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Bengie Molina of the Anaheim Angels (in gray and red) scores a run by touching home plate after rounding all the bases.

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured. A player may score by hitting a home run or by any combination of plays that puts him safely "on base" (that is, on first, second, or third) as a runner and subsequently brings him home. The object of the game is for a team to score more runs than its opponent.

With two outs at the start of play, the batter must reach first base and any base runners obligated to run to the next base must reach the next base on a batted ball if a run is to be counted. Thus if a baserunner running from third base crosses home plate with two out before a batter is put out on a ground out or before a fly ball is caught after two outs, then the run that would otherwise score is null; likewise, if a conventional double play is made with one out on a ground ball involving forces at other bases, the run that would otherwise score before the third out is registered is void. But if the play involves no batted ball, the baserunner who scores before the third out is made scores a run. Example: with runners at first and third, the runner at first base attempts to steal second base. The runner on third takes off for home plate while the runner from first base is in a rundown. Should the runner from third score before the baserunner originally at first base be put out, then a run scores.

In baseball statistics, a player who advances around all the bases to score is credited with a run (R), sometimes referred to as a "run scored." While runs scored is considered an important individual batting statistic, it is regarded as less significant than runs batted in (RBIs)—superiority in the latter, for instance, is one of the elements of the exceptional batting achievement known as the Triple Crown. Both individual runs scored and runs batted in are heavily context-dependent; for a more sophisticated assessment of a player's contribution toward producing runs for his team, see runs created.

A pitcher is likewise assessed runs surrendered in his statistics, which differentiate between standard earned runs (for which the pitcher is statistically assigned full responsibility) and so-called unearned runs scored due to fielding errors. If a pitching substitution occurs while a runner is on base, and that runner eventually scores a run, the pitcher who allowed the player to get on base is charged with the run even though he was no longer pitching when the run scored.

Significant run scoring records[link]

Player[link]

The career record for most runs scored by a major-league player is 2,295, held by Rickey Henderson (1979–2003). The season record for most runs scored is 196, set by Billy Hamilton of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894. The so-called modern-day record (1900 and after) is 177, achieved by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in 1921. The record for most seasons leading one of the major leagues in runs scored is 8, held by Babe Ruth (American League: 1919–21, 1923, 1924, 1926–28).

The record for most consecutive games with at least one run scored is 18, shared by the Yankees' Red Rolfe (August 9–August 25, 1939) and the Cleveland Indians' Kenny Lofton (August 15–September 3, 2000). The record for most runs scored by a player in a single game is 7, set by Guy Hecker of the American Association's Louisville Colonels on August 15, 1886. The modern-day record of 6 is shared by fourteen players (eight of whom attained it before 1900). Of the six modern-day players to score 6 runs in a game, the first to perform the feat was Mel Ott of the New York Giants on August 4, 1934 (he repeated the accomplishment ten years later, making him the only player ever to do it twice); the most recent was Shawn Green, then of the Los Angeles Dodgers, on May 23, 2002.

Team[link]

The record for most runs scored by a major-league team during a single season is 1,212, set by the Boston Beaneaters (now the Atlanta Braves) in 1894. The modern-day record is 1,067, achieved by the New York Yankees in 1931. The team record for most consecutive games with at least one run scored (i.e., most consecutive games not being shut out) is 308, set by the Yankees between August 3, 1931, and August 2, 1933.

The record for most runs scored by a team in a single game is 36, set by the Chicago Colts (now the Chicago Cubs) against the Louisville Colonels (which joined the National League in 1892) on June 29, 1897. The modern-day record of 30 was set on August 22, 2007, by the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader at Oriole Park. The Rangers scored 5 runs in the fourth inning, 9 in the sixth, 10 in the eighth, and 6 in the ninth. On August 25, 1922, the highest-scoring game in major-league history took place: the Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 26–23, a total of 49 runs.

The record for most runs scored by a team in a single inning is 18, set by the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) against the Detroit Wolverines on September 6, 1883. The modern-day record is 17, achieved by the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on June 18, 1953.

