1988
Born April 11, 1988
Tulsa, OK, USA
Pete Kozma Notable
b. April 11, 1988 · St. Louis Cardinals 2011–2015, New York Yankees 2017, Texas Rangers 2017, Detroit Tigers 2018, Oakland Athletics 2021
Pete Kozma played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 2021.
Across 344 games he batted .213, with 159 hits and 89 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 33 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 238 games at shortstop, with 576 assists and 15 errors. He turned 133 double plays.
He was born in Tulsa, OK, USA on April 11, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | STL | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| 2012 | STL | 26 | 72 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 2 | .333 |
| 2013 | STL | 143 | 410 | 44 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 91 | 3 | .217 |
| 2014 | STL | 14 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .304 |
| 2015 | STL | 76 | 99 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 3 | .152 |
| 2017 | NYY/TEX | 39 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .111 |
| 2018 | DET | 27 | 69 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .217 |
| 2021 | OAK | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| Career | — | 344 | 746 | 89 | 159 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 64 | 178 | 8 | .213 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Major-league debut: Pete Kozma
Pete Kozma made a major-league debut on May 18, 2011.
2021
Final major-league game: Pete Kozma
Pete Kozma played a final major-league game on October 3, 2021.
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