William James "B.J." Surhoff (born August 4, 1964 in the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an outfielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who last played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005. Over his major league career, he has played every position except pitcher. He has not played since the 2005 season. After playing for them from 1996 to 2000, he rejoined the team in 2003 and played through the 2005 season and was always a fan favorite in Baltimore. He started his career with the Milwaukee Brewers (1987-95) and also played for the Atlanta Braves (2000-02). Position wise, Surhoff began his career as a catcher, and after playing third base in the mid-1990s, shifted to become primarily a left fielder. The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... Austin Kearns, an outfielder, catches a fly ball. ... 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After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was honored as the 1985 ACC Male Athlete of the Year, and playing for the 1984 Olympic baseball team, Surhoff was selected by the Brewers with the first pick of the 1985 amateur draft. Surhoff was defined as being a very versatile player, having appeared at every position except pitcher over the course of his career. He has 2,326 hits and 1,153 RBIs in his career. Although always a consistent hitter, having hit over .280 in 12 of his 19 seasons, Surhoff's finest season was his 1999 campaign with the Orioles, in which he led the American League in at-bats (673), ranked 2nd in hits (207), was selected to the American League All-Star team, and ultimately won Most Valuable Oriole honors for the season, becoming one of 5 players to get 200 or more hits in a season for the team. In other notable seasons he finished 6th in the AL in doubles in 1993 with the Brewers and finished 5th in batting average in the AL with the Brewers in 1995 with a .320 average. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... This article is about the year. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year award is given to the male and female athlete who show extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 7 - Outfielder Lou Brock and knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ...

The Orioles declined to offer Surhoff arbitration for 2006. However Surhoff has not announced retirement.

In 2007, Surhoff was elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame, with the official induction ceremony occurring before the start of the Orioles-Twins game on August 25, 2007 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a baseball stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland, which was completed in 1992 to replace the aging Memorial Stadium. ...

Trivia

The Junkies, a group of Baltimore/Washington morning-drive radio hosts, use "Surhoff" as a euphamism for fellatio. The Junkies, formerly known as The Sports Junkies, are a group of four radio personalities who host a morning-drive radio show broadcast in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Fellatio is oral sex performed upon the male human penis. ...

His father Dick Surhoff played two years in the NBA in 1952-53 and 1953-54. The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

His brother Rick Surhoff appeared in 9 games in 1985 as a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Texas Rangers. This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 7 - Outfielder Lou Brock and knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1884–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1883-1889) (Also referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Other nicknames The Phils, The Phightin Phils... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1972–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 26, 34, 42 Name Texas Rangers (1972–present) Washington Senators (1961-1971) Other nicknames None in common use Ballpark Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (1994–present) a. ...

See also

• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
• List of top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters

Below is the list of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Major League Baseball all-time leaders in doubles. ... Below is the list of 295 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1,000 Runs milestone. ... Below is the list of 252 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1,000 RBI milestone. ... This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. ...

External link

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

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See also

• Top 500 home run hitters of all time