John Rockwood:
Was the greatest hitter ever for the greatest franchise ever a utility player? Perhaps "utility player" is a stretch, but this player did make 778 starts in left field, 579 starts at third base, and 396 starts at shortstop. Few would argue that the Pittsburgh Pirates have been the greatest franchise in the league's history. Twenty-six championships since the inception of the league in 2003 are a convincing piece of evidence to make that argument. But who was the greatest hitter in Pittsburgh's history? Micheal Bruce? Kangourou Yataro? Abdiel Llorent? Gerald Lipscomb? All were Hall of Famers, certainly, but most would argue that the greatest Pirate of them all was the utterly unselfish John Rockwood, who was willing to play wherever he was needed to get his bat into the lineup. And what a bat it was. Some call him the greatest Pirate hitter ever, but there are also those who place his name among the greatest of all time. They aren't scoffed at. Not only is his 1.035 career OPS the second highest of all time, he is also the author of perhaps the greatest single season ever recorded for a hitter.
Rockwood's tale begins in 2028. With the final pick of the first round of the amateur draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected a young third baseman by the name of John Rockwood. They liked the 18 year old's power potential, and his glove at the hot corner was quite good. He was also considered to be adequate at shortstop. Though Pittsburgh already had Gerald Lipscomb settling in at third, and an established shortstop, Bernal Quiros, it was felt that Rockwood was far enough away that things would sort themselves out eventually. Rockwood's first season in the minors, at A ball, showed his power potential, as he hit 17 homeruns, but it also showed how raw he still was, as he managed just a .262 average and only a .299 OBP. He repeated single A in '29, and his numbers improved a bit. He made a third go around at A ball in 2030, but while his batting average and OBP improved, his power dropped off. In 2031, his fourth season at single A, he began to make impressive strides in his hitting. However, he also spent much of the season injured. In '32, he played his fifth season at single A, and had a very impressive season, hitting .324 with 20 homeruns. Despite this, he once again started off at A ball in 2033. But one month into the season, Pittsburgh finally moved him up to AA. He spent three months ripping up AA pitchers to the tune of a .311 AVG and .822 OPS, when he was promoted once again, this time to AAA. He spent the final month of the minor league season dismantling AAA pitchers, hitting .341 with an .884 OPS. Wanting Rockwood to get a full season at AAA, Pittsburgh kept him at that level for the 2034 season. And there, for the first time, Rockwood seemed to hit a bit of a speed bump. His numbers were solid, but not quite as good as the Pirates had been hoping. His OPS was only .785 and he didn't seem to have as much homerun power as was anticipated. Worse, Pittsburgh then faced a dilemma. Rockwood was a good 3B and an adequate SS, but the Pirates had established players there. Pittsburgh wanted Rockwood at the big league level, but it also wanted him to be playing every day. Fortunately, an opportunity presented itself. Abdiel Llorent had given the Pirates many great seasons, but he was 39 years old and ready to retire. Could Rockwood move to left field? Certainly, he was athletic enough. On the other hand, learning in the big leagues wasn't an attractive option. So it was that at the start of the '35 season, Rockwood was at AAA trying to learn to play left field. Pittsburgh's coaches told Rockwood: "You'll come up either when we deem your glove good enough, or if you well enough that we don't care if you field like a fire hydrant."
On May 17, 2035, Rockwood's manager in AAA gave him the news: "You're going up, kid." In the end, Rockwood's promotion was due both his bad and his glove. He had shown himself to be average defensively in left field, which was just fine after he hammered AAA pitching for a month and a half with a .376 batting average and a 1.005 OPS. Of course, when Rockwood came up, instead of playing strictly left field, he was used more in a utility role, with 21 starts at third, 23 starts at short, and 14 starts in left field. His numbers were solid: a .788 OPS in 238 at bats. In the playoffs, though the Pirates swept both Los Angeles and Washington to capture the World Series, Rockwood saw little action, and didn't particularly stand out when he did play. That is, until the 7th inning of the fourth and deciding World Series game. After 5 1/2 innings, the Pirates led comfortably, 8-2, and the end of the series seemed to be close. But in the bottom of the 6th, the Senators showed one last bit of fire, and scored 5 runs to make it an 8-7 game. Suddenly things were a bit more tense. But then Rockwood led off the 7th inning with a homerun, and the Pirates hung on for a 10-7 victory.
