Tom Brookens Notable

b. August 10, 1953 · Detroit Tigers 1979–1988, New York Yankees 1989, Cleveland Indians 1990

Tom Brookens played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1979 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1990.

Across 1,336 games he batted .246, with 950 hits and 477 runs. He finished with 71 home runs, 175 doubles and 86 stolen bases.

He played 1,065 games at third base, with 1,833 assists and 155 errors. He turned 171 double plays. He also played 162 games at second base and 119 games at shortstop.

He was born in Chambersburg, PA, USA on August 10, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1980

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1979	DET	60	190	23	50	5	2	4	21	11	40	10	.263
1980	DET	151	509	64	140	25	9	10	66	32	71	13	.275
1981	DET	71	239	19	58	10	1	4	25	14	43	5	.243
1982	DET	140	398	40	92	15	3	9	58	27	63	5	.231
1983	DET	138	332	50	71	13	3	6	32	29	46	10	.214
1984	DET	113	224	32	55	11	4	5	26	19	33	6	.246
1985	DET	156	485	54	115	34	6	7	47	27	78	14	.237
1986	DET	98	281	42	76	11	2	3	25	20	42	11	.270
1987	DET	143	444	59	107	15	3	13	59	33	63	7	.241
1988	DET	136	441	62	107	23	5	5	38	44	74	4	.243
1989	NYY	66	168	14	38	6	0	4	14	11	27	1	.226
1990	CLE	64	154	18	41	7	2	1	20	14	25	0	.266
Career	—	1336	3865	477	950	175	40	71	431	281	605	86	.246

On this day & linked events

1953

Born August 10, 1953

Chambersburg, PA, USA

1979

Major-league debut: Tom Brookens

Tom Brookens made a major-league debut on July 10, 1979.

1990

Final major-league game: Tom Brookens

Tom Brookens played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.

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