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Kevin Young Notable

b. June 16, 1969 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1992–1995, 1997–2003, Kansas City Royals 1996

Kevin Young divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 2003.

Across 1,205 games he batted .258, with 1,007 hits and 536 runs. He finished with 144 home runs, 235 doubles and 83 stolen bases.

He played 1,049 games at first base, with 8,604 putouts and 74 errors. He turned 871 double plays.

He was born in Alpena, MI, USA on June 16, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 1999

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1992 PIT 10724 000 4201 .571
1993 PIT 14144938106 2436 4736822 .236
1994 PIT 591221525 721 118340 .205
1995 PIT 561811342 906 228531 .232
1996 KCR 551322032 608 2311323 .242
1997 PIT 9733359100 18318 74168911 .300
1998 PIT 15959288160 40227 1084412715 .270
1999 PIT 156584103174 41626 1067512422 .298
2000 PIT 13249677128 27020 8832968 .258
2001 PIT 14244953104 33014 654211915 .232
2002 PIT 14646860115 26116 51501014 .246
2003 PIT 5284817 402 712251 .202
Career 120538975361007 23517144 60633688283 .258

On this day & linked events

1969

Born June 16, 1969

Alpena, MI, USA

1992

Major-league debut: Kevin Young

Kevin Young made a major-league debut on July 12, 1992.

2003

Final major-league game: Kevin Young

Kevin Young played a final major-league game on June 27, 2003.