- Phil Plantier
Phillip Alan Plantier (born
January 27 ,1969 inManchester, New Hampshire ) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1990-1997. Although he enjoyed a rather successful major league career, Plantier is most often remembered for the unrealistic expectations placed upon him after a torridrookie season.Plantier was an 11th round draft pick of the
Boston Red Sox in the1987 amateur entry draft. He developed a knack for hittinghome run s in the minor leagues and skipped the AA level altogether. Plantier burst onto the national scene in1991 after a mid-season callup from thePawtucket Red Sox . In only 53 games and 148at bat s, he was able to slug 11 home runs and amass 35RBI s while hitting .331. This worked out to a home run hit in roughly every 13 at bats. By comparison, the league leader in home runs that season,José Canseco , also hit a home run every 13 at bats on average. As a result, Plantier finished 8th in Rookie of the Year voting despite only playing one-third of a season.Plantier was unable to repeat his rookie performance in
1992 , and was traded to theSan Diego Padres the following season. He enjoyed his best full season in1993 , in which he hit 34 home runs with 100 RBIs, both career highs. Currently, he is the hitting coach for theWest Tennessee Diamond Jaxx .Teams
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Boston Red Sox 1990-1992
*San Diego Padres 1993-1994, 1995, 1997
*Houston Astros 1995
*Oakland Athletics 1996
*St. Louis Cardinals 1997
* Plantier also spent time in spring training with theDetroit Tigers in 1996 (traded to the A's) and theToronto Blue Jays in 1998 (released).Batting Stats
* 610 Games
* 457 Hits
* 91 Home Runs
* 292 RBIs
* .243 Batting AverageExternal links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plantph01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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