Brooks Kieschnick

Full Name: Michael Brooks Kieschnick Primary Position: P,OF,LF Height/Weight: 6' 4"/225 First Game: April 3, 1996 Birthdate: June 6, 1972 Final Game: October 3, 2004 Birthplace: Robstown, Texas MLB Experience: 6 years Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

Born on June 6, 1972 in Robstown, Texas, Brooks Kieschnick (Michael Brooks Kieschnick) played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 6 year career. Kieschnick broke into the bigs on April 3, 1996 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 5.26 ERA in 53 innings pitched in 2003, his rookie year.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2003	MIL	N	42	0	1	1	5.26	39	32	31	0	0	0	53	66	5	13	4	2	6
2004	MIL	N	32	0	1	1	3.77	28	19	18	0	0	0	43	44	6	13	3	1	0
Total			74	0	2	2	4.59	67	51	49	0	0	0	96	110	11	26	7	3	6

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1996	CHI	N	OF	8	4	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1996	CHI	N	RF	5	1	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	CHI	N	LF	4	3	21	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1997	CHI	N	OF	27	26	175	39	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1997	CHI	N	LF	26	25	167	36	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.949
1997	CHI	N	RF	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	CIN	N	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	COL	N	LF	8	2	28.2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
2001	COL	N	RF	4	1	11	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
2001	COL	N	OF	12	3	39.2	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.818
2001	COL	N	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	MIL	N	P	42	0	53	8	11	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.000
2003	MIL	N	LF	3	3	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
2003	MIL	N	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	MIL	N	OF	3	3	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
2004	MIL	N	P	32	0	43	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1.000
Total			DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	74	0	96	12	13	0	2	0	0	5	2	0	1.000
Total			LF	41	33	242.2	45	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.902
Total			RF	10	3	32	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
Total			1B	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	50	36	274.2	55	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.903

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1996	CHI	N	25	29	6	10	1	6	.345	.406	.517	2	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	0
1997	CHI	N	39	90	9	18	4	12	.200	.294	.356	2	0	12	21	0	0	1	0	2
2000	CIN	N	14	12	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
2001	COL	N	35	42	5	10	3	9	.238	.289	.548	2	1	3	13	0	0	0	0	1
2003	MIL	N	70	70	12	21	7	12	.300	.355	.614	1	0	6	13	0	0	0	0	2
2004	MIL	N	77	63	2	17	1	7	.270	.324	.365	3	0	5	16	0	0	0	1	3
Total			260	306	34	76	16	46	.248	.315	.444	10	1	30	76	0	0	1	1	8

Transactions

• Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed July 22, 1993).
• Selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Chicago Cubs (64th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
• Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
• Signed by Cincinnati Reds (November 16, 1999).
• Granted free agency (October 3, 2000).
• Signed by Colorado Rockies (December 1, 2000).
• Granted free agency (October 8, 2001).
• Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 1, 2002).
• Released by Cleveland Indians (March 25, 2002).
• Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 16, 2002).
• Granted free agency (October 15, 2002).
• Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (November 5, 2002).
• Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 29, 2005).
• Signed by Houston Astros (April 9, 2005).
• Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).