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| First baseman | |
| Born: December 14, 1969 Salem, Oregon |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 8, 1995 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | . First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 274 |
| Home runs | 106 |
| Runs batted in | 522 |
| Teams | |
Scott Allen Hatteberg (born December 14, 1969 in Salem, Oregon) is an American Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player
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Early Life
He played Little League in his native Salem, Oregon, and Pony League and American Legion baseball in Yakima, Washington. Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball Hatteberg graduated from Eisenhower High School (Yakima, Washington) in 1988. DD Eisenhower High School (di di ˌaizɪnˈhauər in Yakima Washington is a school named after U Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) He was MVP of the baseball and basketball teams and also lettered in football. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with He was team captain his senior year and hit . 570 with 7 home runs.
College career
He attended Washington State University from 1989-1991 and the Cougars won the Pac-10 North all three years. Washington State University ( WSU) is an American public Research university in Pullman, Washington. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP The cougar ( Puma concolor) also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region is a Mammal of the Felidae family He was captain and MVP in 1991; as a catcher he formed a battery with future major league pitcher Aaron Sele. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Aaron Helmer Sele (born June 25 1970 in Golden Valley Minnesota) is a free agent MLB right-handed Pitcher, who most recently played for the Hatteberg played in the Alaska Baseball League in 1989-1990. The Alaska Baseball League ( ABL) is an amateur Summer Baseball league, with six teams located in four Alaskan cities Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP
Early career
Boston Red Sox
He was a member of the 1990 U. S. team at the Goodwill Games and hit a home run vs. The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. He was the third player selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1991 June draft, a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds as compensation from Kansas City Royals for the signing of Type A free agent Mike Boddicker. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In Baseball, a Sandwich Pick is when a first or second-round draft pick signs with a different team as a Free agent, and the former team had offered the player The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. For the similarly-named musician see Michael Boddicker Michael James "Mike" Boddicker (born August 23 1957, Norway Iowa He played catcher for the Red Sox in parts of seven seasons from 1995-2001, hitting 34 home runs and batting . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 267. On August 6, 2001, against the Texas Rangers, he became the only player in MLB history to hit into a triple play and hit a grand slam in his next at bat. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft In Baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the rare act of making three outs during the same continuous play in baseball In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base The bat he used for that game is now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
In Hatteberg's last season with the Red Sox, he ruptured a nerve in his elbow. After surgery, he was unable to hold or throw a baseball. His baseball career was considered over, and his contract with the Red Sox expired on December 20, 2001. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.
Oakland Athletics
Paul DePodesta, assistant general manager of the Oakland Athletics, resurrected Hatteberg's baseball career by negotiating with Hatteberg to play for Oakland under a one-year contract with a $950,000 base salary plus incentives the day after he was released by the Red Sox. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. There was one catch---because Hatteberg could no longer throw the baseball, he would have to play first base.
In January 2002, Hatteberg signed with the Oakland Athletics and became a first baseman and designated hitter for four seasons. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Hatteberg, originally considered a horrible first baseman, blossomed in the position under the tutelage of Oakland infield coach Ron Washington. Ronald Washington (born April 29, 1952 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former Infielder in Major League Baseball and the current
Hatteberg's conversion from catcher to first baseman by the A's is the subject of a chapter in the Michael Lewis' book Moneyball. Michael Lewis (born October 15, 1960, New Orleans Louisiana) is an American contemporary Non-fiction author Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (ISBN 0-393-05765-8 is a book by Michael M Oakland General Manager Billy Beane speaks openly about how the team pursued Hatteberg because of his high on-base percentage, which, A's management had determined, correlated most often to runs scored. There is another former major league player named Billy Bean. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Beane also mentioned that it was one of the most affordable "skills" for small-market clubs like the A's.
Being an everyday player, Hatteberg helped the A's reach the playoffs twice in 2002 and 2003, hitting 49 homers and batting . Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 269 from 2002-2005. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series
His most memorable moment as a member of the Oakland A's was on September 4, 2002. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself With a historic 19-game winning streak on the line and the game against the Kansas City Royals tied at 11 after the A's had blown an 11-0 lead, Hatteberg slammed a 1-0 pitch well over the right center field wall for a walk-off home run to give the A's a 12-11 win and an American League record 20-game winning streak. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. In Baseball, a walk-off home run is a Home run that ends the game The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in
Cincinnati Reds
On February 12, 2006, the Cincinnati Reds signed Hatteberg to a one-year, $750,000 contract. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA He was originally expected to give the Reds flexibility at first base, backing up Adam Dunn. Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979 in Houston Texas) and nicknamed the "Big Donkey" is a Major League Baseball Outfielder When the Reds traded Wily Mo Pena to the Red Sox, Dunn moved back to the outfield, and Hatteberg shared first-base duties with Rich Aurilia. Wilfredo Modesto "Wily Mo" Peña (born January 23, 1982 in Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman Richard Santo (Rich Aurilia (born September 2 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the San
On August 8, 2006, Hatteberg recorded his 1000th career hit against Jason Marquis of the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Jason Scott Marquis (mɑrˈkiː (born August 21, 1978) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher for the The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. He went 3-for-5 in this game, increasing his batting average to . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 323.
On May 27, 2008, Hatteberg was designated for assignment by the Reds to make room on the roster for top prospect Jay Bruce. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and Jay Anderson Bruce (born April 3, 1987 from Beaumont Texas) is a Major League Baseball During the first weeks of the 2008 season Hatteberg had been reduced to pinch-hitting with rookie Joey Votto assuming first base duties for the Reds. For other uses see Pinch hitter (cricket. In Baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Joseph Daniel "Joey" Votto (born September 10, 1983 in Etobicoke, Ontario) is a Canadian Major League Baseball Pinch-hitting was new to Hatteberg, and he admitted that it was a role in which he was not particularly comfortable. On June 4, Hatteberg was released. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China.
Personal
He and his wife Elizabeth, nicknamed "Bitsy", have three children, Lauren (11-8-97), Sophia (2-21-00) and Ella (3-24-04). He is a self-taught guitar player and avid fly fisherman. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of
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