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Pedro Guerrero

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b. June 29, 1956 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1978–1988, St. Louis Cardinals 1988–1992

He drove in five runs in the sixth game of the 1981 World Series and was named the most valuable player of it along with Ron Cey and Steve Yeager, the only time three men have shared the award. He was twenty-five and had been a part-time player two years earlier.

In June 1985 he hit 15 home runs, which is the most anyone has hit in that month, and finished the season with 33 and a .320 average. Fifteen seasons gave him 1,618 hits, 215 home runs, 898 runs batted in and a .300 average exactly, with five All-Star selections.

He finished third or fourth in the Most Valuable Player voting four times and never won it. Los Angeles traded him to St. Louis in 1988 for John Tudor, and he drove in 117 runs for the Cardinals the following season at thirty-three. He was Dominican, signed by Cleveland at seventeen and traded to the Dodgers for a relief pitcher. The 1998 ballot gave him six votes of 473.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 5 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989
Player of the Week 4 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991
Player of the Month 2 1985, 1989
The Sporting News All-Star 2 1981, 1982
Silver Slugger 1 1982
World Series MVP 1 1981

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1978 LAD 5835 010 1000 .625
1979 LAD 2562715 202 91142 .242
1980 LAD 751832759 917 3112312 .322
1981 LAD 9834746104 17212 4834575 .300
1982 LAD 15057587175 27532 100658922 .304
1983 LAD 16058487174 28632 1037211023 .298
1984 LAD 14453585162 29416 72491059 .303
1985 LAD 13748799156 22233 87836812 .320
1986 LAD 3161715 305 102190 .246
1987 LAD 15254589184 25227 8974859 .338
1988 LAD/STL 10336440104 14210 6546594 .286
1989 STL 16257060177 42117 11779842 .311
1990 STL 13649842140 31113 8044701 .281
1991 STL 11542741116 1218 7037464 .272
1992 STL 431461032 611 1611252 .219
Career 153653927301618 26729215 89860986297 .300

On this day & linked events

1956

Born June 29, 1956

San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.

1978

Major-league debut: Pedro Guerrero

Pedro Guerrero made a major-league debut on September 22, 1978.

1992

Final major-league game: Pedro Guerrero

Pedro Guerrero played a final major-league game on October 4, 1992.

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