Tom Brookens
[edit] Biography
Tom Brookens (Thomas Dale Brookens) was born on August 10, 1953 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on July 10, 1979 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Brookens played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Tom Brookens's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .275 average and knocked in 66 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 60
| 190
| 23
| 50
| 4
| 21
| .263
| .309
| .374
| 5
| 2
| 11
| 40
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 3
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 151
| 509
| 64
| 140
| 10
| 66
| .275
| .315
| .418
| 25
| 9
| 32
| 71
| 1
| 2
| 13
| 3
| 10
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 71
| 239
| 19
| 58
| 4
| 25
| .243
| .284
| .343
| 10
| 1
| 14
| 43
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 140
| 398
| 40
| 92
| 9
| 58
| .231
| .277
| .352
| 15
| 3
| 27
| 63
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 138
| 332
| 50
| 71
| 6
| 32
| .214
| .276
| .325
| 13
| 3
| 29
| 46
| 2
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 3
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 113
| 224
| 32
| 55
| 5
| 26
| .246
| .306
| .397
| 11
| 4
| 19
| 33
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 156
| 485
| 54
| 115
| 7
| 47
| .237
| .277
| .375
| 34
| 6
| 27
| 78
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 8
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 98
| 281
| 42
| 76
| 3
| 25
| .270
| .319
| .356
| 11
| 2
| 20
| 42
| 1
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 143
| 444
| 59
| 107
| 13
| 59
| .241
| .295
| .376
| 15
| 3
| 33
| 63
| 2
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 8
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 136
| 441
| 62
| 107
| 5
| 38
| .243
| .313
| .351
| 23
| 5
| 44
| 74
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 9
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 66
| 168
| 14
| 38
| 4
| 14
| .226
| .272
| .333
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 64
| 154
| 18
| 41
| 1
| 20
| .266
| .322
| .357
| 7
| 2
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1336
| 3865
| 477
| 950
| 71
| 431
| .246
| .296
| .367
| 175
| 40
| 281
| 605
| 14
| 59
| 86
| 12
| 67
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 42
| 38
| 338
| 39
| 99
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 19
| 17
| 135
| 37
| 42
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 138
| 129
| 1133
| 112
| 279
| 29
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 8
| 62
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 71
| 70
| 587.2
| 58
| 139
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| SS
| 9
| 4
| 33.2
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 111
| 79
| 784.1
| 72
| 206
| 18
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 18
| 166
| 37
| 57
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 8
| 57
| 8
| 28
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 103
| 72
| 706
| 54
| 164
| 17
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| SS
| 30
| 17
| 166.2
| 35
| 62
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| SS
| 28
| 22
| 192
| 38
| 76
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 19
| 145.2
| 28
| 48
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 69
| 22
| 297
| 32
| 63
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 151
| 134
| 1191
| 123
| 261
| 23
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| SS
| 8
| 1
| 24
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 19.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 31
| 25
| 225.1
| 67
| 61
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| SS
| 14
| 9
| 94
| 13
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 31
| 274.2
| 26
| 59
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 122
| 110
| 965.2
| 85
| 208
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| SS
| 17
| 11
| 106
| 14
| 28
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 11
| 5
| 62
| 20
| 20
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 136
| 126
| 1140.2
| 101
| 234
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 1
| 26
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 51
| 36
| 322.1
| 17
| 70
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| SS
| 7
| 1
| 18.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 19
| 184.2
| 9
| 51
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 7.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 21
| 18
| 153.1
| 40
| 48
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 12.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 7
| 3
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 163
| 121
| 1052.2
| 256
| 344
| 16
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 6
| 3
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1064
| 866
| 7925
| 728
| 1833
| 155
| 171
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 23
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 120
| 66
| 653
| 119
| 225
| 13
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1975).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 8, 1986).
- Granted free agency (January 22, 1988).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 9, 1988).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to New York Yankees in exchange for Charles Hudson (March 23, 1989).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 20, 1989).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 8, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
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