Pete Incaviglia
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Peter Joseph Incaviglia (born April 2, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former left fielder who is currently the manager for the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons (1986–1998), for six different big league teams, and also spent one year in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Incaviglia was drafted in the first round (eighth overall pick) by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 Major League Baseball draft out of Oklahoma State University, then was traded later that same year to the Texas Rangers. He debuted in the major leagues on April 8, 1986, without having spent any time in the minor leagues. His last MLB game was on September 27, 1998.
Pete Incaviglia | |
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Cleburne Railroaders – No. 5 | |
Left fielder / Manager | |
Born: (1964-04-02) April 2, 1964 (age 60) Pebble Beach, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: April 8, 1986, for the Texas Rangers | |
NPB: April 1, 1995, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
Last appearance | |
NPB: August 22, 1995, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
MLB: September 27, 1998, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .246 |
Home runs | 206 |
Runs batted in | 655 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .181 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 31 |
Teams | |
Incaviglia was noted for his power hitting ability as well as his tendency to strike out. During his MLB career, he struck out 1,277 times, while leading the league twice, 1986 and 1988. Incaviglia owns several single-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records, including home runs (HR) (48) and runs batted in (RBI) (143).