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May 31, 1997 · Abstract. In this article the home run hit by Andrés Galarraga at the Florida Marlins’ home stadium in 1997 is analyzed. Assigned initially at 529 feet it was considered one of the longest in major league baseball history, but the distance estimate was later lowered to 468 feet. A mathematical model is developed to determine the trajectory ...
Enormously popular, extraordinarily productive…. No wonder Andres Galarraga is the first former Colorado Rockies star inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. The best $500,000 the Rockies ever spent went into the contract Galarraga signed as a free agent on November 16, 1992. He was a career .267 hitter at the time and coming off a ...
Andres Galarraga played 19 seasons for 7 teams, including the Expos and Rockies. He had a .288 batting average, 2,333 hits, 399 home runs, 1,425 RBIs and 1,195 runs scored. He won 2 Gold Glove awards and 2 Silver Slugger awards.
Jun 18, 2022 · A ndrés Galarraga fue uno de los primeros sluggers venezolanos en Grandes Ligas. Dejó además una huella en la Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional (LVBP). Este 18 de junio el “Gato” cumple 61 años de edad y su nombre sigue estando en lo más alto de la representación venezolana en la Major League Baseball (MLB) y en la pelota criolla.
Armando Antonio Galarraga Barreto (born January 15, 1982) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. Galarraga made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Texas Rangers on September 15, 2007. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers at the end of the 2007 season where he spent three seasons and also played in MLB for the Arizona ...
Feb 3, 2015 · 6/25/95: Andres Galarraga becomes the first Rockies player to hit three home runs in a gameCheck out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, a...
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Nov 21, 2016 · November 21, 2016 by retrosimba. (Updated Feb. 15, 2024) Seeking an upgrade at first base, the Cardinals gambled on Andres Galarraga, hoping a nurturing environment and a stretch of good health would bring out the best in him. The Cardinals, it turned out, were correct about Galarraga, but it was the Rockies who benefitted from his best work.