World Series[link]

The Yankees' Mickey Mantle holds the record for most career World Series runs scored with 42 (1951–53, 1955–58, 1960–64). The record for most runs scored in a single World Series, shared by two players, is 10, achieved both times in a six-game Series: Reggie Jackson of the Yankees was the first to do it, in 1977; the Toronto Blue Jays' Paul Molitor equaled him in 1993. The most runs ever scored by a player in a World Series game is 4, a record shared by nine men. Babe Ruth set the mark on October 6, 1926, while with the Yankees; it was matched most recently by Jeff Kent of the San Francisco Giants on October 24, 2002.

In the 1960 World Series, the Yankees scored a record 55 runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates—and still lost the Series. On October 2, 1936, playing the New York Giants, the Yankees set the team record for most runs scored in a single Series game with 18. Players crossed the plate a record 29 times in the highest-scoring World Series game in history on October 20, 1993, as the Blue Jays beat the Phillies 15–14 at Veterans Stadium in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series.

See also[link]

• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs

External links[link]

• Yearly League Leaders & Records for Runs Scored. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

Look up run in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Run(s) or RUN may refer to:

Geography and topography[link]

• Run (waterfalls), the horizontal distance a waterfall flows
• Stream or run, a flowing body of water
• Run (island), one of the Banda Islands
• Run (stream), a stream in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant

Computers[link]

• Execution (computing), to begin operation of a computer program
  • Run command, a command used to execute a program in Microsoft Windows
• RUN (magazine), a computer magazine of the 1980s
• A sequence of something repeated, in computer coding

Sports and games[link]

• Run (American football), an offensive action in American football
• Run (baseball), the unit of scoring in baseball
• Run (cricket), the unit of scoring in cricket
• Run, the unit of scoring in softball
• A variety of events in track and field athletics
• Run (cards), a series of playing cards with consecutive values
• Piste or ski run, a marked trail down a mountain for winter sports
• Run, in sailing, to sail downwind

Film and television[link]

• Run (1991 film), a U.S. action thriller
• Run (1994 film), a Hong Kong film featuring Leon Lai
• Run (2002 film), a Tamil film directed by N. Linguswamy
• Run (2004 film), a Hindi remake of the Tamil film
• Run (2013 film), an upcoming film featuring William Moseley
• "Run!", an episode of the U.S. TV series Heroes
• "Run", an episode of the U.S. TV series Smallville
• "Run", an episode of the U.S. TV series Without a Trace

Novels[link]

• Run (novel), a novel by Ann Patchett
• The Run, a novel by Stuart Woods
• Run, a novel by Eric Walters
• Run, a novel in the Fearless series by Francine Pascal

Music[link]

Albums[link]

• Run (album), by B'z
• Run, by Nine Mile, or the title song

Songs[link]

• "Run" (Amy Macdonald song)
• "Run" (Cog song)
• "Run" (George Strait song)
• "Run" (Lighthouse Family song)
• "Run" (Red Flag song)
• "Run" (Snow Patrol song), also covered by Leona Lewis
• "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)", a song by Gnarls Barkley
• "Run", by Air from Talkie Walkie
• "Run", by Broadcast 2000
• "Run", by Cappadonna from The Pillage
• "Run", by Collective Soul from Dosage
• "Run", by Disturbed from Indestructible
• "Run", by Epik High from Epilogue
• "Run", by Ghostface Killah from The Pretty Toney Album
• "Run", by Grinspoon from Six to Midnight
• "Run", by The Knux from Eraser
• "Run", by Kutless from Kutless
• "Run", by New Order from Technique
• "Run", by Pink Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon
• "Run", by Rex Goudie
• "Run", by Sandie Shaw
• "Run", by Shihad, under the name Pacifier, from Pacifier
• "Run", by Shinhwa from Volume 9
• "Run", by Supergrass from Life on Other Planets
• "Run", by Tony Jay (as Shere Khan) from the video game The Jungle Book Groove Party
• "Run", by Vampire Weekend from Contra

Other[link]

• Run (rapper), Joseph Simmons, from the hip-hop group Run–D.M.C.
• Run (music), a musicology term for a short rapid series of notes

Other meanings[link]

