Completely happy 53rd birthday to six-time MLB All-Star, two-time American League batting champion and 1997 American League Rookie of the Yr, Nomar Garciaparra!
Garciaparra was first chosen by the Milwaukee Brewers within the fifth spherical of the 1991 draft, however he determined to play faculty ball at Georgia Tech. That resulted in a excessive rise in his inventory, as he was ultimately drafted Twelfth-overall by the Boston Purple Sox in 1994.
He made his MLB debut simply two years later, hitting 4 house runs and driving in 16 in simply 24 video games. He grew to become the Purple Sox full-time shortstop in 1997 and would lead the American League in hits (209) and triples (11) whereas hitting .306 with 30 house runs en path to A.L. Rookie of the Yr.
He received back-to-back batting titles in 1999 and 2000 and led all of baseball with 56 doubles in 2002. Sadly for Garciaparra, he was traded on the deadline of the 2004 season wherein the Purple Sox accomplished their historic 3-0 comeback within the ALCS in opposition to the Yankees to ultimately finish the “Curse of the Bambino.”
Garciaparra spent a season and alter in Chicago earlier than ending out his profession with the Dodgers and Athletics.
Which brings us to immediately’s quiz. How lots of the gamers to win American League Rookie of the Yr since 1949 are you able to identify in 10 minutes?
Good luck!
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