Richard Hidalgo Notable

b. June 28, 1975 · Houston Astros 1997–2004, New York Mets 2004, Texas Rangers 2005

Richard Hidalgo played for three clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Houston Astros in 1997 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2005.

Across 987 games he batted .269, with 929 hits and 531 runs. He finished with 171 home runs, 214 doubles and 48 stolen bases.

He played 967 games in the outfield, with 2,062 putouts and 28 errors.

He hit three home runs in a game in 2003.

He was born in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela on June 28, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	2000, 2004
Player of the Month	1	2000

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1997	HOU	19	62	8	19	5	0	2	6	4	18	1	.306
1998	HOU	74	211	31	64	15	0	7	35	17	37	3	.303
1999	HOU	108	383	49	87	25	2	15	56	56	73	8	.227
2000	HOU	153	558	118	175	42	3	44	122	56	110	13	.314
2001	HOU	146	512	70	141	29	3	19	80	54	107	3	.275
2002	HOU	114	388	54	91	17	4	15	48	43	85	6	.235
2003	HOU	141	514	91	159	43	4	28	88	58	104	9	.309
2004	HOU/NYM	144	523	67	125	26	3	25	82	44	129	4	.239
2005	TEX	88	308	43	68	12	0	16	43	26	74	1	.221
Career	—	987	3459	531	929	214	19	171	560	358	737	48	.269

On this day & linked events

1975

Born June 28, 1975

Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela

2003

Richard Hidalgo's Three-Home-Run Game, 2003

Richard Hidalgo hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the Colorado Rockies on September 16, 2003.

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