Tony Brewer | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Coushatta, Louisiana, U.S. | November 25, 1957|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 1, 1984, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1984, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .108 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .307 |
Home runs | 99 |
Runs batted in | 302 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Anthony Bruce Brewer (born November 25,1957) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Brewer attended Palo Alto Senior High School and played football,baseball and wrestling.[ citation needed ] He qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state tournament for wrestling.[ citation needed ] Brewer then played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes. [1]
Brewer was not selected by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the MLB draft,and was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers in October 1979. [2] He played in Minor League Baseball for several Dodger farm teams,reaching the Triple-A level in 1982. [3] Brewer went on to appear in 24 major-league games for the Dodgers during the 1984 season. [2] He had a .108 batting average (4-for-37). He hit one major-league home run,in his final major-league at bat. [4] [5] His brother Mike Brewer also played in MLB. [6]
Brewer went on to a productive career in Japan with the Nippon-Ham Fighters,where he batted .307 with 99 home runs in four seasons. [3]
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