Mark Sweeney Notable

b. October 26, 1969 · St. Louis Cardinals 1995–1997, San Diego Padres 1997–1998, 2002, 2005, Cincinnati Reds 1999, Milwaukee Brewers 2000–2001, Colorado Rockies 2003–2004, San Francisco Giants 2006–2007, Los Angeles Dodgers 2007–2008

Mark Sweeney played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008.

Across 1,218 games he batted .254, with 464 hits and 220 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 101 doubles and 16 stolen bases.

He played 235 games in the outfield, with 279 putouts and 6 errors. He also played 226 games at first base.

He was born in Framingham, MA, USA on October 26, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1995	STL	37	77	5	21	2	0	2	13	10	15	1	.273
1996	STL	98	170	32	45	9	0	3	22	33	29	3	.265
1997	SDP/STL	115	164	16	46	7	0	2	23	20	32	2	.280
1998	SDP	122	192	17	45	8	3	2	15	26	37	1	.234
1999	CIN	37	31	6	11	3	0	2	7	4	9	0	.355
2000	MIL	71	73	9	16	6	0	1	6	12	18	0	.219
2001	MIL	48	89	9	23	3	1	3	11	12	23	2	.258
2002	SDP	48	65	3	11	3	0	1	4	4	19	0	.169
2003	COL	67	97	13	25	9	0	2	14	9	27	0	.258
2004	COL	122	177	25	47	12	2	9	40	32	51	1	.266
2005	SDP	135	221	31	65	12	1	8	40	40	58	4	.294
2006	SFG	114	259	32	65	15	2	5	37	28	50	0	.251
2007	LAD/SFG	106	123	20	32	9	0	2	13	14	29	2	.260
2008	LAD	98	92	2	12	3	0	0	5	15	28	0	.130
Career	—	1218	1830	220	464	101	9	42	250	259	425	16	.254

On this day & linked events

1969

Born October 26, 1969

Framingham, MA, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Mark Sweeney

Mark Sweeney made a major-league debut on August 4, 1995.

2008

Final major-league game: Mark Sweeney

Mark Sweeney played a final major-league game on September 26, 2008.

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