Eric Kevin Bruntlett (born in Lafayette, IN) is a baseball shortstop who currently plays for the Houston Astros. In 2005, he had a batting average of .220, and hit 4 home runs and had 14 RBIs. Career-wise, he is batting .237, and hit 9 home runs with 26 RBIs. He attended Stanford University. Jump to: navigation, search The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...
Bruntlett, on the other hand, has had a remarkable season, although perhaps because the expectations for him were much lower than Everett.
It is doubtful that Bruntlett has the ability to sustain that level of hitting if he were used as a regular player, but he has proven this season that he is a valuable (and, perhaps most importantly, inexpensive) utility player.
Bruntlett is one of the real nice stories for the Stros during this surprising 2005 season.
Outlook: Bruntlett came up with some key hits in his role as the last man on the Houston bench in 2005, but it didn’t happen for him last season and he was demoted to Triple-A for the first time in two years in August.
EricBruntlett went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and committed an error that led to a run in Wednesday's loss to the Tigers.
EricBruntlett hit a three-run homer in the top of the 14th inning against the Nationals today to break a 1-1 tie in a game the Astros would eventually win.
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