• Running, moving swiftly on foot
• Bank run, a mass withdrawal by many people of money from a bank
• Radboud University Nijmegen
• RUN, the IATA code for Roland Garros Airport, in Saint-Denis, Réunion
• RUN, the ICAO code for ACT Airlines
• run, the ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 code for the Rundi (Kirundi) language
• the runs, a colon disorder formally known as diarrhea

See also[link]

• Run Run Run (disambiguation)
• Need for Speed: The Run
• Running (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Run"

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Geoff Moore
Geoff Moore performing at Easterfest 2008.
Background information
Born	(1961-02-21) February 21, 1961 (age 51)
Origin	Flint, Michigan, USA
Genres	CCM Rock Pop
Occupations	singer, songwriter
Instruments	vocals, guitar
Website	Official site

Geoff Moore (born February 21, 1961 in Flint Michigan^[1]) is a Contemporary Christian music artist and songwriter. He started recording as a solo artist in 1984. In 1987, he formed Geoff Moore and the Distance. The contemporary gospel band released together 8 albums. The band broke up in 1998, with Geoff Moore continuing as a solo artist.

Early years[link]

Moore was born in Michigan in 1961. His father played baseball for the Toledo Mud Hens, and later ran a steel fabrication plant.^[1] He attended Holly Area Schools at Patterson Elementary, Holly, MI through grade six and then started attending Brandon Schools in Ortonville, MI. He began singing while he was at Taylor University living in Wengatz Hall. At the time that he became a classmate to White Heart's future lead singer, Rick Florian, when he stood in for the lead singer of his roommate's band. He graduated from Taylor in 1983.^[2] Newly married, he moved to Nashville soon after college.^{[citation needed]} He was able to break into the music industry with the assistance of Michael W. Smith, when the two met in the clothing store where Moore worked.^[1] He signed a publishing contract with Paragon Music, a company specialising in writing songs for others, and sang on demo recordings for extra money.^[1] While with Paragon he wrote songs for fellow Christian singer and songwriter, Steven Curtis Chapman.^[1] Since that time they've co-written several songs together, including the title track on Chapman's 1992 Dove Award and Grammy winning release The Great Adventure.

During the mid-1980s, Moore recorded three albums released on the Power Discs label, including Where are the Other Nine?, Over the Edge and The Distance. When he was signed to Sparrow in 1987, he put together a backing band called "The Distance" to continue with his career. Geoff Moore is best friends with Steven Curtis Chapman and, like Steven, Geoff has adopted daughters from China.

Geoff Moore and the Distance[link]

In 1988, Geoff Moore and the Distance released their first official album together, entitled A Place to Stand. They also recorded Foundations in 1989 for Sparrow Records. After a while, they jumped to Forefront Records and recorded Pure and Simple in 1990.

They followed in 1992 with A Friend Like U. This album would garner them their first real US Christian radio exposure with its title song. This started their most prolific period with the Grammy winning albums Ev-O-Lu-Tion in 1993 and Homerun in 1995. This album produced US Christian radio hits like "EvolutionRedefined", "Life Together" and "Home Run". The video for "Home Run" featured former Major League All Star pitcher Tim Burke. They were nominated for four Grammys.

In 1995, Benson released a compilation of hits from Moore's first solo albums titled The Beginning Years. The following year the band released a compilation of hits from Moore and the Distance. One CD of the latter contained a live performance from Rome, Georgia, also recorded for Z Music Television.

In 1997, the band released Threads, featuring a cover of The Who's "I'm Free" as its lead single. However, the following year, Moore decided to break up the band and continue solo.^[1]

The Distance members were:

• Roscoe Meek - guitars (1990–1995)
• Guy Platter - guitars (1993)
• Dale Oliver- guitars (1987–1989)
• Lang Bliss- drums (1987–1989)
• Arlin Troyer- bass guitar (1987–1990)
• Geof Barkley - keyboards, vocals (1988–1998)
• Gary Mullett - bass guitar (1990–1998)
• Greg Herrington - drums (1990–1994)
• Chuck Conner - drums (1995–1998)
• Joel McCreight - guitars (1996–1998)

Solo Again[link]

In 1999, Moore released his eponymous solo album. He followed it in 2002 with A Beautiful Sound.

