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Andres Galarraga

Birthdate:

6/18/1961

Height / Weight:

6' 3" / 235 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Caracas, , Venezuela

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A well liked, well-traveled veteran first baseman, Andres Galarraga, 6 ft 3 inches, 235 pounds, played 19 major league seasons, won two Gold Gloves, made five All Star Games, and hit 399 lifetime homers. Born in Caracas Venezuela June 18 1961. In 1984 Andres Galarraga, was voted the Southern League AA Most Valuable Player while playing for the Jacksonville Expos. And the next season while playing for Indianapolis AAA minors in 1985 drew an intentional walk with the bases empty, and was voted the American Association 1985 Rookie of the Year; and then was called up by the Montreal Expos on August 25 1985. Nicknamed The Big Cat for his quick fielding and wide-grin smile, in 1988 Galarraga flexed his muscles and batted .302, Led the NL with 184 hits, lined 42 doubles, 29 homers, 92 RBIs and finished in the top 10 of 12 offensive statistics. And, the right-handed Andres lined 11 straights against right-handed pitching.

Right in the peak of his career after hitting .304, with 47 homers and 150 RBIs in 1996 and hit .318, with 41 Hrs, 140 RBIs in ’97 for the Rockies, then hitting .305 with 44 Hrs and 121 RBIs for the Braves in 1998, Andres Galarraga missed the entire 1999 season for treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

He returned to the Braves in 2000 and batted .302, with 28 Hrs and 100 RBIs. Galarraga posted 1425 lifetime RBIs and played in four playoffs – 1995 Colorado, 1998 Atlanta, 2000 Atlanta and 2003 San Francisco. Galarraga started ’04 with the Anaheim Angels and after getting just 110 at bats had another relapse and another successful treatment for his illness. And retired prior to the 2005 season. Andres Galarraga career stats: .288 BA, 399 Hrs, 1425 RBIs, 2333 hits in 8096 at bats.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
20 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1985	MON (NL)	24	75	9	14	1	0	2	4	3	18	1	2	0	1	0	0	.187	.228	SLG
1986	MON (NL)	105	321	39	87	13	0	10	42	30	79	6	5	5	3	1	1	.271	.338	SLG
1987	MON (NL)	147	551	72	168	40	3	13	90	41	127	7	10	13	10	0	4	.305	.361	SLG
1988	MON (NL)	157	609	99	184	42	8	29	92	39	153	13	4	9	10	0	3	.302	.352	SLG
1989	MON (NL)	152	572	76	147	30	1	23	85	48	158	12	5	10	13	0	3	.257	.327	SLG
1990	MON (NL)	155	579	65	148	29	0	20	87	40	169	10	1	8	4	0	5	.256	.306	SLG
1991	MON (NL)	107	375	34	82	13	2	9	33	23	86	5	6	5	2	0	0	.219	.268	SLG
1992	STL (NL)	95	325	38	79	14	2	10	39	11	69	5	4	0	8	0	3	.243	.282	SLG
1993	COL (NL)	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	73	2	4	12	6	0	6	.370	.403	SLG
1994	COL (NL)	103	417	77	133	21	0	31	85	19	93	8	3	8	8	0	5	.319	.356	SLG
1995	COL (NL)	143	554	89	155	29	3	31	106	32	146	12	2	6	13	0	5	.280	.331	SLG
1996	COL (NL)	159	626	119	190	39	3	47	150	40	157	18	8	3	17	0	8	.304	.357	SLG
1997	COL (NL)	154	600	120	191	31	3	41	140	54	141	15	8	2	17	0	3	.318	.389	SLG
1998	ATL (NL)	153	555	103	169	27	1	44	121	63	146	7	6	11	25	0	5	.305	.397	SLG
2000	ATL (NL)	141	494	67	149	25	1	28	100	36	126	3	5	5	17	0	1	.302	.369	SLG
2001	SFG (NL)	49	156	17	45	12	1	7	35	13	49	0	3	1	3	0	2	.288	.351	SLG
2001	TEX (AL)	72	243	33	57	16	0	10	34	18	68	1	0	1	9	0	1	.235	.310	SLG
2002	MON (NL)	104	292	30	76	12	0	9	40	30	81	2	2	6	9	0	3	.260	.344	SLG
2003	SFG (NL)	110	272	36	82	15	0	12	42	19	61	1	3	1	2	0	0	.301	.352	SLG
2004	ANA (AL)	7	10	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.364	SLG
20 years		2257	8096	1195	2333	444	32	399	1425	583	2003	128	81	106	178	1	58	.288	.347	.SLG

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