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All Star Reserve
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Remembering the Hall of Famers:Scott Border
Scott Border
In 2014, Scott Border became the first player inducted into the Hall of Fame. Throughout the first decade of the league's history, Border was the foremost slugger in the game, first with Portland, and then with Kansas City. In 2004, he became the first player to hit 60 or more homeruns in one season- he hit 62- and then collected 4 more 60 homerun seasons. Until 2081, no other player had ever hit 60 or more in multiple seasons (San Jose's Ugo Momoru became the second last season). In 2005, he posted a career high of 66 homeruns. That remained the NL's single season mark until Emmanuel Maxon hit 70 in the year 2030 while playing for San Diego. Maxon's record still stands today, though a few players have made serious runs at it. In 2007, playing with Kansas City, Border hit 62. That remained the AL's single season mark until Donald Murillo matched it in 2034 with Memphis. In 2074, Denver's own Ellis Bolling joined those two greats in holding the AL single season record.
In 2012, Border became the first player in league history to hit 500 homeruns. He would finish his career with 509. Border remained the career leader in HR until 2018, when Timothy Knight surpassed him. Although Border's career numbers were gradually left in the dust over the league's history- Border dropped out of the top 25 in homeruns in the year 2048- there are few hitters who matched Border's raw power. At his peak, Border's ability to hit homeruns has simply been unmatched by anyone. Additionally, Border's 6 Silver Slugger Awards are the most ever won by a player.
Although Border was not the greatest defensive SS in the league, he did, however, manage to snag a pair of Gold Glove awards, in 2009 and 2010.
Border's career stats:
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
2003 157 611 156 44 0 51 145 96 38 146 0 0 .255 .299 .578 .877 POR,NL
2004 156 584 143 38 1 62 154 108 49 127 0 0 .245 .303 .632 .935 POR,NL
2005 154 619 181 61 0 66 168 118 34 125 0 0 .292 .329 .711 1.040 POR,NL
2006 158 601 170 56 1 59 139 107 31 121 0 0 .283 .318 .674 .992 POR,NL
2007 153 631 145 38 0 62 169 107 33 140 0 0 .230 .268 .585 .853 KC
2008 155 609 165 45 2 60 155 117 45 139 0 0 .271 .321 .647 .968 KC,AL
2009 154 614 155 43 0 51 151 99 41 150 0 0 .252 .299 .572 .871 KC,AL
2010 154 609 171 47 0 61 164 116 40 147 1 0 .281 .325 .658 .984 KC
2011 140 496 116 48 2 26 105 76 24 126 1 1 .234 .269 .496 .765 KC
2012 65 139 31 12 2 8 29 14 5 31 0 1 .223 .250 .511 .761 KC ROC
2013 68 87 21 8 0 3 15 8 4 23 1 0 .241 .275 .437 .712 LA
Total 1514 5600 1454 440 8 509 1394 966 344 1275 3 2 .260 .302 .614 .916
Career Postseason Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 5 19 5 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 .263 .333 .579 .912
2005 6 22 6 1 1 0 7 2 3 6 0 0 .273 .360 .409 .769
2011 6 22 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 9 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Total 17 63 15 2 2 3 13 8 5 17 0 0 .238 .294 .476 .770
Player History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Portland in 2003...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/2003, off Louis Dambrosio (LA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/2003, hitting .367 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Harrisburg on 6/1/2003...
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Hartford, driving in 5 runs on 8/25/2003...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2003, hitting .345 with 6 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/2003, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2003, hitting .255 with 51 HR, 145 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 4/8/2004...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/2004, hitting .400 with 6 HR, 14 RBI...
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2004, hitting .245 with 62 HR, 154 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 4/3/2005...
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles, driving in 6 runs on 4/26/2005...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2005, hitting .448 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2005, hitting .322 with 11 HR, 38 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Hartford on 5/18/2005...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2005, hitting .314 with 12 HR, 26 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/2005, hitting .364 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2005, hitting .393 with 7 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2005, hitting .299 with 13 HR, 34 RBI...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2005, hitting .292 with 66 HR, 168 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/2006, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against San Diego, driving in 7 runs on 6/4/2006...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/2006, hitting .321 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2006, hitting .299 with 13 HR, 30 RBI...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/2006, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2006, hitting .303 with 12 HR, 25 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/2006, hitting .400 with 6 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2006, hitting .283 with 59 HR, 139 RBI...
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/10/2007 to a 8-year deal worth $10,274,200 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Tucson on 4/4/2007...
Drove in 6 runs against Memphis on 4/24/2007...
Injured on 6/25/2007 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week...
Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 143 on 8/27/2007...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2007, hitting .280 with 17 HR, 38 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2007, hitting .414 with 7 HR, 13 RBI...
Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 54 on 9/20/2007...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2007, hitting .230 with 62 HR, 169 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2008, hitting .467 with 8 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2008, hitting .366 with 15 HR, 35 RBI...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Nashville on 7/5/2008...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2008, hitting .281 with 11 HR, 33 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/2009, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 13 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Knoxville on 6/14/2009...
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Memphis on 9/3/2009...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2009...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2010, hitting .318 with 12 HR, 35 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Knoxville on 7/26/2010...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/2010, hitting .526 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/2010, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2010, hitting .281 with 61 HR, 164 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2010...
Drove in 6 runs against Knoxville on 8/13/2011...
Injured on 4/6/2012 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Had 500th career homerun on 5/21/2012, off Joel Maya (MEM)...
Released by Kansas City on 7/17/2012, refused assignment to minors...
Signed as a free agent by Rochester on 7/28/2012 to a 1-year deal worth $340,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/3/2013 to a 1-year deal worth $455,100 per year...
Released by Los Angeles on 9/8/2013, refused assignment to minors...
Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2014.
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
SLG
2003 - .578 - 1st
2004 - .632 - 1st
2005 - .711 - 1st
2006 - .674 - 1st
2007 - .585 - 2nd
2008 - .647 - 1st
2009 - .572 - 3rd
2010 - .658 - 1st
OPS
2003 - .877 - 8th
2004 - .935 - 4th
2005 - 1.040 - 1st
2006 - .992 - 1st
2007 - .853 - 9th
2008 - .968 - 4th
2009 - .871 - 9th
2010 - .984 - 3rd
Hits
2005 - 181 - 3rd
2006 - 170 - 8th
Doubles
2003 - 44 - 1st
2004 - 38 - 4th
2005 - 61 - 1st
2006 - 56 - 1st
2007 - 38 - 10th
2008 - 45 - 2nd
2009 - 43 - 3rd
2010 - 47 - 3rd
2011 - 48 - 4th
Homeruns
2003 - 51 - 1st
2004 - 62 - 1st
2005 - 66 - 1st
2006 - 59 - 2nd
2007 - 62 - 1st
2008 - 60 - 1st
2009 - 51 - 1st
2010 - 61 - 1st
RBI
2003 - 145 - 1st
2004 - 154 - 1st
2005 - 168 - 1st
2006 - 139 - 2nd
2007 - 169 - 1st
2008 - 155 - 1st
2009 - 151 - 1st
2010 - 164 - 1st
Runs
2003 - 96 - 5th
2004 - 108 - 3rd
2005 - 118 - 1st
2006 - 107 - 2nd
2007 - 107 - 4th
2008 - 117 - 2nd
2009 - 99 - 8th
2010 - 116 - 3rd
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