Hubie Brooks

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Hubie Brooks
Hubie Brooks Expos.jpg
Right fielder / Third baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1956-09-24) September 24, 1956 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1980, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
July 2, 1994, for the Kansas City Royals
Games PA AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO Avg. OBP Slg. Fld%
164564765974656160829031149824643871005.269.315.403.953

At the time of his dismissal, Brooks was the active major league leader in games played without making it to the post season (1,645). After the end of his career, Brooks received no votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America for the Baseball Hall of Fame and was subsequently removed from the ballot. [19] He collected career-highs in home runs (20) in 1988 and 1990. He collected his career-high RBI total (100) in 1985, and he finished 8th in batting average (.307) in 1981.

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