1988 Starting Lineup George Brett - Kansas City Royals
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George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is a retired American baseball third baseman and designated hitter who played 21 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Brett's 3, 154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. He is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3, 000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial; Albert Pujols curren...tly fulfills all three conditions, but is still an active player). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades.
Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach in 2013 on May 30, but stepped down from the position on July 25 in order to resume his position of vice president of baseball operations.
George BrettBrett batting in 1990Third baseman / Designated hitter / First basemanBorn: May 15, 1953 (age 65)
Glen Dale, West VirginiaBatted: LeftThrew: RightMLB debutAugust 2, 1973, for the Kansas City RoyalsLast MLB appearanceOctober 3, 1993, for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsBatting average.305Hits3, 154Home runs317Runs batted in1, 596TeamsKansas City Royals (1973–1993)Career highlights and awards13× All-Star (1976–1988)World Series champion (1985)AL MVP (1980)ALCS MVP (1985)Gold Glove Award (1985)3× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1985, 1988)3× AL batting champion (1976, 1980, 1990)Kansas City Royals No. 5 retiredKansas City Royals Hall of FameMember of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction1999Vote98.2% (first ballot)
Brett's 3, 154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. He is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3, 000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial; Albert Pujols curren...tly fulfills all three conditions, but is still an active player). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades.
Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach in 2013 on May 30, but stepped down from the position on July 25 in order to resume his position of vice president of baseball operations.
George BrettBrett batting in 1990Third baseman / Designated hitter / First basemanBorn: May 15, 1953 (age 65)
Glen Dale, West VirginiaBatted: LeftThrew: RightMLB debutAugust 2, 1973, for the Kansas City RoyalsLast MLB appearanceOctober 3, 1993, for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsBatting average.305Hits3, 154Home runs317Runs batted in1, 596TeamsKansas City Royals (1973–1993)Career highlights and awards13× All-Star (1976–1988)World Series champion (1985)AL MVP (1980)ALCS MVP (1985)Gold Glove Award (1985)3× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1985, 1988)3× AL batting champion (1976, 1980, 1990)Kansas City Royals No. 5 retiredKansas City Royals Hall of FameMember of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction1999Vote98.2% (first ballot)