Moore has returned to live in his native state, where he enjoys hunting, fishing, and other outdoor pursuits. He and his wife Jan have been married for 22 years, and have two sons and two adopted daughters.

Near the end of 2005 he released two new studio albums independently. Called Every Single One Part One and Part Two, the albums are a combination of original songs and re-recorded classics from the now out of print Forefront albums with The Distance.

Moore's latest solo project Speak To Me, released on April 3, 2007 on Michael W. Smith's Rocketown Records label. It was nominated for a Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year.^[3]

Discography[link]

This section requires expansion with: Chart singles.

Solo (Early)[link]

• Where are the Other Nine? (Power Discs, 1984)
• Over the Edge (Power Discs, 1986)
• The Distance (Power Discs, 1987)

Geoff Moore and the Distance[link]

• A Place To Stand (Sparrow Records, 1988)
• Jingle Bell Rock (1988) (Single on "Christmas" collection; Sparrow Records)
• Foundations (Sparrow, 1989)
• Pure & Simple (ForeFront Records, 1990)
• A Friend Like You (ForeFront, 1992)
• Evolution (ForeFront, 1993)
• Home Run (ForeFront, 1995)
• Threads (Chordant Records, 1997)

Solo (Later)[link]

• Geoff Moore (ForeFront Records, 1999)
• A Beautiful Sound (Forefront, 2002)
• Every Single One Part I (Self-released, 2005)
• Every Single One Part II (Self-released, 2005)
• Speak To Me (Rocketown Records, 2007)
• Saying Grace (2011)

Compilations[link]

• All The Good Music (compilation 1984-87) (Benson Records, 1988)
• Familiar Stranger: the Early Works of Geoff Moore (1995)
• The Early Years (compilation 1988-1992) (ForeFront, 1995)
• Greatest Hits (double-disc set, including a live disc) (ForeFront, 1996)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Christianity Today article
• Music Video Evolution...redefined

Miguel Cabrera
Cabrera in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in June 2011.
Detroit Tigers – No. 24
Third Baseman / First Baseman
Born: (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 29) Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 2003 for the Florida Marlins
Career statistics (through May 27, 2012)
Batting average	.317
Hits	1,656
Home runs	286
Runs batted in	1,024
On base percentage	.394
Slugging percentage	.554
Teams
Florida Marlins (2003–2007) Detroit Tigers (2008–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× Silver Slugger Award Winner (2005, 2006, 2010) 6× All-Star (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) World Series Champion (2003) AL Home Run Champion (2008) AL RBI Champion (2010) AL Batting Champion (2011) 2× Luis Aparicio Award Winner (2005, 2011)

José Miguel Cabrera Torres (born April 18, 1983) commonly known as Miguel Cabrera, and nicknamed "Miggy", or "Cabby", is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.

He is a six-time All-Star, having been selected to the National League All-Star Team in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and also the American League All-Star Team in 2010 and 2011. Cabrera has started at least 100 games at first base, third base, left field and right field.^[1] He progressed through the Florida Marlins minor-league system, before being called up from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats in June 2003. Cabrera went on to provide boost needed to help the Florida Marlins win the World Series that year as their clean-up hitter.

Cabrera is widely considered to be one of the best pure hitters in baseball, hitting at a high average with power to all fields. He has posted at least 30 home runs in seven of his previous eight seasons while batting .320 during that period. Cabrera has also driven in over 100 runs every season aside from his rookie campaign when he played in only 87 games. He has been an MVP caliber player since entering the majors at just 20 years old, having received MVP votes in each of his nine major league seasons, and placing in the top five in the previous three. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting pitcher Dan Haren is quoted saying, "You're going to make good pitches, and [Cabrera] is going to hit them."

Early life[link]

Cabrera was born on April 18, 1983 in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela to parents Miguel and Gregoria.

Minor leagues[link]

Miguel began to rise through the Marlins' farm system teaming with future major leaguers Adrian Gonzalez and Dontrelle Willis. He began his professional career as a six-foot-two-inch 185 pound shortstop in the Gulf Coast League. Although he had below average speed, he had a rocket arm, above average plate discipline, and a thorough knowledge of the game. After batting .260 with 10 doubles, 2 triples and 2 home runs through 57 games, Cabrera was promoted to Class-A ball where he finished the final 8 games batting .250 with 6 RBIs.

