Trot Nixon Notable

b. April 11, 1974 · Boston Red Sox 1996, 1998–2006, Cleveland Indians 2007, New York Mets 2008

Trot Nixon played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1996 and closing with the New York Mets in 2008.

Across 1,092 games he batted .274, with 995 hits and 579 runs. He finished with 137 home runs, 222 doubles, 504 walks and 30 stolen bases.

He played 1,040 games in the outfield, with 1,912 putouts and 33 errors.

He hit three home runs in a game in 1999.

He was born in Durham, NC, USA on April 11, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2002

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	BOS	2	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500
1998	BOS	13	27	3	7	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	.259
1999	BOS	124	381	67	103	22	5	15	52	53	75	3	.270
2000	BOS	123	427	66	118	27	8	12	60	63	85	8	.276
2001	BOS	148	535	100	150	31	4	27	88	79	113	7	.280
2002	BOS	152	532	81	136	36	3	24	94	65	109	4	.256
2003	BOS	134	441	81	135	24	6	28	87	65	96	4	.306
2004	BOS	48	149	24	47	9	1	6	23	15	24	0	.315
2005	BOS	124	408	64	112	29	1	13	67	53	59	2	.275
2006	BOS	114	381	59	102	24	0	8	52	60	56	0	.268
2007	CLE	99	307	30	77	17	0	3	31	44	59	0	.251
2008	NYM	11	35	2	6	1	0	1	1	6	9	1	.171
Career	—	1092	3627	579	995	222	28	137	555	504	689	30	.274

On this day & linked events

1974

Born April 11, 1974

Durham, NC, USA

1996

Major-league debut: Trot Nixon

Trot Nixon made a major-league debut on September 21, 1996.

1999

Trot Nixon's Three-Home-Run Game, 1999

Trot Nixon hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on July 24, 1999.

2008

Final major-league game: Trot Nixon

Trot Nixon played a final major-league game on June 28, 2008.

Image: Carl Fredrickson, CC BY 2.0