Bobby Abreu Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Bob Kelly "Bobby" Abreu [ah-BRAY-oo] (born March 11, 1974 in Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who bats left-handed, throws right, and is 6'0, 180 lb.

Abreu's major league career started with the Houston Astros on September 1, 1996. He played only 74 games over two seasons in Houston. Left unprotected in the 1997 expansion draft when the Astros decided to keep fellow Venezuelan outfielder Richard Hidalgo, Abreu was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but minutes later he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for shortstop Kevin Stocker.

Despite the Astros and Devil Rays both deeming him expendable, Abreu firmly established himself as one of the most promising young hitters and strong-armed rightfielders in the game.

In the 1998 season, Abreu posted personal records of .312 BA (team leading), 17 HRss, 74 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 151 games, with 271 putouts and 17 assists in right field.

In 1999 Abreu made a brief run at the batting title. His .335 average that season ranked third in the National League and was the highest posted by a Phillie since outfielder Tony González hit .339 in 1967.

In his career through 2003, Bobby Abreu has batted .306 with 136 homers and 569 RBI, amassing a total of 1091 hits, 631 runs, 250 doubles, 40 triples and 170 stolen bases in 1008 games played.

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1 2004 2 See also 3 External links

2004

Highlights

• July 13: Abreu was in the National League lineup in the All-Star Game

• July 16: With his solo home run in the eighth inning of Phillies 5-1 victory over the Mets, Abreu joined Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds by reaching the elite 20-homers/20-stolen bases plateau for a sixth straight season. That quartet are the only players to have six straight 20-20 seasons in MLB history. Abreu also converted in the only member of the quartet with no family connection to Barry, his dad Bobby, or his godfather Willie.

See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

External links

• 2004 daily statistics at ESPN
• 1996-2003 statistics and analysis at Baseball Reference

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