Alphonse Dante Bichette (November 18, 1963-) was a powerful slugger for his 14 seasons in Major League Baseball. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...

He began his career with the California Angels in 1988 but was a streaky hitter and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991. After putting up only average numbers with Milwaukee, he was traded to the new expansion team, the Colorado Rockies. It was with the Rockies where he really shone as a player, using the home-run friendly Mile High Stadium to his advantage. For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... Mile High Stadium (known as Bears Stadium until 1968) was a baseball, soccer and football stadium that stood in Denver, Colorado from 1948-2001. ...

Bichette hit the franchise's first home run in their second game in 1993, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. He finished the Rockies' first season with a 21 home runs and a .310 batting average, his personal best for both at the time. Bichette also hit his first home run at the newly-constructed Coors Field, a fourteenth inning smash against the Mets that secured an opening day victory for the Rockies in 1995. Bichette had his best season in 1995, coming very close to the Triple Crown with a .340 batting average, 40 home runs and 128 RBIs and barely lost the MVP voting to the Cincinnati Reds' Barry Larkin. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball team based in Flushing, Queens, New York. ... William A. Shea Stadium is a baseball stadium in Flushing, New York where the New York Mets play. ... Coors Field in Denver, Colorado is the home of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In baseball, the Triple Crown refers to: A batter who (at seasons end) leads the league in three major categories -- home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. ... RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Barry Larkin in 2004 Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball player. ...

Bichette began having knee problems in 1996, but was still successful as a hitter, with a .316 average, 31 home runs and 141 RBIs. And over the next three seasons, he hit 26, 22 and 34 home runs, respectively. But by the end of the 1999 season, his production was beginning to drop and the Rockies dealt Bichette to the Cincinnati Reds. However, his fieldwork was suffering tremendously and Bichette was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox for a season and a half and then the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bichette retired before ever playing a game with the Dodgers on March 22, 2002. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Brooklyn Dodgers redirects here. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In August 2004, Bichette rejoined professional baseball as a pitcher and first baseman for the Atlantic League's Nashua Pride. It took little time for Bichette to play back into form as he won the Atlantic League's Player of the Month award for August (his first full month back). He completed the month with a .361 average and 13 homers. His best game was on August 28th when he batted 4-for-5 with two homeruns, eight RBIs and his first professional save.

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