Pat Rockett: Difference between revisions
not clear what sport if one is unfamiliar with the word shortstop |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Patrick Edward Rockett''' (born January 9, 1955 in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]) was a [[baseball]] [[shortstop]] who played for the [[Atlanta Braves]] between 1976 and 1978. Rockett was drafted by the Braves with the |
'''Patrick Edward Rockett''' (born January 9, 1955 in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]) was a [[baseball]] [[shortstop]] who played for the [[Atlanta Braves]] between 1976 and 1978. Rockett was drafted by the Braves with the tenth pick of the [[1973 Major League Baseball Draft|1973 amateur draft]]. He played his first game with the Braves on September 17, 1976 against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]; it was one of only four major league games he played in that season.<ref name="br">[http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rockepa01.shtml Baseball-Reference - Pat Rockett Statistics]</ref> Rockett played two more seasons with the Braves before being traded to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] along with [[Barry Bonnell]] and [[Joey McLaughlin]] for [[Chris Chambliss]] and [[Luis Gómez (baseball)|Luis Gómez]]. Rockett never played a game with the Blue Jays, and his major league career ended after the trade.<ref name="br"/> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 16:30, 26 August 2014
| Pat Rockett | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 9, 1955 San Antonio, Texas | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| September 17, 1976, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last appearance | |
| July 8, 1978, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Hits | 88 |
| Runs scored | 33 |
| Teams | |
Patrick Edward Rockett (born January 9, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) was a baseball shortstop who played for the Atlanta Braves between 1976 and 1978. Rockett was drafted by the Braves with the tenth pick of the 1973 amateur draft. He played his first game with the Braves on September 17, 1976 against the Los Angeles Dodgers; it was one of only four major league games he played in that season.[1] Rockett played two more seasons with the Braves before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Barry Bonnell and Joey McLaughlin for Chris Chambliss and Luis Gómez. Rockett never played a game with the Blue Jays, and his major league career ended after the trade.[1]
References
.jpg){kind=small}   | This biographical article relating to an American baseball shortstop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |