Anthony Nomar Garciaparra”"NO-mah!"-
“No-Nonsense Nomar.”
After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third base and first basefor the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics. Garciaparra is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.
At the end of the 1996 season (his initial stint with Boston) Garciaparra batted .241 with four home runs, 16 RBI, and five stolen bases. When he returned in 1997, Garciaparra set the league on fire in his rookie season. He hit 30 home runs among his 209 base hits (a Red Sox rookie record), and drove in 98 runs, setting a new MLB record for RBIs by a leadoff hitter and most homers by a rookie shortstop.He also batted .306, and his 30-game hitting streak set an A.L. rookie record.Garciaparra also stole 22 bases, and his 11 triples led the league. He was named Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote, competed in the Home Run Derby as well as his first MLB All-Star Game, finished eighth in MVP voting, and captured the Silver Slugger Award for AL Shortstop..On July 31, 2004 Boston decided to trade him away. Over parts of nine seasons, Garciaparra finished his Red Sox career with a .323 average, 178 home runs, and 690 runs batted in.
Nomar Garciaparra received 8 votes, or 1.8%, in his second year on the Hall of Fame ballot. He had previously received 30 votes (5.5%) in his first year, enough to remain on the ballot for a second time. He was removed from the ballot after his second year.
Born: July 23, 1973 (age 51)
Whittier, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
*MLB debut
August 31, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox
*Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics
*MLB statistics
Batting average
.313
Home runs
229
Runs batted in
936
Teams
* Boston Red Sox (1996–2004)
* Chicago Cubs (2004–2005)
* Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2008)
* Oakland Athletics (2009)
Career highlights and awards
* 6× All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006)
* AL Rookie of the Year (1997)
* Silver Slugger Award (1997)
* NL Comeback Player of the Year (2006)
* 2× AL batting champion (1999, 2000)
* Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
**Nomar Garciaparra never won an MVP award. He was a perennial MVP candidate, consistently finishing in the top ten in voting for the American League MVP, and even finished second in 1998, but he never won the award.
“No-Nonsense Nomar.”
After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third base and first basefor the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics. Garciaparra is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.
At the end of the 1996 season (his initial stint with Boston) Garciaparra batted .241 with four home runs, 16 RBI, and five stolen bases. When he returned in 1997, Garciaparra set the league on fire in his rookie season. He hit 30 home runs among his 209 base hits (a Red Sox rookie record), and drove in 98 runs, setting a new MLB record for RBIs by a leadoff hitter and most homers by a rookie shortstop.He also batted .306, and his 30-game hitting streak set an A.L. rookie record.Garciaparra also stole 22 bases, and his 11 triples led the league. He was named Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote, competed in the Home Run Derby as well as his first MLB All-Star Game, finished eighth in MVP voting, and captured the Silver Slugger Award for AL Shortstop..On July 31, 2004 Boston decided to trade him away. Over parts of nine seasons, Garciaparra finished his Red Sox career with a .323 average, 178 home runs, and 690 runs batted in.
Nomar Garciaparra received 8 votes, or 1.8%, in his second year on the Hall of Fame ballot. He had previously received 30 votes (5.5%) in his first year, enough to remain on the ballot for a second time. He was removed from the ballot after his second year.
Born: July 23, 1973 (age 51)
Whittier, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
*MLB debut
August 31, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox
*Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics
*MLB statistics
Batting average
.313
Home runs
229
Runs batted in
936
Teams
* Boston Red Sox (1996–2004)
* Chicago Cubs (2004–2005)
* Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2008)
* Oakland Athletics (2009)
Career highlights and awards
* 6× All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006)
* AL Rookie of the Year (1997)
* Silver Slugger Award (1997)
* NL Comeback Player of the Year (2006)
* 2× AL batting champion (1999, 2000)
* Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
**Nomar Garciaparra never won an MVP award. He was a perennial MVP candidate, consistently finishing in the top ten in voting for the American League MVP, and even finished second in 1998, but he never won the award.
