1969
Born July 8, 1969
Chicago, IL, USA
Ernie Young Notable
b. July 8, 1969 · Oakland Athletics 1994–1997, Kansas City Royals 1998, Arizona Diamondbacks 1999, Detroit Tigers 2003, Cleveland Indians 2004
Ernie Young played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1994 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2004.
Across 288 games he batted .225, with 179 hits and 108 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 33 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He played 268 games in the outfield, with 603 putouts and 7 errors.
He hit three home runs in a game in 1996.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 8, 1969. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | OAK | 11 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .067 |
| 1995 | OAK | 26 | 50 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .200 |
| 1996 | OAK | 141 | 462 | 72 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 64 | 52 | 118 | 7 | .242 |
| 1997 | OAK | 71 | 175 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 1 | .223 |
| 1998 | KCR | 25 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .189 |
| 1999 | ARI | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| 2003 | DET | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 2004 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 288 | 796 | 108 | 179 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 90 | 90 | 213 | 10 | .225 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Major-league debut: Ernie Young
Ernie Young made a major-league debut on May 17, 1994.
1996
Ernie Young's Three-Home-Run Game, 1996
Ernie Young hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Minnesota Twins on May 10, 1996.
2004
Final major-league game: Ernie Young
Ernie Young played a final major-league game on September 24, 2004.
Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0