Gregg Jefferies Notable

b. August 1, 1967 · New York Mets 1987–1991, Kansas City Royals 1992, St. Louis Cardinals 1993–1994, Philadelphia Phillies 1995–1998, Anaheim Angels 1998, Detroit Tigers 1999–2000

Gregg Jefferies played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Mets in 1987 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2000.

He collected 1,593 hits over 1,465 games, batting .289 with 663 runs batted in. He finished with 126 home runs, 300 doubles and 196 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1990, with 40. He played 380 games at first base, with 3,277 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 320 double plays. He also played 369 games in the outfield, 346 games at second base and 277 games at third base.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1993 to 1994. He hit for the cycle in 1995.

He was born in Burlingame, CA, USA on August 1, 1967. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1993, 1994
Player of the Week	2	1988, 1992

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1987	NYM	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500
1988	NYM	29	109	19	35	8	2	6	17	8	10	5	.321
1989	NYM	141	508	72	131	28	2	12	56	39	46	21	.258
1990	NYM	153	604	96	171	40	3	15	68	46	40	11	.283
1991	NYM	136	486	59	132	19	2	9	62	47	38	26	.272
1992	KCR	152	604	66	172	36	3	10	75	43	29	19	.285
1993	STL	142	544	89	186	24	3	16	83	62	32	46	.342
1994	STL	103	397	52	129	27	1	12	55	45	26	12	.325
1995	PHI	114	480	69	147	31	2	11	56	35	26	9	.306
1996	PHI	104	404	59	118	17	3	7	51	36	21	20	.292
1997	PHI	130	476	68	122	25	3	11	48	53	27	12	.256
1998	ANA/PHI	144	555	72	167	28	3	9	58	29	32	12	.301
1999	DET	70	205	22	41	8	0	6	18	13	11	3	.200
2000	DET	41	142	18	39	8	0	2	14	16	10	0	.275
Career	—	1465	5520	761	1593	300	27	126	663	472	348	196	.289

On this day & linked events

1967

Born August 1, 1967

Burlingame, CA, USA

1987

Major-league debut: Gregg Jefferies

Gregg Jefferies made a major-league debut on September 6, 1987.

1995

Gregg Jefferies Hits for the Cycle, 1995

Gregg Jefferies hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 25, 1995.

2000

Final major-league game: Gregg Jefferies

Gregg Jefferies played a final major-league game on May 29, 2000.

Image: Barry Colla, public domain