Gabe Kapler Notable

b. July 31, 1975 · Detroit Tigers 1998–1999, Texas Rangers 2000–2002, Colorado Rockies 2002–2003, Boston Red Sox 2003–2006, Milwaukee Brewers 2008, Tampa Bay Rays 2009–2010

Gabe Kapler played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1998 and closing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010.

Across 1,104 games he batted .268, with 799 hits and 443 runs. He finished with 82 home runs, 176 doubles and 77 stolen bases.

He played 1,010 games in the outfield, with 1,869 putouts and 34 errors.

He was born in Hollywood, CA, USA on July 31, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2000
This Year in Baseball Play of the Year	1	2008

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	DET	7	25	3	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	.200
1999	DET	130	416	60	102	22	4	18	49	42	74	11	.245
2000	TEX	116	444	59	134	32	1	14	66	42	57	8	.302
2001	TEX	134	483	77	129	29	1	17	72	61	70	23	.267
2002	COL/TEX	112	315	37	88	16	4	2	34	16	53	11	.279
2003	BOS/COL	107	225	39	61	13	1	4	27	22	41	6	.271
2004	BOS	136	290	51	79	14	1	6	33	15	49	5	.272
2005	BOS	36	97	15	24	7	0	1	9	3	15	1	.247
2006	BOS	72	130	21	33	7	0	2	12	14	15	1	.254
2008	MIL	96	229	36	69	17	2	8	38	13	39	3	.301
2009	TBR	99	205	26	49	15	1	8	32	29	39	5	.239
2010	TBR	59	124	19	26	4	0	2	14	11	24	1	.210
Career	—	1104	2983	443	799	176	16	82	386	269	480	77	.268

On this day & linked events

1975

Born July 31, 1975

Hollywood, CA, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Gabe Kapler

Gabe Kapler made a major-league debut on September 20, 1998.

2010

Final major-league game: Gabe Kapler

Gabe Kapler played a final major-league game on August 14, 2010.

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