1957
Born December 9, 1957
Santurce, , P.R.
Ed Romero Notable
b. December 9, 1957 · Milwaukee Brewers 1977, 1980–1985, 1989, Boston Red Sox 1986–1989, Atlanta Braves 1989, Detroit Tigers 1990
Ed Romero played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1977 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1990.
Across 730 games he batted .247, with 473 hits and 218 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 79 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 288 games at shortstop, with 651 assists and 45 errors. He turned 138 double plays. He also played 192 games at second base and 176 games at third base.
He was born in Santurce, P.R. on December 9, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | MIL | 10 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .280 |
| 1980 | MIL | 42 | 104 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .260 |
| 1981 | MIL | 44 | 91 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .198 |
| 1982 | MIL | 52 | 144 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .250 |
| 1983 | MIL | 59 | 145 | 17 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .317 |
| 1984 | MIL | 116 | 357 | 36 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 3 | .252 |
| 1985 | MIL | 88 | 251 | 24 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 1 | .251 |
| 1986 | BOS | 100 | 233 | 41 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 2 | .210 |
| 1987 | BOS | 88 | 235 | 23 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 0 | .272 |
| 1988 | BOS | 31 | 75 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .240 |
| 1989 | ATL/BOS/MIL | 68 | 182 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .214 |
| 1990 | DET | 32 | 70 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .229 |
| Career | — | 730 | 1912 | 218 | 473 | 79 | 1 | 8 | 155 | 140 | 159 | 9 | .247 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Ed Romero
Ed Romero made a major-league debut on July 16, 1977.
1990
Final major-league game: Ed Romero
Ed Romero played a final major-league game on June 27, 1990.
Image: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0