Pat Burrell
| | Philadelphia Phillies — No. 5 | | Left Fielder | | Born: October 10, 1976 (1976-10-10) (age 30) | | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | | Major League Baseball debut | | May 24, 2000 for the Philadelphia Phillies | Selected MLB statistics
(through September 11, 2007) | | AVG | .259 | | RBI | 734 | | HR | 216 | | Teams | | | Patrick Brian Burrell III or Pat Burrell, nicknamed Pat the Bat (born October 10, 1976 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas) is the starting left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He currently resides in the affluent Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of center city Philadelphia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 681 pixel, file size: 342 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Source: Flickr - On Deck Author: Scott Ableman License: Permission is granted by the author Scott Ableman to use this photo on Wikipedia under a CC-2. ...
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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...
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Career
University of Miami After graduating Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, Burrell attended the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida, one of the premiere collegiate baseball programs in the nation. Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-male, private secondary school located in San Jose, California, USA. It is the oldest secondary school in California being founded in 1851. ...
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Following a standout collegiate career there, where he was the "Most Valuable Player" of the 1996 College World Series, finished second all-time in slugging percentage and won the 1998 Golden Spikes Award, Burrell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the first overall draft choice in the 1998 MLB draft. The College World Series is the tournament which determines the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball champion. ...
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Phillies debut and 2002 success Burrell debuted for the Phillies in 2000 and became an instant fixture in the line-up. He was 4th in voting for 2000 NL Rookie of the Year. In 2002, he had a break out season, hitting 37 home runs and knocking in 116 RBIs, proving to be one of the most promising young power hitters in baseball. His 2002 year earned him 14th in NL MVP voting. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
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2003 slump After signing a six-year, $50-million dollar contract with the Phillies before the 2003 season, he endured a season-long slump and finished the season batting only .209 with barely half of his previous season's hitting production numbers. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 and 2005 In 2004, Burrell rebounded somewhat, but his year was limited when an injury to his left wrist during batting practice in early August caused him to miss about 40 games. He finished the season with 24 home runs. 2005 would prove to be a very good year for "Pat the Bat" as he hit .281, with 32 home runs and a career high 117 RBIs. His production helped the Phillies come within one game of winning the NL Wild Card slot, losing out to the Houston Astros on the final day of the season. In 2005, Burrell earned 7th place in voting for the NL MVP award. Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ...
To his credit, in recent seasons, Burrell has shown an increasing ability to draw walks; however, he continued to strike out frequently and his patience at the plate has been rewarded with a league leading number of called third strikes.
2006 season Pat started strong in 2006 but a very poor June saw him hitting .250 with 19HR at the all-star break. By the midway point of the 2006 season, with the Phillies appearing to be slipping from playoff contention, new General Manager Pat Gillick began trading off veteran players such as Bobby Abreu, David Bell, and Cory Lidle. Some fans too felt the players had long term, lucrative contracts and appeared too complacent. The Phillies traded Abreu and Lidle to the New York Yankees and Bell to the Milwaukee Brewers. Pat Gillick (born August 22, 1937) is the current general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. ...
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While there were reports of a potential trade for Burrell as well, he remained with the Phillies. In August and September 2006, the Phillies began winning with regularity and making a strong run for the National League Wild Card slot, but Burrell was less than a major factor in the Phillies' success, as he both slumped at bat and was given fewer at bats during this time. On September 15, 2006 he did provide the Phillies only runs in a 4-3 victory with a 1st inning grand slam off pitcher Roger Clemens. However, his periodic spectacular play was largely overshadowed during 2006 by his inability to deliver hits with runners in scoring position, which routinely drew boos from Phillies fans. While Phillies fans had been known for booing Mike Schmidt and other popular players, the boos and negativity from the fans and even news media were considerably worse than previously for Burrell. Even so, Burrell finished the season with 29 home runs and 95 RBI, both in the top 20 in the NL, despite limited at bats and his OPS was only two points lower than it was the previous season (.890 from .892). William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent pitchers in Major League history. ...
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2007 As with 2006, Burrell batted well in April, but slumped in May and June, his batting average this time dropping to little over .200 at the all-star break, and he was benched for a few games at a time. After the All-Star break, however Burrell's performance and overall production improved tremendously. He hit .435 for the month of July, near .300 with 10HR in August and he was moved to the 3rd spot in the lineup, also winning back a lot of fans. He seemed to show more focus and a better batting stance at the plate. Burrell hit his 200th career home run on July 17th and his 1000th career hit on August 17th.
"Met Killer" From early in his major league career, Pat Burrell showed a penchant for hitting home runs against the New York Mets, much to the dismay of the Mets and their fans and announcers, but a boon to the Phillies as the Mets increasingly became division rivals. Though his overall batting average against the Mets was near his overall career average (which is actually sub-par for MLB), he continued to knock in runs against the Mets with the long ball. In 2007, Burrell surpassed Barry Bonds and Chipper Jones to lead all active players in home runs against the Mets, hitting 4 HR in a Phillies 4 game series sweep against the Mets in late August, collecting his 41st home run against them, also surpassing Willie Mays in 5th place for most home runs against the Mets all-time.
Future role with Phillies The future role of Burrell in the Phillies has been a hot topic in Philadelphia for a few years. Though the Phillies had shown interest in trading Burrell in 2006 and 2007, his contract (averaging over $13 million per year in 2007 and 2008), streaky play and full no-trade clause (which he was only willing to waive for a limited number of teams) resulted in him not being traded. Burrell's contract runs through the end of the 2008 season and for now he remains in Philadelphia, where while losing some fans during offensive slumps, he continues to gain new fans in addition to many who already respect him for his hustle, offensive production, and the way he has handled considerable rough treatment from the Philly fans and media. Pat Burrell's recent hitting streak, however, has begun to change his reputation among many Philadelphia critics.
See also In the sport of baseball, a home run is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in (see inside the park home run), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score in one play. ...
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