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2007—Rebounded from an injury-plagued 2006 season
to start 137 games in center for the World Champion Red
Sox…committed just one error in 416 total chances for
a .998 fielding pct., the sixth-best mark among center
fielders in Major League history at the time (min. 400
total chances)…finished third among ML outfielders in
total chances…went 153 games and 429 total chances
between errors from July 21, 2006 at Seattle to Aug. 7,
2007 at Los Angeles…established a Red Sox outfielder
record for consecutive errorless chances…led the club
with seven triples and was second in steals with 28…finished
among the AL leaders in sac bunts (t-7th), triples
(t-9th), bunt hits (t-5th) and steals (9th)…collected his
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28 Stan Javier, May 31-October 1, 1995
26 Mitchell Page, April 10-Aug. 13, 1977
26 Bert Campaneris, July 10-Sept. 11, 1976
25 Don Baylor, May 7-June 22, 1976
24 coco crisp, july 24-sept. 13, 2010
24 Rickey Henderson, July 15-Aug. 21, 1989
24 Davey Lopes, July 11, 1983-June 26, 1984
first career two-home run game June 18 at Atlanta…equaled his career-best with five RBI July 5 vs.
Tampa Bay and July 21 vs. Chicago…hit his second career grand slam July 5 vs. Tampa Bay…started
all three of the Red Sox ALDS games and the first five ALCS games…suffered a bruised right knee hitting
the wall to catch Casey Blake’s fly ball for the final out of Game 7 of the ALCS, sending the Red
Sox to the World Series…went 1 for 2 with a run scored in the World Series vs. Colorado, seeing action
in 3 of the 4 games.
2006—Played in just 105 games in his first season with Boston as he was bothered by a left index finger
fracture suffered in the first week of the regular season…began the season as the Red Sox leadoff man
and led the team in steals while tying for first in sacrifice bunts…suffered a broken finger in his fifth
game of the same April 8 at Baltimore on a stolen base attempt of third…missed 41 games before being
reinstated May 28…the finger continued to bother him the rest of the season and he underwent surgery
on his finger Sept. 26 and missed the remainder of the season.
2005—Established career highs in most offensive categories in his final year with Cleveland, including
a .300 average, 42 doubles, 16 homers and 86 runs…led the American League with 13 sacrifice bunts
and ranked among the league leaders in doubles (t-5th), bunts in play (t-3rd), hitting vs. right-handed
pitchers (.324, 5th) and road average (.323, 5th)…had an inside-the-park home run July 4 vs. Detroit…
was named American League Player of the Week for Sept. 6-12…hit .517 (15 for 29) with three home
runs, seven RBI and eight runs scored during the week…was on the disabled list from May 18 to June
1 with a sprained right thumb.
2004—Made his first Opening Day roster with the Indians…turned it on after a slow start and ranked
ninth in the American League with a .318 batting average after the All-Star Break…hit his first career
grand slam July 27 vs. Detroit…drove in a career high 71 runs…posted hitting streaks of 14 (July 27-
Aug. 13) and 12 (June 11-22) games.
2003—Opened the season with Triple-A Buffalo and was leading the International League in hitting
(.360), hits (81) and runs scored (42) when he was recalled to Cleveland June 10…spent the remainder
of the season at the big league level…ranked among American League rookie leaders in triples (3rd),
stolen bases (3rd), batting average (6th) and runs (7th)…put 37 bunts in play, third overall in the AL…
hit .400 during a 13-game hitting streak from July 18 to 31 and batted .351 overall in 26 July games.
2002—Had his contract selected from Double-A Akron Aug. 14 and made his Major League debut the
next day…collected his first Major League hit Aug. 16 at Anaheim off John Lackey…was sent to Triple-
A Buffalo Aug. 30 to play in the International League playoffs but returned to the Indians after seven
games…hit his first Major League home run Sept. 11 vs. Toronto off Scott Wiggins…began the season
in the Cardinals organization and hit .301 in 89 games with Double-A New Haven before being acquired
as a player to be named by the Cleveland Indians on Aug. 5 to complete a July 19 trade for Chuck Finley…played
for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League following the season.
2001—Earned St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year honors and was a Carolina League
All-Star after a stellar season with Single-A Potomac…led the Carolina League in hits (162), total bases
(224), games played (139) and at bats (530), ranked second in runs scored (80) and stolen bases (39)
and was third in batting (.306).
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