Heading into 2001, the Marlins bumped Cabrera up to the Low Class-A Kane County Cougars where he teamed up with current Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. He got off to a rocky start to begin the season, but was able to improve his average to .279 by mid-season, and earned his way into the Futures Game during All-Star Weekend in Seattle, along with Gonzalez. Fighting a sore lower back, Cabrera went hitless in the showing. He ended the year batting .268 with 30 extra-base hits, 66 RBIs, and distinguished himself as having the strongest arm in the Midwest League.

Entering the following season, Cabrera was once again promoted; this time to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the High Class-A Florida State League. At the request of then Marlins assistant manager, Ozzie Guillen, Cabrera made the transition from shortstop to third base. Willing to do whatever it took to reach the major leagues, Cabrera displayed no resistance to the move. While it took some time to make himself comfortable at his new position, he showed no slowing in the batter's box. By July, his average was locked in at .277, and he led his team with 45 RBIs earning himself a second trip to the Future's game; this time picking up two singles. He didn't lose his stride as he finished the season batting .278 with 43 doubles and 75 RBIs. Up to this point, his power had yet to reveal itself as he hit just 9 homers in his 489 at-bats.

To begin the 2003 season, Cabrera earned another promotion to the Double-A Carolina Mudcats. There he teamed up with Dontrelle Willis, the left-handed fireballer with whom he would later join in the majors. In his fourth professional season, Miguel was shredding up the competition. In April, he hit .402, and by June his average stood at .365 with 10 homers and 59 RBIs before being called up to the majors.

Major league career[link]

Florida Marlins[link]

2003: Rookie year[link]

Cabrera made his major league debut on June 20, 2003, at 20 years old; Edgar Rentería, at 19 years old, was the only Marlins player to make his debut at a younger age. Cabrera hit a walk-off home run in his first major league game, following Billy Parker in 1972 and Josh Bard in 2002 as the third player since 1900 to hit a game-winning home run in his big-league debut.

Cabrera became the Marlins' cleanup batter. Cabrera's postseason play helped propel Florida to a World Series championship over the Yankees and also landed him on the cover of ESPN The Magazine during the offseason.

In the NLDS against the Giants, Cabrera hit .286 with three RBI. After changing positions in the heat of the NLCS against the Cubs, he hit .333 with three homers and six RBI. In the World Series, Cabrera had the at bat that defined his postseason in Game Four. Facing Roger Clemens for the first time, Cabrera, who was only 20 years old at the time, got knocked down by a Roger Clemens inside fastball. Two pitches later, he belted the Clemens offering into the right field seats.

In his first season Cabrera batted .268 (84-for-314), with 12 Home Runs, 62 RBI, 39 runs, 21 doubles, and three triples in 87 games played.

2004[link]

In 2004, he proved that his rookie season was no fluke, batting .294 with 33 homers, 112 RBI, 101 runs, 177 hits, a .366 on base percentage, a .512 slugging percentage from the third and fourth spots in the order, while playing in 160 games and earning his first All-Star appearance.

Cabrera spent the whole 2004 season playing in the outfield, with no games at third base; he had 13 outfield assists. In 284 total fielding chances, he committed 9 errors (tied for the most among NL outfielders)^[2] and made 262 putouts.

2005[link]

In 2005 he came in second in the National League in hits with 198, and batted .323 with 33 homers, 43 doubles, 2 triples, and 116 RBIs. He was chosen to his second consecutive All-Star Game along with teammates Paul LoDuca and Dontrelle Willis, and won his first Silver Slugger award. His 33 home runs made him the youngest player in Major League Baseball history to hit back-to-back 30 homer seasons, at 22 years, 143 days. Albert Pujols of the Cardinals did it at 22 years, 223 days. Cabrera also became the first Florida Marlin in history to hit at least 30 home runs and bat in at least 100 runs in back-to-back seasons.

