5	8	59	40	70	20	.254
2004	KCR	114	380	45	84	14	0	6	34	34	56	5	.221
2005	COL	73	210	24	47	13	2	1	16	22	42	3	.224
2007	TEX	14	26	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	.115
Career	—	939	2939	375	714	147	19	40	308	293	497	81	.243

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	NYM	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00

On this day & linked events

1973

Born September 16, 1973

Valdosta, GA, USA

1996

Major-league debut: Desi Relaford

Desi Relaford made a major-league debut on August 1, 1996.

2007

Final major-league game: Desi Relaford

Desi Relaford played a final major-league game on July 28, 2007.

Image: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0