Karim García Notable

b. October 29, 1975 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1995–1997, Arizona Diamondbacks 1998, Detroit Tigers 1999–2000, Baltimore Orioles 2000, 2004, Cleveland Indians 2001–2003, New York Yankees 2002–2003, New York Mets 2004

Karim García played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004.

Across 488 games he batted .241, with 352 hits and 180 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 44 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 424 games in the outfield, with 744 putouts and 24 errors.

He was born in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México on October 29, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2002

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1995	LAD	13	20	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.200
1996	LAD	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1997	LAD	15	39	5	5	0	0	1	8	6	14	0	.128
1998	ARI	113	333	39	74	10	8	9	43	18	78	5	.222
1999	DET	96	288	38	69	10	3	14	32	20	67	2	.240
2000	BAL/DET	16	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	.091
2001	CLE	20	45	8	14	3	0	5	9	3	13	0	.311
2002	CLE/NYY	53	202	30	60	8	0	16	52	6	41	0	.297
2003	CLE/NYY	76	244	25	64	6	0	11	35	14	52	0	.262
2004	BAL/NYM	85	258	33	59	7	2	10	33	14	50	3	.229
Career	—	488	1463	180	352	44	13	66	212	81	330	10	.241

On this day & linked events

1975

Born October 29, 1975

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México

1995

Major-league debut: Karim García

Karim García made a major-league debut on September 2, 1995.

2004

Final major-league game: Karim García

Karim García played a final major-league game on August 24, 2004.

Image: Presidencia de la República Mexicana on Flickr, CC BY 2.0