During the 2005 season, Carlos Delgado hit behind Cabrera. The Marlins traded Delgado to the New York Mets after the season as part of their organizationally-termed "market correction," obtaining first baseman Mike Jacobs, pitcher Yusmeiro Petit, and infielder Grant Psomas from the Mets.

2006[link]

With help from teammates Josh Willingham and Dan Uggla hitting behind and ahead of him respectively, Cabrera finished the year with a career-high .339 batting average, 26 home runs and 114 RBIs. He was selected to his third consecutive All-Star Game and won his second Silver Slugger.

On June 22, 2006, In what will go down as one of the most unique plays in baseball (as there are no records of it occurring before or since), pitcher Todd Williams let the first pitch of an attempted intentional walk get a little too close to the plate and Cabrera reached out and singled it to right center field. The hit occurred during 10th inning, scoring the winning run to give the Marlins a 6-5 lead over the Baltimore Orioles.^[3]

During a July 9 7–6 road loss to the Mets, Cabrera became involved in an altercation with teammate Scott Olsen. With the Marlins trailing 2–0, Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca hit a hard grounder that glanced off Cabrera's glove and rolled into left field, allowing a run to score as Lo Duca raced to second with a double. While the ball glanced off Cabrera's glove, Olsen seemed to believe that Cabrera did not give his full effort to get to the ball. As they came off the field, Olsen could be seen shouting something at Cabrera. A moment later, television cameras showed Cabrera in the crowded dugout reaching past teammates to poke his finger at Olsen as the pitcher walked past him. Olsen tried to jab back at Cabrera, who charged Olsen and tried to kick the pitcher before both players were quickly separated by teammates.^[4]

Cabrera battled the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Freddy Sanchez for the National League batting crown until the last day of the regular season. Marlins manager Joe Girardi decided to bat Cabrera leadoff for the final game of the season to give him more chances to get a hit for the crown. He ended up finishing second to Sanchez. Cabrera also finished the 2006 campaign with a career-high .568 slugging percentage and a career-high .430 on base percentage.

2007[link]

Cabrera with the Marlins in 2007

On February 17, 2007, Cabrera became the first player of the 2007 offseason to win his arbitration hearing, obtaining a one-year contract worth $7.4 million.^[5]

Cabrera made his fourth consecutive All-Star game. He was initially scheduled to participate in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star weekend, but an injured left shoulder, suffered a few days before the All-Star break, forced him out of the derby and limited him in the All-Star game to a pinch hit at-bat against Dan Haren in which he struck out.

On September 4, 2007, Cabrera batted in his 500th run as a major leaguer, making him the third-youngest player to accumulate 500 RBI. Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Ted Williams were the only players to precede him in this feat.^[6]

On September 15, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, Cabrera drove in at least 100 runs for the fourth consecutive year. His 100th RBI came in the first inning against Ubaldo Jimenez. Five innings later, Cabrera added four more RBI when he hit a ball 438 feet (134 m) into the center field trees for his first career grand slam.^[7] He joined David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira and Vladimir Guerrero as the only players to reach the 100-RBI plateau in each of the four previous seasons.^[8]

In 2007, Cabrera won the NL Player of the Week twice (April 1–8 and June 4–10). He also passed former Marlins Gary Sheffield and Derrek Lee for second on the franchise home run list. He moved into third in all-time franchise RBI and first in batting average. Cabrera ended the season with career highs in both home runs and runs batted in.

Detroit Tigers[link]

On December 5, 2007, the Marlins traded Cabrera and starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for pitchers Andrew Miller, Dallas Trahern, Eulogio De La Cruz and Burke Badenhop, outfielder Cameron Maybin, and catcher Mike Rabelo.^[9]

On March 22, 2008 Cabrera reached an agreement with the Tigers on an eight-year, $185.3 million contract extension. At the time, the deal was the fourth-largest in baseball history, behind those signed by Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Manny Ramirez.^[10] The deal is also the 2nd largest in Tigers history, surpassing the five-year, $75 million contract signed by Magglio Ordóñez in 2005, but less than the 9 year $214 million dollar deal signed by Prince Fielder. Cabrera earned $11.3 million in 2008, and will receive an average of $20 million per year through 2015.

2008[link]

Cabrera playing for the Tigers in 2009.

