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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Andrés Galarraga. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (Spanish: [anˈdɾes ɣalaˈraɣa]; born June 18, 1961) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (1985–1991 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals , Colorado Rockies (1993–1997), Atlanta Braves (1998–2000), Texas Rangers , San ...
Jun 6, 2020 · Andres Galarraga. Colorado Rockies. While we’re waiting for baseball to come back, we are making do. So once a week, inspired by the late Deadspin’s “Let’s Remember Some Guys” series, we will take a look at one player in baseball history, why he was great, why he mattered, why we should hang on to.
A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Galarraga last played in the major leagues with San Francisco in 2003. He batted .301 (82/272) with 36 runs scored, 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 42 RBI in 110 games. Galarraga owns a career .288 (2330/8086) average with 398 home runs and 1,423 RBI in 2250 games.
Jan 4, 2012 · Andrés Jose Padovani Galarraga was known as the Big Cat, or El Gran Gato, during his 19-year major-league baseball career, a career in which he became the Colorado Rockies’ first big star. He looked like a slugger but what made him so popular, and helped secure his nickname, was his quickness around the first-base bag.
Did you know that when Andres Galarraga hit .370 in 1993, he had the highest batting average in Major League Baseball, won the National League (NL) batting title, and became the first Colorado Rockies player to lead the league in batting average?
Complete career MLB stats for the Anaheim Angels First Baseman Andres Galarraga on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
View the profile of Anaheim Angels First Baseman Andres Galarraga on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
May 31, 1997 · The man he passed was his childhood hero, Andres Galarraga, who turned 57 on Monday. Throughout 19 years in the Majors, Galarraga paved the way for future Venezuelan sluggers by crushing 399 long balls for seven different teams.
Aug 16, 2023 · Andres Galarraga became an indelible part of the Colorado Rockies in 1993 and remains so in 2023. Here's how he did it.
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