1970
Born April 18, 1970
Turners Falls, MA, USA
Rico Brogna Notable
b. April 18, 1970 · Detroit Tigers 1992, New York Mets 1994–1996, Philadelphia Phillies 1997–2000, Boston Red Sox 2000, Atlanta Braves 2001
Rico Brogna played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1992 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2001.
Across 848 games he batted .269, with 795 hits and 379 runs. He finished with 106 home runs, 176 doubles and 32 stolen bases.
He played 817 games at first base, with 6,282 putouts and 33 errors. He turned 567 double plays.
He was born in Turners Falls, MA, USA on April 18, 1970. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | DET | 9 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .192 |
| 1994 | NYM | 39 | 131 | 16 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .351 |
| 1995 | NYM | 134 | 495 | 72 | 143 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 76 | 39 | 111 | 0 | .289 |
| 1996 | NYM | 55 | 188 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 50 | 0 | .255 |
| 1997 | PHI | 148 | 543 | 68 | 137 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 81 | 33 | 116 | 12 | .252 |
| 1998 | PHI | 153 | 565 | 77 | 150 | 36 | 3 | 20 | 104 | 49 | 125 | 7 | .265 |
| 1999 | PHI | 157 | 619 | 90 | 172 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 102 | 54 | 132 | 8 | .278 |
| 2000 | BOS/PHI | 81 | 185 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 41 | 1 | .232 |
| 2001 | ATL | 72 | 206 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 46 | 3 | .248 |
| Career | — | 848 | 2958 | 379 | 795 | 176 | 13 | 106 | 458 | 227 | 655 | 32 | .269 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Rico Brogna
Rico Brogna made a major-league debut on August 8, 1992.
2001
Final major-league game: Rico Brogna
Rico Brogna played a final major-league game on July 16, 2001.