In 2036, Rockwood moved into the left field spot full time, though he still made some starts at 3B and SS. He instantly became one of the more dangerous hitters in the league. He finished second in the batting race with a .345 average, hit 22 homeruns, drove in 117, drew 74 walks, and made his first All Star team. The Pirates again cruised to a World Series victory. Rockwood was much more of a factor in this postseason. He homered once and drove in 4 runs in the NLCS against San Diego. He delivered a first inning homerun in Game 1 of the World Series, and though Nashville quickly erased that early lead, the Pirates went on to win the game 8-7 in 11 innings. In Game 3, he ripped a 2 run homer in the third inning to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead, but the Pirates couldn't hold it, and eventually lost 7-6 in 10 innings. In all, Rockwood delivered 3 homeruns and 7 RBI in the playoff run.
Rockwood emerged as one of the elite hitters in the game in 2037. He hit a league-leading .377, with over 200 hits, 41 homeruns, a .470 OBP, and a 1.144 OPS. The numbers were good enough to win him the NL Silver Slugger Award. Despite that, Pittsburgh's run of consecutive championships came to an end at four. Despite a dominating 118 win season, the Pirates were upended by Portland in the NLCS in 6 games. 2038 was another great season for Rockwood; he hit .328 with 37 longballs and a 1.014 OPS. Rockwood had another solid postseason, but Pittsburgh fell to Tucson in the World Series in 6 games. In '39, Rockwood won a second batting title, hitting .370, and set a career high with 101 walks, which gave him a .470 OBP. Pittsburgh returned to the top of baseball, knocking off San Diego in 6 games in the NLCS, and sweeping Kansas City in the World Series. In Game 1 of the World Series, Pittsburgh blew a 4-2 lead, and the game was tied at 4 heading into the bottom of the 8th inning. With one out, Rockwood homered to break the tie, and Pittsburgh went on to win 7-4. Rockwood then drove in 2 runs in a 6-5 Game 2 triumph. The rest of the series wasn't close, as Pittsburgh pounded the Royals by a combined 16-2 in Games 3 and 4. In 2040, Rockwood won his second Silver Slugger Award. He hit .342, with 41 homeruns, and posted a 1.087 OPS. He cooled in the postseason however, and the Pirates were defeated by Sacramento in 5 games in the NLCS.
In 2030, San Diego's Emanuel Maxon had set the single season homerun record by slamming 70 moonshots. Four years later, Harrisburg's Tod Tsukasa made a serious charge for Maxon's record, falling short with 69 homeruns. In 2041, Pittsburgh's John Rockwood would make his own assault on the record books. But first, he would make a position switch. Long time shortstop Bernal Quiros had decided to retire, and the Pirates didn't really have a replacement ready. Utility infielder Donald Hoover was not considered an adequate starter. His bat was respectable, but he was not a good fielder. And so, Rockwood, who had played predominantly in left field since 2036, made the switch to shortstop. Any questions about his average glove at the position were quickly forgotten. Rockwood's run at history began with a most impressive April. Rockwood hit .351 and hammered a whopping 18 homeruns in the first month of the season. He didn't really cool off in May, hitting .432 with 15 homeruns. June saw him slip, slightly, hitting .413 with "only" 9 homers. That gave him 42 homeruns halfway through the season. Could he hit 80? He stayed hot in July, bopping 10 roundtrippers while hitting .354. He picked up the pace in August, hitting .432 with 11 homeruns. With one month to play, Rockwood stood at 63 homeruns. Would he shatter the single season record? No. Rockwood's run at history(at least that part of it) fell short. He batted .360 with 6 homeruns in the final month of the season, to finish with 69. Despite falling short of Emanuel Maxon, Rockwood made history in other ways. By leading the league in batting average(.388), homeruns(69), and runs batted in(176), he became the first player in league history to win the Triple Crown. To this day, Rockwood is one only two players to ever win the Triple Crown (although, I should point out that, due to Ellis Bolling's injury, Denver's Alexis Vazquez has a chance to win it this season. He is first in batting average, second in homeruns and only 1 back of the leaders-one of whom is Bolling, and second in RBI to Bolling. RBI will be the harder to overcome, but