Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Pat Burrell celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year. Playing first base and the outfield, he batted.
Burrell hit a leadoff walk-off home run on April 7, , in the 11th inning, giving a 3—2 victory over the Florida Marlins. Three days later, Burrell hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give the Phillies a 7—5 victory over the Braves.
He was the first player in the major leagues to hit two such home runs in a four-day period since Albert Belle did it in , and he was the first Phillie to hit two such in a season since Von Hayes hit two in From June 2 through June 16, he had an game hitting streak, his longest of the season.
On July 15, he hit a game-winning three-run home run against Matt Herges in an 11—8 victory over Montreal. Burrell finished the season with career highs in almost every offensive category, including runs 96 , batting average. He was the 12th Phillie with 30 home runs and RBI in a season. He had two home runs and five RBI including the game-winner on April 9 in a 16—2 victory over the Braves.
The home runs both came against Greg Maddux, making Burrell the sixth player to hit two home runs in a game against Maddux and the first since Rolen did it in On August 9, Burrell hit a game-tying solo home run and a game-winning two-run home run in the 8th and 10th innings of an 8—6 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
He hit two home runs including his th on August 22 in a 9—4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. In games, he batted. However, his 21 home runs were still the second-highest total on the Phillies teammate Jim Thome led the NL with On May 2, Burrell hit his first career pinch-hit home run: a two-run game-tying home run in the ninth inning against Matt Mantei of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Phillies won the game, 6—5, in extra innings. On July 30, he hit two home runs in a 10—7 loss to the Cubs. On August 3, Burrell strained his left wrist during batting practice, and he was placed on the disabled list DL for the first time in his career the next day.
He was originally scheduled to have season-ending surgery on August 13, but after getting a second opinion from Dr. Tom Graham, he decided to postpone the surgery and attempt to come back before the season ended. On September 3, he was activated from the disabled list. In games, Burrell batted. He hit a home run in his first at bat of the game, but the Giants lost, 9—3.
With the Giants in , Burrell batted. Burrell's totals were at-bats, 94 hits, 20 home runs, and 64 RBI in games. They planned to use him as their designated hitter. Burrell got a standing ovation when he returned to Philadelphia for an exhibition series on April 3 and 4.
On April 9, Burrell flew to Philadelphia to join the Phillies as they received their World Series rings in a pregame ceremony. On May 17, Burrell was placed on the disabled list retroactive to May 12 with a neck strain. He was activated from the DL on June On June 24, he hit a game-winning two-run home run and had three RBI in a 7—1 victory over the Phillies.
On July 7, he hit a walk-off two-run home run in the 11th inning of a 3—1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Burrell slumped throughout the season, and he finished the year batting.
He set or tied career-lows in hits 91 , home runs 14 , RBI 64 , and walks After the season, Burrell became a free agent. He signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to be their designated hitter. In , Burrell batted a disappointing. After he batted only. He became a free agent and signed with the San Francisco Giants several days later. Burrell took over as San Francisco's left fielder and hit 18 home runs in 96 games for the Giants, helping to lead them into the playoffs.
He had a key double versus his former team, the Phillies, as the Giants defeated them on their way to the World Series. Burrell batted. He hit two home runs on April 7 including the game-winner against Bronson Arroyo in a 5—3 victory over Cincinnati. His walk-off two-run home run with two outs in the tenth inning gave the Phillies a 6—5 victory over San Francisco on May 2.
On May 22, Burrell hit a game-winning pinch-hit home run in a 7—5 victory over Houston. On June 3, he hit a game-winning two-run home run in a 3—2 victory over Cincinnati.
He followed up his performance in June by hitting. He hit a game-winning three-run home run on July 13 in a 6—3 victory over Arizona. On August 15, his home run helped the Phillies defeat the Padres 1—0. Two days later, he hit a game-winning home run in a 2—1 victory over the Padres. Burrell finished the season batting. Elvis died in September Burrell became the Phillies' longest tenured player in with the departure of Lieberthal via free agency.
He hit only one home run in April but had a. He began to slump after April, batting. Werth was injured at the end of June, however, and Burrell reclaimed his starting job by batting. From July 1 through the end of the season, he batted. Three days later, Burrell hit his th career home run in a 15—3 victory over the Dodgers. He had a game hitting streak from July 22 to August 5, tying his career high.
On August 17, in an 11—8 victory over the Pirates, Burrell got his 1,th career hit, a two-run home run. At the end of August, the Phillies faced the Mets, whom they trailed in the NL East by six games, for a four-game series. In the first game of the series, on August 27, Burrell hit a game-winning two-run home run in a 9—2 victory.
He hit two home runs in the fourth and final game of the series as the Phillies won 11—10 to sweep the Mets.
Burrell finished the regular season batting. Burrell, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy Rollins became the second trio of Phillies with 30 or more home runs and the first since On defense, he led major league outfielders in errors, with 10, and his.
In , the Phillies won the NL East and reached the playoffs for the first time since and the first time in Burrell's career. Burrell showed a penchant for hitting home runs against the New York Mets. In , Burrell hit four home runs in a four-game series sweep against the Mets in late August.
In total, he hit 42 home runs against the Mets through the season, his highest total against any team, which ranked fifth all-time in home runs hit against the franchise at the time of his departure from Philadelphia he has since fallen to sixth, having been passed by Chipper Jones.
In April , Burrell batted. From April 14 to 27, he had 13 RBI in 11 games. However, he batted. On May 1, Burrell hit a game-winning solo home run in an 8—5 victory over Florida. The next day, he hit a game-winning two-run home run in a 6—2 victory over the Nationals. His first inning grand slam against Roger Clemens on September 15 provided all of the Phillies' runs in a 4—3 victory over Houston.
He hit two home runs, had four RBI, and set a career high with four runs scored on September 29 in a 14—2 victory over Florida. In games, Burrell finished the season batting. On May 12, he had four hits in a 7—5 loss to Cincinnati. He hit a three-run game-winning home run on May 22 in a 7—2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
He won another Player of the Week Award that day after he batted. On June 5, his solo home run against Mike Koplove was the game-winner in a 7—6 victory over Arizona. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Many thanks to him. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues. We have dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players.
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