1977
Born June 3, 1977
Jamestown, ND, USA
Travis Hafner Notable
Travis Hafner played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a designated hitter, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2002 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2013. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 2003 to 2012.
Across 1,183 games he batted .273, with 1,107 hits and 619 runs. He finished with 213 home runs, 250 doubles, 598 walks and 11 stolen bases.
He played 72 games at first base, with 578 putouts and 7 errors. He turned 61 double plays.
He hit for the cycle in 2003. He hit three home runs in a game in 2004.
He was born in Jamestown, ND, USA on June 3, 1977. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Month | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TEX | 23 | 62 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .242 |
| 2003 | CLE | 91 | 291 | 35 | 74 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 81 | 2 | .254 |
| 2004 | CLE | 140 | 482 | 96 | 150 | 41 | 3 | 28 | 109 | 68 | 111 | 3 | .311 |
| 2005 | CLE | 137 | 486 | 94 | 148 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 108 | 79 | 123 | 0 | .305 |
| 2006 | CLE | 129 | 454 | 100 | 140 | 31 | 1 | 42 | 117 | 100 | 111 | 0 | .308 |
| 2007 | CLE | 152 | 545 | 80 | 145 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 100 | 102 | 115 | 1 | .266 |
| 2008 | CLE | 57 | 198 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 55 | 1 | .197 |
| 2009 | CLE | 94 | 338 | 46 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 41 | 67 | 0 | .272 |
| 2010 | CLE | 118 | 396 | 46 | 110 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 51 | 94 | 2 | .278 |
| 2011 | CLE | 94 | 325 | 41 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 57 | 36 | 78 | 0 | .280 |
| 2012 | CLE | 66 | 219 | 23 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 47 | 0 | .228 |
| 2013 | NYY | 82 | 262 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 79 | 2 | .202 |
| Career | — | 1183 | 4058 | 619 | 1107 | 250 | 13 | 213 | 731 | 598 | 976 | 11 | .273 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Travis Hafner
Travis Hafner made a major-league debut on August 6, 2002.
2003
Travis Hafner Hits for the Cycle, 2003
Travis Hafner hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Minnesota Twins on August 14, 2003.
2004
Travis Hafner's Three-Home-Run Game, 2004
Travis Hafner hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Anaheim Angels on July 20, 2004.
2013
Final major-league game: Travis Hafner
Travis Hafner played a final major-league game on September 29, 2013.