at least the number he is chasing will be static until the very end of the season). Rockwood also posted both the highest single season slugging percentage in history, at .829, and the highest single season OPS in history, at 1.298. Not surprisingly, Rockwood won the NL Silver Slugger Award for the third time in his career. It's also not surprising that Pittsburgh, powered by Rockwood's hitting, cruised to the playoffs again, winning 116 games. But Portland proved to be a difficult test in the NLCS, and after the Trailblazers' ace Herman Sydow tossed a 6 hit shutout in a 1-0 Game 4 victory, Portland held a commanding 3 games to 1 lead. In Game 5, the leaders of Pittsburgh's team stepped up and willed the Pirates to victory. Ace Manuel Reno blanked Portland on 3 hits through 7 2/3 innings, and John Rockwood drove in a pair of runs in a 4-0 victory. In Game 6, Rockwood had a hit, 2 walks, an RBI, and a run scored in a 7-5 Pittsburgh win. Rockwood didn't do much in the deciding Game 7, but virtually every other Pirate starter contributed, and Pittsburgh pulled out an 8-3 win to reach the World Series. Knoxville looked like a tough opponent for Pittsburgh. They had won 103 games during the regular season, and had brushed aside a mediocre Grand Rapids team in the ALCS. While Pittsburgh went to the wire with Portland, the 79ers had time to rest up. But things didn't go quite the way Knoxville hoped. In Game 1, Rockwood's 6th inning, run-scoring double helped to break open a 4-2 game, and Pittsburgh went on to a 7-2 victory. Rockwood's 5th inning homerun in Game 2 broke open a 2-0 game, and the Pirates prevailed, 5-0. He had 2 hits and a run scored in the Pirates' 4-2 Game 3 win. The Pirates capped the sweep of Knoxville with a 3-1 Game 4 victory; Rockwood had another 2 hits and a run scored.
Rockwood didn't reach 60 homeruns in 2042, but still had a fine season, hitting .339 with 40 homers. He also reached 100 walks for the second time in his career. Rockwood also saw himself getting moved around the field again. Because both starting third-baseman Gerald Lipscomb and backup third-baseman Porfirio Cano retired, the Pirates were left without an established player at the hot corner. Rockwood still was the primary shortstop, making 94 starts there, but he was also one of several players to see significant time at third, making 42 starts there. Pittsburgh again reached the postseason. In a rematch of the previous season's NLCS, Portland was able to get the best of Pittsburgh, holding off a furious ninth inning, 4-run rally in Game 7, to escape with a 9-8 victory. In '43, Rockwood had his fourth 200 hit season, and hit over .370 for the third time. Rockwood moved back primarily to left field, making 74 starts there, but he still made 43 starts and 15 starts at SS and 3B, respectively. Pittsburgh and Portland met up in the NLCS for the third consecutive season, and Portland prevailed in six games. In '44, Rockwood posted his 8th consecutive season with an OPS greater than 1.000, and once again spent the year moving between LF, SS, and 3B: 62 starts at short, 35 at third, and 32 in left. The season also represented a bit of a switch for Pittsburgh. In most years, the Pirates were the dominant NL power, but though the Pirates did win the Northeast Division again, their 95 wins paled in comparison to the 114 that Portland delivered. For the fourth year in a row, Pittsburgh and Portland met up in the NLCS, and for the third year in a row, the Trailblazers were victors, handling the Pirates with ease in five games.
In 2045, Rockwood settled in almost exclusively at third base, and he would remain there for the rest of his career. For the first time since '36, Rockwood failed to hit 30 homeruns in a season, and for the first time since '37, he failed to reach an OPS of 1.000. Nevertheless, Pittsburgh captured the Northeast Division title and prepared to face off against Portland in the NLCS for the fifth straight year. Rockwood missed most of the NLCS with an injury, but the Pirates finally defeated Portland after three straight NLCS losses, winning in 7 games. Rockwood returned in Game 4 of the World Series, with the Pirates trailing Miami, 2 games to 1. He walked and scored a run, and Pittsburgh evened the series with an 8-6 victory. He homered in the ninth inning of the fifth game, but it was too little, too late in a 10-3 defeat. He also drove in a run in Game 6, but the Pirates fell 3-2 to lose the Series.
