1978
Born January 26, 1978
Bajos de Haina, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Esteban Germán Notable
b. January 26, 1978 · Oakland Athletics 2002–2004, Texas Rangers 2005, 2009–2011, Kansas City Royals 2006–2008
Esteban Germán played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2002 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2011.
Across 409 games he batted .280, with 284 hits and 159 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 54 doubles and 34 stolen bases.
He played 152 games at second base, with 303 assists and 10 errors. He turned 79 double plays. He also played 106 games at third base.
He was born in Bajos de Haina, San Cristóbal, D.R. on January 26, 1978. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OAK | 9 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .200 |
| 2003 | OAK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 2004 | OAK | 31 | 60 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .250 |
| 2005 | TEX | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .750 |
| 2006 | KCR | 106 | 279 | 44 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 7 | .326 |
| 2007 | KCR | 121 | 348 | 49 | 92 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 43 | 60 | 11 | .264 |
| 2008 | KCR | 89 | 216 | 30 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 42 | 7 | .245 |
| 2009 | TEX | 19 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .304 |
| 2010 | TEX | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .231 |
| 2011 | TEX | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .455 |
| Career | — | 409 | 1016 | 159 | 284 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 111 | 117 | 187 | 34 | .280 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Esteban Germán
Esteban Germán made a major-league debut on May 21, 2002.
2011
Final major-league game: Esteban Germán
Esteban Germán played a final major-league game on September 27, 2011.
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