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b. March 12, 1965 · Baltimore Orioles 1989–1990, Houston Astros 1991–1994, San Diego Padres 1995–1998, Arizona Diamondbacks 1999–2004, Los Angeles Dodgers 2004, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2005, San Francisco Giants 2006, Colorado Rockies 2007

Nineteen seasons gave him 2,548 hits, 304 home runs, 1,443 runs, 320 stolen bases, 124 triples and a .271 average across 2,583 games, with five Gold Gloves in center field and two All-Star selections. He led the National League in triples twice, ten years apart.

The 304 home runs are the odd part of the line: he hit 47 in his first seven seasons and 257 afterward, having arrived as a slap hitter who ran. Arizona had the best of it — he was in center field for the 2001 World Series it won.

In October 2004 he hit a grand slam for the Dodgers on the last weekend of the season that won them the division. He played until he was forty-two. The 320 steals and 300 home runs put him in a small group; the writers still gave him four votes of 569 in 2013.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1997, 2000
Gold Glove	5	1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004
Player of the Week	5	1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1989	BAL	81	217	35	54	5	2	2	25	15	30	17	.249
1990	BAL	142	464	46	119	16	4	3	37	32	53	22	.256
1991	HOU	159	596	84	170	28	10	8	54	42	65	34	.285
1992	HOU	162	607	84	177	29	13	5	55	58	63	44	.292
1993	HOU	142	545	69	145	15	13	8	44	28	65	19	.266
1994	HOU	94	373	64	103	16	5	11	33	28	52	13	.276
1995	SDP	139	562	104	167	23	8	10	44	59	62	36	.297
1996	SDP	161	655	126	195	45	9	30	95	56	87	22	.298
1997	SDP	143	560	101	146	26	5	28	92	43	92	15	.261
1998	SDP	159	619	92	154	40	6	14	67	45	103	12	.249
1999	ARI	156	590	100	156	32	10	34	103	63	94	8	.264
2000	ARI	152	539	100	151	27	5	35	96	65	87	12	.280
2001	ARI	140	495	66	136	27	4	14	73	47	67	11	.275
2002	ARI	150	505	82	145	24	4	25	89	65	73	16	.287
2003	ARI	147	516	82	148	24	10	22	70	57	94	15	.287
2004	ARI/LAD	162	628	92	170	28	1	36	94	61	82	9	.271
2005	LAA	112	406	41	90	20	3	12	54	26	71	8	.222
2006	SFG	139	426	66	105	21	12	6	40	46	55	7	.246
2007	COL	43	94	9	17	3	0	1	2	8	4	0	.181
Career	—	2583	9397	1443	2548	449	124	304	1167	844	1299	320	.271

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ARI	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1965

Born March 12, 1965

Union City, TN, USA

1989

Major-league debut: Steve Finley

Steve Finley made a major-league debut on April 3, 1989.

1997

Final major-league game: Steve Finley

Steve Finley played a final major-league game on June 3, 2007.

Image: Jessica Merz (jessicafm), CC BY 2.0