In 2046, Rockwood hit over .370 for the fifth and final time in his career. He also posted his ninth, and final, 1.000 OPS season. Pittsburgh won the Northeast again, but their recent annual sparring partner did not win its division. Portland was ridiculously unlucky, going just 16-28 in one run games, and it finished 8 games under its Pythagorean record. Despite having the best road record in the NL(53-28), a mediocre home performance dragged the Trailblazers record down to just 86-76. Emerging from the ashes of Portland's fall was San Diego, who won the West Division by 7 games. The Padres, however, were no match for the Pirates, and Pittsburgh handled San Diego in 5 games. In the American League, a 90 win Memphis team took the defending champion Miami Dolphins, winners of 108 games, to a 7th game in the ALCS, and prevailed in a 12-5 stomping. For the sixth time in league history, Pittsburgh and Memphis would meet up in the World Series. The most recent meeting, of course, was the upset of 2032- the Grizzlies only win against the Pirates in the World Series. Despite Pittsburgh's traditional dominance, Memphis raced to a 3 games to none lead. The Grizzlies won 4-2 in Game 1, rallied in the bottom of the ninth to win 5-4 in Game 2, and got a complete game shutout from the most unlikely of heroes in a 6-0 Fame 3 victory: starting pitcher Lucien Stewart, who had lost 17 games during the regular season with an ERA of 6.33. The Pirates avoided the sweep with a 4-2 win in Game 4, but were destroyed in Game 5. Memphis scored 7 runs in the first two innings en route to a 7-3 victory.
In 2047, Rockwood made his 12th consecutive appearance in the All Star game. It would be his last. He failed to drive in 100 runs for the first time since his rookie season of '35. Clearly, he was aging- he even set a career high in strikeouts, with 60! Pittsburgh rolled to the division title, winning 105 games. The Pirates NLCS opponent would be San Jose, a team on the rise. The Sharks had posted winning records in six consecutive seasons, and even won 101 games in '45, but won its first division title in '47. They were not ready for the battle-tested Pirates, who handled them in five games. The Pirates would get a chance for revenge in the World Series, as Memphis defeated Miami for a second year in a row in the ALCS. But revenge seemed far away after the Grizzlies quickly won Games 1 and 2. Abruptly, however, the Pittsburgh bats erupted. In Game 3, the Pirates banged out 15 hits in a 9-7 victory. Rockwood had 3 hits and 2 RBI in a 7-1 Game 4 rout. In Game 5, Rockwood belted a two run homer in the first inning, and the Pirates annihilated Memphis, 12-0. In Game 6, Rockwood broke a 3-3 tie with a two out, run-scoring double in the 7th inning. The Pirates held that lead to win the series with a 4-3 victory.
Rockwood spent much of the 2048 season injured, and even when he was healthy, he struggled badly, posting the worst OPS of his career at .618. Despite that, Pittsburgh won 111 games to reach the postseason once again. The Pirates defeated Sacramento in six games in the NLCS to reach the World Series, where they faced off against Miami. The Pirates quickly grabbed a 2 games to none lead, shutting out the Dolphins 1-0 in Game 1, and rallying from a 5-0 deficit in Game 2 to win 6-5. Though John Rockwood would play very sparingly in the postseason, he did manage to drive in a run in this game. The Pirates collapsed, however, and lost four straight to lose the Series. Rockwood retired after the season, at the age of 38.
At the time of his retirement, Rockwood ranked 1st all time in batting average. Today, Rockwood's average ranks fourth. Rockwood is also second all time in OPS.
