1970
Born June 30, 1970
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Mark Grudzielanek Marquee
b. June 30, 1970 · Montreal Expos 1995–1998, Los Angeles Dodgers 1998–2002, Chicago Cubs 2003–2004, St. Louis Cardinals 2005, Kansas City Royals 2006–2008, Cleveland Indians 2010
He led the National League with 54 doubles for Montreal in 1997, the most anyone in that league had hit since Stan Musial in 1953, with 177 hits and an All-Star selection. He moved from shortstop to second base in 2000 and won a Gold Glove there at thirty-six.
Fifteen seasons gave him 2,040 hits, 391 doubles, 640 runs batted in, 133 stolen bases and a .289 average. He hit .314 for the Cubs in 2003 and .297 for Kansas City in 2006.
He was drafted in the eleventh round out of a Louisiana junior college and reached the major leagues at twenty-four. The 2016 ballot gave him no votes at all.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1996 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 2006 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MON | 78 | 269 | 27 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 47 | 8 | .245 |
| 1996 | MON | 153 | 657 | 99 | 201 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 83 | 33 | .306 |
| 1997 | MON | 156 | 649 | 76 | 177 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 23 | 76 | 25 | .273 |
| 1998 | LAD/MON | 156 | 589 | 62 | 160 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 62 | 26 | 73 | 18 | .272 |
| 1999 | LAD | 123 | 488 | 72 | 159 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 65 | 6 | .326 |
| 2000 | LAD | 148 | 617 | 101 | 172 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 45 | 81 | 12 | .279 |
| 2001 | LAD | 133 | 539 | 83 | 146 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 28 | 83 | 4 | .271 |
| 2002 | LAD | 150 | 536 | 56 | 145 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 89 | 4 | .271 |
| 2003 | CHC | 121 | 481 | 73 | 151 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 64 | 6 | .314 |
| 2004 | CHC | 81 | 257 | 32 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 32 | 1 | .307 |
| 2005 | STL | 137 | 528 | 64 | 155 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 26 | 81 | 8 | .294 |
| 2006 | KCR | 134 | 548 | 85 | 163 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 69 | 3 | .297 |
| 2007 | KCR | 116 | 453 | 70 | 137 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 23 | 60 | 1 | .302 |
| 2008 | KCR | 86 | 331 | 36 | 99 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 41 | 2 | .299 |
| 2010 | CLE | 30 | 110 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .273 |
| Career | — | 1802 | 7052 | 946 | 2040 | 391 | 36 | 90 | 640 | 364 | 954 | 133 | .289 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Mark Grudzielanek
Mark Grudzielanek made a major-league debut on April 28, 1995.
2005
Mark Grudzielanek Hits for the Cycle, 2005
Mark Grudzielanek hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 27, 2005.
2010
Final major-league game: Mark Grudzielanek
Mark Grudzielanek played a final major-league game on June 6, 2010.
Image: Acsport79, CC BY-SA 4.0