Ron Belliard
[edit] Biography
Ron Belliard (Ronald Belliard) was born on April 7, 1975 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1998 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .295 with 8 home runs and 58 RBI. Belliard played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Belliard's best season was 2004, when he hit for a .282 average and knocked in 70 runs.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 124
| 457
| 60
| 135
| 8
| 58
| .295
| .379
| .429
| 29
| 4
| 64
| 59
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 16
|
| 2000
| MIL
| N
| 152
| 571
| 83
| 150
| 8
| 54
| .263
| .354
| .389
| 30
| 9
| 82
| 84
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 4
| 12
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| 101
| 364
| 69
| 96
| 11
| 36
| .264
| .335
| .453
| 30
| 3
| 35
| 65
| 5
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 5
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| 104
| 289
| 30
| 61
| 3
| 26
| .211
| .257
| .287
| 13
| 0
| 18
| 46
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| 116
| 447
| 73
| 124
| 8
| 50
| .277
| .351
| .409
| 31
| 2
| 49
| 71
| 2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| 152
| 599
| 78
| 169
| 12
| 70
| .282
| .348
| .426
| 48
| 1
| 60
| 98
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 18
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| 145
| 536
| 71
| 152
| 17
| 78
| .284
| .325
| .450
| 36
| 1
| 35
| 72
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 17
|
| 2006
| STL
| N
| 54
| 194
| 20
| 46
| 5
| 23
| .237
| .295
| .371
| 9
| 1
| 15
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 93
| 350
| 43
| 102
| 8
| 44
| .291
| .337
| .420
| 21
| 0
| 21
| 45
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 147
| 544
| 63
| 148
| 13
| 67
| .272
| .322
| .403
| 30
| 1
| 36
| 81
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 17
|
| 2007
| WSN
| N
| 147
| 511
| 57
| 148
| 11
| 58
| .290
| .332
| .427
| 35
| 1
| 34
| 72
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 12
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 806
| 2838
| 393
| 761
| 54
| 305
| .268
| ?
| ?
| 177
| 20
| 297
| 433
| 13
| 33
| 28
| 9
| 70
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 390
| 1485
| 192
| 423
| 37
| 192
| .285
| .337
| .433
| 105
| 2
| 116
| 215
| 7
| 10
| 7
| 5
| 43
|
| Total
|
|
| 1196
| 4323
| 585
| 1184
| 91
| 497
| .274
| .338
| .412
| 282
| 22
| 413
| 648
| 20
| 43
| 35
| 14
| 113
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 119
| 113
| 1007.2
| 247
| 330
| 13
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 151
| 149
| 1318.2
| 336
| 439
| 19
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 96
| 93
| 826.2
| 213
| 290
| 5
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 49
| 40
| 379
| 86
| 106
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 42
| 20
| 215
| 22
| 43
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 113
| 105
| 909.1
| 225
| 311
| 15
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 151
| 148
| 1320.2
| 278
| 427
| 14
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 141
| 139
| 1243.2
| 257
| 413
| 13
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2006
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 54
| 53
| 448
| 98
| 152
| 3
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 91
| 88
| 768.1
| 169
| 252
| 8
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 9.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 2B
| 145
| 141
| 1216.1
| 267
| 404
| 11
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 966
| 928
| 8223
| 1909
| 2720
| 95
| 657
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 44
| 21
| 228.1
| 24
| 44
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed July 11, 1994).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2002).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (February 28, 2003).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (November 20, 2003).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 26, 2003).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Hector Luna (July 30, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed as a free agent with the Washington Nationals (February 18, 2007).
[edit] Trivia
- He is the cousin of Rafael Belliard.
- In 2003, Belliard was signed as a minor league free agent by the Colorado Rockies; he became the first non-roster invitee in franchise history to start on Opening Day.
- Belliard's trademark is to stick out his tongue quite often during games, and has even been described by Cardinal commentator Dan McLaughlin as "the Michael Jordan of baseball".
- The bats Belliard uses are provided by his friend, Albert Pujols.
- When Belliard was with the Cardinals, the song played when he stepped up to the plate at New Busch Stadium was "Temperature" by Sean Paul.
- He plays for the Licey Tigers in the Dominican Winter Baseball League, being the team captain.
- His favorite teams are the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Braves.
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