Cabrera made his Tigers debut on March 31, 2008, playing third base in a home game against the Kansas City Royals. In his third at-bat, he hit a solo home run off Royals pitcher Gil Meche. He finished the game 1-for-5 with two strikeouts, and the Tigers lost 5–4 in 11 innings.^[11]

On April 22, manager Jim Leyland announced that Cabrera would be moving to first base, with Carlos Guillen becoming the starting second basemen, and Brandon Inge going back to third. Cabrera had already made seven appearances at first, the first appearances at the position of his career.^[12]

Cabrera was named the AL Player of the Month for July after batting .330 with 8 home runs and 31 RBI.^[13]

On September 7, Cabrera reached the 1,000-hit plateau on a home run off Twins pitcher Glen Perkins.^[14]

Cabrera finished the 2008 season with a career-high 37 home runs, which led the American League.^[15] He became the youngest AL home run champion since Troy Glaus in 2000.^[16] He also established a new career high in RBI (127).^[17] He became one of only five players who have driven in at least 100 runs in each the past five seasons, joining Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Bobby Abreu and Mark Teixeira.

2009[link]

Cabrera was selected to play for Venezuela at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, along with Tigers teammates Magglio Ordóñez, Carlos Guillén, and Armando Galarraga.

On Opening Day, Cabrera hit a grand slam in left-center that traveled better than 420 feet (130 m) at Comerica Park to give the Detroit Tigers a convincing 15–2 victory over the Texas Rangers. Cabrera finished the game 4 for 6 with 6 RBI.

On August 23, 2009 Cabrera hit his 200th career home run in his 1,000th career game against the Oakland A's. He became only the 4th Venezuelan player to ever reach that plateau.

Cabrera posted a .324 batting average, which was 4th in the AL. He also tied his career-high in hits with 198, which was also 4th among the AL. He also had yet another 100+ RBI season making it the 6th straight year for him to reach the 100 RBI mark.

2010[link]

On May 28 in a game against the Oakland Athletics in Detroit, Cabrera hit three home runs in a 5–4 Tigers loss. Two of the home runs were against starter Ben Sheets, and one against closer Andrew Bailey. It was the first three home run game in Cabrera's career, and came in his first game returning to the team after his daughter's birth.

Cabrera was named an AL All-Star for the first time since joining the American League, and the 5th time in his seven year career. He was chosen to be the starter in place of Minnesota Twins star Justin Morneau who was suffering a concussion

On September 26 in a game against the Cleveland Indians Cabrera suffered a high ankle sprain while getting back to first base on a pick-off attempt. He initially tried to play, but the Tigers decided to shut him down for the remainder of the season. He ended his 2010 season with a .328 batting average, a career-high 38 HRs and 126 RBIs. The lack of a strong #5 hitter to follow Cabrera in the Tigers lineup also resulted in him drawing a career-high 89 walks, 32 of which were intentional. On defense, he led all AL first basemen in errors, with 13.^[18]

2011[link]

Cabrera was named to his second AL All-Star team as a reserve. It was his sixth All-Star Game appearance overall. On July 15, 2011, the first game after the All-Star break, Cabrera collected his 1500th career hit in a game against the Chicago White Sox.^[19] Cabrera hit for a .344 average, winning the AL batting title, while also leading the AL in on-base percentage (.448) and doubles (48). He had his eighth straight 100-RBI season (105) and fifth straight 30-HR season (30). Despite having better lineup protection than in years past (with Víctor Martínez hitting behind him), he reached a career-high in walks with 108. On defense, Cabrera led all AL first basemen in errors, with 13.^[18]

Cabrera hit .429 with 6 home runs and 21 RBI in September 2011, propelling the Tigers into the playoffs and eventually the American League Championship Series. In the first five games of the ALCS, Cabrera managed an incredible .565 OBP, as well as a home run and four doubles, one of them off of the third base bag.

Through 2011, he had the 6th-best career batting average of all active players (.317), and 7th-best slugging percentage (.555) and OPS (.950).^[20]

2012[link]

In 2012, after the signing of first baseman Prince Fielder, the Tigers announced Cabrera will move back to third base.^[21] In a pre-season game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cabrera was struck by a ground ball below the right eye, which broke a bone. Despite this, after seeing team eye surgeon, Dr. Srinivas Iyengar, Cabrera believed he would be ready for opening day on April 5.[4] He was, and was in the starting lineup on Opening Day.