Rockwood's stats:
Code:
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
2035 91 238 71 12 1 6 34 35 21 35 3 1 .298 .355 .433 .788 PIT
2036 149 521 180 29 3 22 117 96 74 58 0 1 .345 .427 .539 .966 PIT,NL
2037 155 552 208 37 2 41 139 135 97 36 4 2 .377 .470 .674 1.144 PIT,NL
2038 156 530 174 24 1 37 139 119 92 37 1 1 .328 .428 .587 1.014 PIT,NL
2039 156 540 200 42 4 32 131 132 101 23 5 4 .370 .470 .641 1.110 PIT,NL
2040 157 538 184 33 3 41 138 129 98 46 12 5 .342 .443 .643 1.087 PIT,NL
2041 152 557 216 37 1 69 176 141 85 36 8 3 .388 .469 .829 1.298 PIT,NL
2042 155 560 190 34 3 40 137 129 100 40 6 2 .339 .439 .625 1.064 PIT,NL
2043 152 563 209 28 3 33 130 129 81 38 3 7 .371 .450 .607 1.058 PIT,NL
2044 155 518 190 23 5 33 108 129 98 35 6 5 .367 .468 .622 1.089 PIT,NL
2045 155 557 185 20 2 26 125 113 94 41 6 4 .332 .429 .515 .944 PIT,NL
2046 148 502 189 20 3 23 123 108 99 27 2 0 .376 .479 .566 1.045 PIT,NL
2047 151 525 184 19 1 21 96 109 83 60 0 0 .350 .439 .510 .950 PIT,NL
2048 103 338 80 11 0 5 35 49 33 69 0 0 .237 .305 .314 .618 PIT
Total 2035 7039 2460 369 32 429 1628 1553 1156 581 56 35 .349 .441 .594 1.035
Career Minor League Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2028, A 137 546 143 22 2 17 62 66 36 113 3 6 .262 .299 .403 .702
2029, A 138 564 153 16 0 24 60 67 43 110 9 4 .271 .314 .427 .741
2030, A 137 560 163 21 0 13 50 54 59 109 5 5 .291 .356 .398 .754
2031, A 90 371 121 21 0 11 47 58 37 57 6 6 .326 .380 .472 .852
2032, A 138 580 188 25 0 20 87 85 54 103 12 14 .324 .373 .471 .844
2033, A 28 115 38 7 0 2 10 15 13 16 1 0 .330 .395 .443 .839
2033, AA 79 334 104 17 0 11 32 47 29 59 7 3 .311 .360 .461 .822
2033, AAA 30 126 43 9 0 3 13 24 15 15 0 3 .341 .400 .484 .884
2034, AAA 138 605 180 41 0 16 72 102 44 110 10 4 .298 .340 .445 .785
2035, AAA 42 186 70 14 0 8 29 28 17 23 1 1 .376 .424 .581 1.005
Career Postseason Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2035 2 12 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 .167 .231 .417 .647
2036 11 41 12 0 0 3 7 7 6 4 0 0 .293 .383 .512 .895
2037 6 27 9 3 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 .333 .357 .444 .802
2038 13 46 10 2 0 3 6 9 11 5 0 0 .217 .368 .457 .825
2039 10 38 12 1 0 2 10 9 4 1 1 0 .316 .381 .500 .881
2040 5 22 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 .227 .346 .227 .573
2041 11 40 15 3 0 1 5 9 7 1 0 1 .375 .468 .525 .993
2042 7 27 7 1 0 3 6 5 4 4 0 0 .259 .355 .630 .984
2043 6 25 10 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 .400 .444 .640 1.084
2044 5 22 8 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 .364 .391 .545 .937
2045 7 24 5 1 0 2 7 5 4 1 0 0 .208 .321 .500 .821
2046 10 37 11 1 0 0 3 8 5 3 0 0 .297 .381 .324 .705
2047 11 40 11 2 0 2 10 8 8 5 0 0 .275 .396 .475 .871
2048 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 106 407 117 16 1 19 65 70 58 40 2 2 .287 .376 .472 .848
Player History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 2028...
Injured on 6/22/2031 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 8-9 weeks...
Had first career hit on 5/19/2035, off Milan Marvel (LA)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/29/2035, off Ramon Padilla (SD)...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2035...
Drove in 6 runs against Sacramento on 6/8/2036...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/2036, hitting .667 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2036, hitting .456 with 6 HR, 36 RBI...
Was selected to the 2036 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Harrisburg on 8/7/2036...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2036...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2037, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2037, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 19 RBI...
Was selected to the 2037 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Sacramento on 7/11/2037...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/2037, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2037, hitting .381 with 7 HR, 26 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/2037, hitting .545 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2037, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 20 RBI...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 10/1/2037...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2037, hitting .377 with 41 HR, 139 RBI...
Was selected to the 2038 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2038, hitting .360 with 8 HR, 32 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/2038, hitting .444 with 5 HR, 16 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/2039, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2039, hitting .379 with 7 HR, 27 RBI...
Was selected to the 2039 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/2039, hitting .600 with 0 HR, 4 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2039, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2039, hitting .454 with 6 HR, 28 RBI...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2039...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/2040, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Harrisburg on 5/15/2040...
Was selected to the 2040 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/2040, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 9/6/2040...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2040, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2040, hitting .342 with 41 HR, 138 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Sacramento on 4/10/2041...
