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Grady Sizemore

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b. August 2, 1982 · Cleveland Indians 2004–2011, Boston Red Sox 2014, Philadelphia Phillies 2014–2015, Tampa Bay Rays 2015

Grady Sizemore played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 2004 and closing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015.

Across 1,101 games he batted .265, with 1,098 hits and 660 runs. He finished with 150 home runs, 252 doubles and 143 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 2006, with 53. He led the league in runs once, in 2006, with 134. He played 1,015 games in the outfield, with 2,390 putouts and 19 errors.

He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 2006 to 2008.

He was born in Seattle, WA, USA on August 2, 1982. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 3 2006, 2007, 2008
Gold Glove 2 2007, 2008
Silver Slugger 1 2008

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2004 CLE 431381534 624 2414342 .246
2005 CLE 158640111185 371122 815213222 .289
2006 CLE 162655134190 531128 767815322 .290
2007 CLE 162628118174 34524 7810115533 .277
2008 CLE 157634101170 39533 909813038 .268
2009 CLE 10643673108 20618 64609213 .248
2010 CLE 331281527 620 139354 .211
2011 CLE 712683460 21110 3218850 .224
2014 BOS/PHI 1123473581 1945 2733766 .233
2015 PHI/TBR 972732469 1706 3320603 .253
Career 110141476601098 25247150 518483952143 .265

On this day & linked events

1982

Born August 2, 1982

Seattle, WA, USA

2004

Major-league debut: Grady Sizemore

Grady Sizemore made a major-league debut on July 21, 2004.

2015

Final major-league game: Grady Sizemore

Grady Sizemore played a final major-league game on October 3, 2015.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0