Luis Gonzalez (outfielder)
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Gonzalez in 2017
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| Left fielder | |||
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Born: September 3, 1967 Tampa, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1990, for the Houston Astros | |||
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| September 28, 2008, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .283 | ||
| Hits | 2,591 | ||
| Home runs | 354 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,439 | ||
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Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967 in Tampa, Florida), nicknamed "Gonzo", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in that organization's history. He delivered the game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series off Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees to give the Diamondbacks their first and only World Series championship to date.
Gonzalez grew up in the West Tampa neighborhood of Tampa, Florida. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1985 along with childhood friend Tino Martinez. After high school, he attended the University of South Alabama, where he earned Baseball America's All-Freshman Second Team honors. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the fourth round of the 1988 amateur draft. Gonzalez played American Legion Baseball for Post 248. Other Post 248 alumni include Lou Piniella, Tony La Russa, Tino Martinez and Gary Sheffield.
Gonzalez made his major league debut on September 4, 1990. He finished the rest of the 1990 season with 4 hits (2 doubles). The year of 1991 became the first full season of Gonzalez's career. During 1991, he batted .254 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI. In 1992, he batted .243 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI. In 1993, he batted .300 with 15 home runs, 72 RBI, and an NL leading 10 sacrifice flies. In 1994, he batted .273 with 8 homers and 67 RBI. His 1995 season began with a .258 batting average, 6 homers and 35 RBI.
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