Hit 3 homeruns against Sacramento, driving in 4 runs on 4/11/2041...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/2041, hitting .375 with 6 HR, 14 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Sacramento, driving in 5 runs on 4/30/2041...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2041, hitting .351 with 18 HR, 44 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/2041, hitting .500 with 8 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2041, hitting .412 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2041, hitting .432 with 15 HR, 38 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2041, hitting .413 with 9 HR, 29 RBI...
Was selected to the 2041 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/2041, hitting .536 with 6 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2041, hitting .432 with 11 HR, 27 RBI...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2041...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2041, hitting .388 with 69 HR, 176 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2042, hitting .474 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/2042, hitting .529 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 2042 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles, driving in 4 runs on 7/21/2042...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/2042, hitting .370 with 6 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2042, hitting .560 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against Hartford on 6/19/2043...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/2043, hitting .654 with 4 HR, 16 RBI...
Was selected to the 2043 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2043, hitting .424 with 7 HR, 24 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2043, hitting .593 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 9/6/2043...
Drove in 6 runs against Rochester on 9/27/2043...
Was selected to the 2044 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/2044, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2044, hitting .680 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/2045, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2045, hitting .390 with 6 HR, 34 RBI...
Was selected to the 2045 Allstar game...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/24/2045, off Robert Height (BUF)...
Injured on 10/10/2045 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2046, hitting .538 with 1 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2046, hitting .442 with 7 HR, 28 RBI...
Was selected to the 2046 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/2046, hitting .577 with 1 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/2047, hitting .563 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Was selected to the 2047 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2047...
Injured on 6/8/2048 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks...
Retired in 2049.
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
2036 - .345 - 2nd
2037 - .377 - 1st
2038 - .328 - 6th
2039 - .370 - 1st
2040 - .342 - 3rd
2041 - .388 - 1st
2042 - .339 - 5th
2043 - .371 - 3rd
2044 - .367 - 2nd
2046 - .376 - 3rd
2047 - .350 - 2nd
OBP
2036 - .427 - 2nd
2037 - .470 - 1st
2038 - .428 - 5th
2039 - .470 - 1st
2040 - .443 - 2nd
2041 - .469 - 1st
2042 - .439 - 4th
2043 - .450 - 3rd
2044 - .468 - 1st
2045 - .429 - 8th
2046 - .479 - 1st
2047 - .439 - 3rd
SLG
2036 - .539 - 8th
2037 - .674 - 1st
2038 - .587 - 6th
2039 - .641 - 3rd
2040 - .643 - 1st
2041 - .829 - 1st
2042 - .625 - 3rd
2043 - .607 - 7th
2044 - .622 - 2nd
2046 - .566 - 8th
OPS
2036 - .966 - 4th
2037 - 1.144 - 1st
2038 - 1.014 - 3rd
2039 - 1.110 - 1st
2040 - 1.087 - 1st
2041 - 1.298 - 1st
2042 - 1.064 - 3rd
2043 - 1.058 - 3rd
2044 - 1.089 - 1st
2045 - .944 - 10th
2046 - 1.045 - 3rd
2047 - .950 - 5th
Hits
2036 - 180 - 8th
2037 - 208 - 1st
2039 - 200 - 5th
2041 - 216 - 2nd
2043 - 209 - 6th
2047 - 184 - 9th
Doubles
2039 - 42 - 4th
Homeruns
2037 - 41 - 3rd
2038 - 37 - 7th
2040 - 41 - 2nd
2041 - 69 - 1st
2042 - 40 - 5th
2043 - 33 - 7th
2044 - 33 - 6th
RBI
2036 - 117 - 6th
2037 - 139 - 1st
2038 - 139 - 2nd
2039 - 131 - 4th
2040 - 138 - 2nd
2041 - 176 - 1st
2042 - 137 - 3rd
2043 - 130 - 5th
2044 - 108 - 7th
2045 - 125 - 5th
2046 - 123 - 8th
Runs
2037 - 135 - 1st
2038 - 119 - 7th
2039 - 132 - 2nd
2040 - 129 - 1st
2041 - 141 - 1st
2042 - 129 - 3rd
2043 - 129 - 2nd
2044 - 129 - 1st
2045 - 113 - 8th
2047 - 109 - 8th
BB
2037 - 97 - 4th
2038 - 92 - 10th
2039 - 101 - 6th
2040 - 98 - 9th
2042 - 100 - 7th
2044 - 98 - 10th
2046 - 99 - 9th