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Michael Tucker Notable

b. June 25, 1971 · Kansas City Royals 1995–1996, 2002–2003, Atlanta Braves 1997–1998, Cincinnati Reds 1999–2001, Chicago Cubs 2001, San Francisco Giants 2004–2005, Philadelphia Phillies 2005, New York Mets 2006

Michael Tucker played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1995 and closing with the New York Mets in 2006.

Across 1,417 games he batted .256, with 1,047 hits and 625 runs. He finished with 125 home runs, 208 doubles and 114 stolen bases.

He played 1,150 games in the outfield, with 2,048 putouts and 32 errors.

He was born in South Boston, VA, USA on June 25, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 1998

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1995 KCR 621772346 1004 1718512 .260
1996 KCR 1083395588 18412 53406910 .260
1997 ATL 13849980141 25714 564411612 .283
1998 ATL 13041454101 27313 46491128 .244
1999 CIN 1332965575 8511 44378111 .253
2000 CIN 1482705572 13415 36446413 .267
2001 CHC/CIN 14943662110 19812 614610216 .252
2002 KCR 14447565118 27612 565610523 .248
2003 KCR 10438961102 20513 5539888 .262
2004 SFG 14046477119 21613 62701065 .256
2005 PHI/SFG 1262683564 1615 3631524 .239
2006 NYM 3556311 401 616142 .196
Career 141740836251047 20849125 528490960114 .256

On this day & linked events

1971

Born June 25, 1971

South Boston, VA, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker made a major-league debut on April 26, 1995.

2006

Final major-league game: Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker played a final major-league game on October 1, 2006.