1969
Born July 14, 1969
Rio Piedras, , P.R.
José Hernández Marquee
b. July 14, 1969 · Texas Rangers 1991, Cleveland Indians 1992, 2005, Chicago Cubs 1994–1999, 2003, Atlanta Braves 1999, Milwaukee Brewers 2000–2002, Pittsburgh Pirates 2003, 2006, Colorado Rockies 2003, Los Angeles Dodgers 2004, Philadelphia Phillies 2006
He struck out 185 times in 2001 and 188 in 2002, and in the last week of that second season Milwaukee stopped playing him, with the single-season strikeout record — Bobby Bonds's 189 — one away. He said publicly that he wanted to play. The club sat him anyway.
Fifteen seasons gave him 1,166 hits, 168 home runs, 603 runs batted in and a .252 average, with an All-Star selection in 2002, when he batted .288 with 151 hits and 24 home runs from shortstop. Nine clubs used him.
He was Puerto Rican, from Vega Alta, and played shortstop, third base, second base and the outfield. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TEX | 45 | 98 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .184 |
| 1992 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | CHC | 56 | 132 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 2 | .242 |
| 1995 | CHC | 93 | 245 | 37 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 69 | 1 | .245 |
| 1996 | CHC | 131 | 331 | 52 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 24 | 97 | 4 | .242 |
| 1997 | CHC | 121 | 183 | 33 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 42 | 2 | .273 |
| 1998 | CHC | 149 | 488 | 76 | 124 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 75 | 40 | 140 | 4 | .254 |
| 1999 | ATL/CHC | 147 | 508 | 79 | 135 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 52 | 145 | 11 | .266 |
| 2000 | MIL | 124 | 446 | 51 | 109 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 125 | 3 | .244 |
| 2001 | MIL | 152 | 542 | 67 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 78 | 39 | 185 | 5 | .249 |
| 2002 | MIL | 152 | 525 | 72 | 151 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 73 | 52 | 188 | 3 | .288 |
| 2003 | CHC/COL/PIT | 150 | 519 | 58 | 117 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 177 | 2 | .225 |
| 2004 | LAD | 95 | 211 | 32 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 61 | 3 | .289 |
| 2005 | CLE | 84 | 234 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 60 | 1 | .231 |
| 2006 | PHI/PIT | 85 | 152 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 0 | .263 |
| Career | — | 1587 | 4618 | 623 | 1166 | 193 | 33 | 168 | 603 | 384 | 1391 | 41 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Major-league debut: José Hernández
José Hernández made a major-league debut on August 9, 1991.
2006
Final major-league game: José Hernández
José Hernández played a final major-league game on October 1, 2006.
Image: Ron Bennett--HUD, public domain