– Position: Third base.
– Bats/Throws: L/R.
– 1991: Hit .284 with 23 HRs and 100 RBIs.
– Best season: 1991.
– Personal: Born July 14, 1967, Santa Maria, Calif. Lives in Santa Maria. Married to former Stephanie Habbard. Played for U.S. Olympic team in `88, hitting .409 and helping U.S. to gold medal.
– Snap stat: Twelve of his 23 homers came during his scorching month of July, most of any player in any month in `91.
– Noteworthy: Improved slugging percentage 124 points in one year, from .318 in `90 to .442 in `91. . . . Set Sox record for third basemen with 100 RBIs, breaking Bill Melton`s 1970 mark of 96. . . . Paced all major-league third basemen with 440 total chances and 135 putouts. . . . Led AL third basemen with 18 errors. . . . Hit grand slam to beat Texas on July 31. . . . Hit .331 with runners in scoring position in `91. . . . Had a 58-game hitting streak as an Oklahoma State sophomore.
