Steve Finley
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Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965 in Union City, Tennessee) is a journeyman Major League Baseball center fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Previously, he played with the Baltimore Orioles (1989-90), Houston Astros (1991-94), San Diego Padres (1995-98), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2004) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2004). Finley, who grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, bats and throws left-handed.
At the age of 39, Finley became the oldest player in the past 30 years (other than Otis Nixon in 1997-98) to play 100-plus games in center field. Finley is a pull hitter.
He is a career .276 hitter with 285 home runs, 1071 RBI, 1327 runs, 2336 hits, 405 doubles, 109 triples, and 305 stolen bases in 2289 games.
Highlights
- All-Star (1997, 2000)
- 5-time Gold Glove Award (1995-96, 1999, 2000, 2004)
- Top 10 National League MVP (10th, 1996)
- Twice led NL in games played (162, in 1992 and 2004)
- Twice led NL in triples (1993, 2003)
- Hit two 3-Home run games in the same season (May 19 and June 23, 1997)
- Hit three home runs and drove in six runs in a game (September 8, 1999)
- Twice hit a game-ending grand slam (April 10, 1998, and October 2, 2004)
- Oldest player to lead his league in triples since Tommy Henrich in 1948 (38, 2003)
- Led active players in triples (109)
- Named MVP in the All-Stars Series between Japan and United States (Tokyo, 1996)
- On October 2, 2004, Finley's walk-off grand slam capped a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Dodgers clinched the NL West Division title by beating San Francisco 7-3.
Also see
- List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Outfield
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- Batters with two 3-home run games in a season
- 2001 World Series
External links
- Steve Finley at:
Categories: 1997 National League All-Stars | 2000 National League All-Stars | Arizona Diamondbacks players | Baltimore Orioles players | Houston Astros players | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players | Los Angeles Dodgers players | San Diego Padres players | Major league center fielders | 1965 births | People from Kentucky