Geoff Blum
Blum, playing for the Padres in 2007 | | Houston Astros — No. 27 | | Infielder | | Born: April 26, 1973 (1973-04-26) (age 35) | | Bats: Switch | Throws: Right | | Major League Baseball debut | | August 9, 1999 for the Montreal Expos | Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) | | Batting average | .251 | | Home runs | 71 | | Runs batted in | 344 | | Teams | | | Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973 in Redwood City, California) is an infielder for the Houston Astros. He began his professional career when he was selected in the seventh round of the 1994 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos. After playing there for three years, he signed with the Houston Astros, and was then traded to Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for Brandon Backe. He also played for San Diego Padres before the White Sox picked him up in mid-2005. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904âpresent) (Chicago) White Stockings (1901-1903 *From 1900 to 1903, the official name did not contain the city name of Chicago...
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Brandon Allen Backe (born April 5, 1978 in Galveston, Texas) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1969âpresent) West Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969âpresent) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004âpresent) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ...
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On October 25, 2005, Blum hit a home run against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Field in the top of the 14th inning to win Game 3 of the World Series, the longest game in the history of the Fall Classic. He returned to the Padres as a free agent in 2006. On November 20, 2007, Blum signed a $1.1 million, one-year contract with the Astros. Homerun redirects here. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965âpresent) Houston Colt . ...
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Dates: October 22, 2005âOctober 26, 2005 MVP: Jermaine Dye (Chicago) Television: FOX Announcers: Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Umpires: Joe West, Jeff Nelson, Jerry Layne, Derryl Cousins, Gary Cederstrom, Angel Hernandez ALCS: Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles Angels (4-1) NLCS: Houston Astros over St. ...
On April 11, 2008 a monument celebrating the 2005 world series was unveiled at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Geoff is one of the 5 players given a bronze statue of themselves in as part of the monument, for hitting his tie breaking home run against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Field in the 14th inning of Game 3. U.S. Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park) is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois. ...
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Major league affiliations National League (1962âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965âpresent) Houston Colt . ...
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| Houston Astros current roster | | 2 Darin Erstad | 3 Kazuo Matsui | 8 Mark Loretta | 9 Hunter Pence | 10 Miguel Tejada | 11 Brad Ausmus | 14 Michael Bourn | 17 Lance Berkman | 21 Ty Wigginton | 26 Doug Brocail | 27 Geoff Blum | 29 Geoff Geary | 30 Shawn Chacón | 38 Brian Moehler | 41 Brandon Backe | 43 Chris Sampson | 44 Roy Oswalt | 45 Carlos Lee | 47 José Valverde | 48 Tim Byrdak | 51 Wandy Rodríguez | 53 Wesley Wright | 55 Humberto Quintero | 56 Óscar Villarreal | 60 Reggie Abercrombie Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904âpresent) (Chicago) White Stockings (1901-1903 *From 1900 to 1903, the official name did not contain the city name of Chicago...
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