Ron Coomer
[edit] Biography
Ron Coomer (Ronald Bryan Coomer) was born on November 18, 1966 in Crest Hill, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on August 1, 1995 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1996, his rookie year, he hit .296 with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. Coomer played for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Coomer's best season was 1997, when he hit for a .298 average and knocked in 85 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| 37
| 101
| 15
| 26
| 5
| 19
| .257
| .324
| .455
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 95
| 233
| 34
| 69
| 12
| 41
| .296
| .340
| .511
| 12
| 1
| 17
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 10
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 140
| 523
| 63
| 156
| 13
| 85
| .298
| .324
| .438
| 30
| 2
| 22
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 11
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 137
| 529
| 54
| 146
| 15
| 72
| .276
| .295
| .406
| 22
| 1
| 18
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 22
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 127
| 467
| 53
| 123
| 16
| 65
| .263
| .307
| .424
| 25
| 1
| 30
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 17
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 140
| 544
| 64
| 147
| 16
| 82
| .270
| .317
| .415
| 29
| 1
| 36
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 25
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 349
| 25
| 91
| 8
| 53
| .261
| .316
| .390
| 19
| 1
| 29
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 55
| 148
| 14
| 39
| 3
| 17
| .264
| .290
| .372
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 69
| 125
| 11
| 30
| 4
| 15
| .240
| .299
| .368
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 180
| 474
| 36
| 121
| 12
| 68
| .255
| .312
| .384
| 23
| 1
| 39
| 89
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 30
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 731
| 2545
| 297
| 706
| 80
| 381
| .277
| .313
| .428
| 128
| 7
| 138
| 340
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 11
| 102
|
| Total
|
|
| 911
| 3019
| 333
| 827
| 92
| 449
| .274
| .313
| .421
| 151
| 8
| 177
| 429
| 9
| 1
| 13
| 14
| 132
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 10
| 81.1
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 18
| 136
| 131
| 13
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 23
| 17
| 144
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 23
| 17
| 144
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 57
| 36
| 318.1
| 244
| 39
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 3
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 119
| 116
| 1008.2
| 66
| 216
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 55
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 3
| 39
| 40
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 55
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 76
| 75
| 628.2
| 56
| 116
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 54
| 39
| 387.2
| 371
| 34
| 1
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 57
| 46
| 407.2
| 24
| 101
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 71
| 63
| 541.1
| 518
| 47
| 2
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 38
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 124
| 122
| 1064.2
| 1021
| 67
| 5
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 76
| 72
| 552.1
| 44
| 100
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 36
| 14
| 161.2
| 136
| 13
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 6
| 59
| 60
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 26
| 22
| 193
| 12
| 33
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| DH
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 24
| 15
| 121
| 106
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 6
| 60.2
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 392
| 354
| 3009.1
| 217
| 613
| 33
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 35
| 25
| 213
| 48
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 63
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 408
| 316
| 2828.2
| 2627
| 234
| 12
| 269
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 35
| 25
| 213
| 48
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 14th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1987 - signed June 6, 1987).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (August 1, 1990).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (March 18, 1991).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Isidro Marquez (December 28, 1993).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Greg Hansell, Jose Parra and a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Kevin Tapani and Mark Guthrie (July 31, 1995); Minnesota Twins received Chris Latham (October 30, 1995).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 2000).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 10, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 2001).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 28, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 30, 2003).
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