Chad Curtis
| Chad Curtis | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: November 6, 1968 Marion, Indiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 1992, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 2001, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .264 | ||
| Home runs | 101 | ||
| Runs batted in | 461 | ||
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Chad Curtis (born November 6, 1968) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1992–2001, for the California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. Over his career, Curtis compiled a .264 batting average and hit 101 home runs.
Curtis is a convicted felon currently serving 7–15 years for sexually assaulting 3 minors at Lakewood High School, Lake Odessa, Mi, where he was volunteering.
Curtis made his major-league debut in 1992, playing in 139 games at all three outfield positions. He compiled a .256 average with 10 home runs and 46 runs batted in, also stealing 43 bases, but was thrown out 18 times. The next season, Curtis hit .285 with 59 runs batted in, but led the league with 24 times caught stealing. In the strike-shortened 1994 season, he played in 114 games, hitting 11 home runs with 50 runs batted in before the abrupt end to the season. On April 13, 1995, he was traded to the Tigers for Tony Phillips.
During his first season as a Tiger, Curtis hit .268 with 21 homers and 67 runs batted in, while leading the American League with 670 plate appearances. In 1996, he played in 104 games with Detroit hitting .263 with 10 home runs and 37 runs batted in. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 31, 1996 for John Cummings and Joey Eischen.
Curtis played in 43 games with the Dodgers hitting just .212 with only 9 runs batted in. He was 22-for-104 in his Dodgers tenure. In the postseason, Curtis was 0-for-3 in his only game played. On October 19, 1996, he became a free agent.
Curtis signed with the Indians on December 18, 1996. He played in just 22 games for the Indians, hitting .207 (6 for 29) with three homers and seven runs batted in. He was traded to the Yankees on June 9, 1997.
Curtis was traded to the Yankees on June 9, 1997, for David Weathers. He hit .291 with 12 home runs and 50 runs batted in with the Yankees and was added to the postseason roster, where he went 1 for 6 with 3 walks and 1 strikeout.
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