Phil Plantier
| Phil Plantier | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 27, 1969 Manchester, New Hampshire |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 21, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1997, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .243 | ||
| Home runs | 91 | ||
| Runs batted in | 292 | ||
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Phillip Alan Plantier (born January 27, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the major leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1990-1997. Plantier is most often remembered for his rookie season performance.
Plantier was an 11th round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft. He developed a knack for hitting home runs in the minor leagues and skipped the Double-A level altogether. Plantier first entered the major leagues in 1990 after a midseason call-up from the Pawtucket Red Sox and primarily served as a pinch hitter, but did not play enough for it to be considered his rookie year. In 1991 he was first called up to Boston in June, and played in 11 games, but was sent back down to Pawtucket two weeks later. He was finally called back up to Boston on August 10 and went on a very impressive run over 42 games. In 53 total games and 148 at-bats, he hit 11 home runs and 35 RBI while hitting .331, for an average of a home run hit every 13.38 at-bats. As a result, Plantier finished 8th in Rookie of the Year voting.
Plantier was unable to repeat his rookie performance in 1992, and was traded to the San Diego Padres during the following offseason. He enjoyed his best full season in 1993 wherein he hit 34 home runs with 100 RBI, both career highs.
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