Tony Graffanino Notable

b. June 6, 1972 · Atlanta Braves 1996–1998, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1999–2000, Chicago White Sox 2000–2003, Kansas City Royals 2004–2006, Boston Red Sox 2005, Milwaukee Brewers 2006–2007, Cleveland Indians 2009

Tony Graffanino played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1996 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2009.

Across 981 games he batted .265, with 746 hits and 442 runs. He finished with 58 home runs, 145 doubles and 53 stolen bases.

He played 551 games at second base, with 1,390 assists and 45 errors. He turned 318 double plays. He also played 182 games at third base and 107 games at shortstop.

He was born in Amityville, NY, USA on June 6, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	ATL	22	46	7	8	1	1	0	2	4	13	0	.174
1997	ATL	104	186	33	48	9	1	8	20	26	46	6	.258
1998	ATL	105	289	32	61	14	1	5	22	24	68	1	.211
1999	TBD	39	130	20	41	9	4	2	19	9	22	3	.315
2000	CHW/TBD	70	168	33	46	6	1	2	17	22	27	7	.274
2001	CHW	74	145	23	44	9	0	2	15	16	29	4	.303
2002	CHW	70	229	35	60	12	4	6	31	22	38	2	.262
2003	CHW	90	250	51	65	15	3	7	23	24	37	8	.260
2004	KCR	75	278	37	73	11	0	3	26	27	38	10	.263
2005	BOS/KCR	110	379	68	117	17	3	7	38	31	51	7	.309
2006	KCR/MIL	129	456	68	125	33	3	7	59	45	68	5	.274
2007	MIL	86	231	34	55	8	0	9	30	24	44	0	.238
2009	CLE	7	23	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	5	0	.130
Career	—	981	2810	442	746	145	21	58	302	275	486	53	.265

On this day & linked events

1972

Born June 6, 1972

Amityville, NY, USA

1996

Major-league debut: Tony Graffanino

Tony Graffanino made a major-league debut on April 19, 1996.

2009

Final major-league game: Tony Graffanino

Tony Graffanino played a final major-league game on April 26, 2009.

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