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Scott Brosius

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b. August 15, 1966 · Oakland Athletics 1991–1997, New York Yankees 1998–2001

Scott Brosius divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the Oakland Athletics from 1991, then the New York Yankees through 2001.

Across 1,146 games he batted .257, with 1,001 hits and 544 runs. He finished with 141 home runs, 200 doubles and 57 stolen bases.

He played 934 games at third base, with 1,734 assists and 110 errors. He turned 170 double plays. He also played 166 games in the outfield.

He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 1998. He was an All-Star in 1998.

He was born in Hillsboro, OR, USA on August 15, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1998
Babe Ruth Award 1 1998
Gold Glove 1 1999
Player of the Week 1 1996
The Sporting News All-Star 1 1998
World Series MVP 1 1998

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1991 OAK 3668916 502 43113 .235
1992 OAK 38871319 204 133133 .218
1993 OAK 702132653 1016 2514376 .249
1994 OAK 963243177 14114 4924572 .238
1995 OAK 12338969102 19217 4641674 .262
1996 OAK 11442873130 25022 7159857 .304
1997 OAK 1294795997 20111 41341029 .203
1998 NYY 15253086159 34019 98529711 .300
1999 NYY 13347364117 26117 7139749 .247
2000 NYY 13547057108 20016 6445730 .230
2001 NYY 12042857123 25213 4934833 .287
Career 114638895441001 2008141 53134869957 .257

On this day & linked events

1966

Born August 15, 1966

Hillsboro, OR, USA

1991

Major-league debut: Scott Brosius

Scott Brosius made a major-league debut on August 7, 1991.

2001

Final major-league game: Scott Brosius

Scott Brosius played a final major-league game on October 6, 2001.

Image: Eric Draper, public domain