On April 7, both he and new teammate Prince Fielder hit 2 home runs against the Red Sox, including back-to-back ones in the 5th inning. Cabrera's first home run was a 2-run home run, while his second one was called a double initially, but was overturned and became a home run. The Tigers went on to win 10–0.^[22]

That week, from April 4–8, Cabrera was named AL Player of the Week, his ninth time achieving that honor, five of them being with Detroit. Cabrera hit 5-11 in 3 games over that span with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. At the time, his 14 total bases were tied for best in the MLB.^[23]

On April 27, Cabrera collected his 1,000th RBI against the New York Yankees. He is one of the few players in league history to reach this plateau before their 30th birthday, joining the likes of Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols, and Lou Gehrig.

Personal life[link]

Cabrera is both a Catholic and a practitioner of Santería. He became a babalao in the 2006 offseason.^[24] His wife is named Rosangel, and they have 2 daughters and 1 son, born August 2011.^[25] Cabrera and his family currently live in Birmingham, Michigan.^[26]

In the early morning of October 3, 2009, police were called to the Cabreras' home and took Cabrera in for questioning. Cabrera had come home at 6:00am, after a night of drinking at the nearby Townsend Hotel, and got in an argument with his wife. He was seen later that day at a game at Comerica Park, with scratches on his face. Cabrera told reporters that the scratches came from his dog and refused to discuss the matter further.^[27] It was later reported he had a blood alcohol level of .26, three times the legal limit, when tested at the police station. Dave Dombrowski, the general manager of the Tigers, picked him up from the police station around 7:30am—eleven and a half hours before that evening's game in which he went 0–4 with one strikeout and six runners left on base against the Chicago White Sox.^[28]

On January 21, 2010, it was reported that Cabrera spent three months in an alcohol abuse treatment center to help him recover from his addiction. He said at the time he had not drunk alcohol since he was taken into custody in October, 2009, and that he would continue his treatment into spring training and the regular season.^[29]

Television station WXYZ had obtained a police report from an alleged incident the preceding August, in which Cabrera was involved in a verbal altercation with diners at a restaurant inside the Townsend.^[30] Witnesses say Cabrera threatened to fight the group outside and indicated that he had a gun. Restaurant employees asked Cabrera to leave and police were called. There was no weapon in Cabrera's vehicle and Cabrera told team officials he did not own one. Cabrera then told team officials he had been dealing with personal issues and got upset, and the diners ended up dropping the matter.^[31]

Cabrera was arrested in Florida on suspicion for drunk driving and resisting arrest on February 16, 2011.^[32]

See also[link]

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• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• 2003 World Series
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References[link]

External links[link]

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Ken Griffey, Jr.
Griffey with the Mariners in 2009.
Center fielder
Born: (1969-11-21) November 21, 1969 (age 42) Donora, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 3, 1989 for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 2010 for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	630
Hits	2,781
Runs batted in	1,836
Teams
Seattle Mariners (1989–1999) Cincinnati Reds (2000–2008) Chicago White Sox (2008) Seattle Mariners (2009–2010)
Career highlights and awards
13× All-Star (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007) 10× Gold Glove Award winner (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 7× Silver Slugger Award winner (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 1997 AL MVP 1992 MLB All-Star Game MVP 2005 NL Comeback Player of the Year 3× Home Run Derby winner (1994, 1998, 1999) Major League Baseball All-Century Team

George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. (born November 21, 1969), nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter.^[1] Griffey was both one of the most prolific home run hitters and best defensive players in baseball history, sixth on the list of most career home runs, and is tied for the record of most consecutive games with a home run (8 games, tied with Don Mattingly and Dale Long).^[2] Griffey, playing for the Seattle Mariners in two separate tenures, Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox, won 10 Gold Glove awards and appeared in 13 All-Star games. Upon his retirement, the Associated Press noted: "In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was unanimously considered the best player in baseball."^[3]