
Name: | Wade Boggs |
Occupation: | Baseball Player |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | June 15, 1958 |
Age: | 66 |
Birth Place: | Omaha - Nebraska |
Zodiac Sign: | Gemini |
DOB in Roman: | VI.XV.MCMLVIII |
Wade Boggs
Wade Boggs was born on 15 June 1958(66 years old) in Nebraska. Wade Boggs is Baseball Player, Zodiac sign - Gemini. More detail about Wade Boggs given below.
About Wade Boggs
Five-time American League hitting champion and 12-time All-Star who spent the majority of his career with the Boston Red Sox before joining the New York Yankees to win the World Series in 1996. He finished his career with a.328 batting average and 3,010 hits.
Wade Anthony Boggs is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He won the 1996 World Series with the Yankees. Boggs became the 23rd player to reach 3,000 career hits. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles. He is 33rd on the list of career leaders for batting average among Major League Baseball players with a minimum of 1,000 plate appearances and has the highest ranking of those still alive. Boggs was elected to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. With 12 straight All-Star appearances, Boggs is third only to Brooks Robinson and George Brett in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman. In 1997, he ranked number 95 on the Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.
Trivia
His 3,000th hit was a home run on August 7th, 1999.
Wade Boggs before fame
Before entering the major leagues, he competed in what became the longest professional game ever, a Triple-A meeting between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings that lasted 33 innings and nearly 8 and a half hours in 1981.
Achievement of Wade Boggs
On August 7th, 1999, he hit his 3,000th hit, a home run.
Salary 2020
Not known
Net Worth 2020
$28 Million
Wade Boggs family life
He had a four-year romance with Margo Adams while married to Debbie Boggs. Brett is his son, and Meagann is his daughter.
Associations of Wade Boggs
When Derek Jeter hit his 3,000th career hit in 2011, he did exactly what Boggs had done twelve years before.
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