Greg Vaughn

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Greg Vaughn

Gregory Lamont Vaughn (born July 3, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1989-96), San Diego Padres (1996-98), Cincinnati Reds (1999), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000-02) and Colorado Rockies (2003). He was born in Sacramento, California, where he attended Kennedy High. He then attended the University of Miami's heralded baseball program.

Vaughn was selected by the Brewers in the first round (4th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. A slugger whose batting average dropped below .250 as often as rising above it, he compensated with excellent power. He had three seasons with at least 100 runs batted in, and four with 30 or more home runs - including the legendary 1998 season, when he hit 50 to finish 4th in the league behind Ken Griffey Jr., Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire, who set the home run record that season. In 1999, he became the first and only player in major league history to be traded after a 50-homer season when the Padres traded him to the Cincinnati Reds. With the Reds in 1999, he hit 45 homers and became the second player in major league history to hit 40 or more homers in consecutive seasons with two different teams (one year after Andres Galarraga became the first.

In his career, Vaughn batted .242 with 355 home runs, 1072 RBI, 1017 runs, 1475 hits, 284 doubles, 23 triples and 121 stolen bases in 1731 games.

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Four-time All-Star (1993, 1996, 1998, 2001)
Won 1998 NL Silver Slugger Award as Outfielder
Twice finished 4th in NL's MVP vote (1998-99)
Ranks 68th on MLB All-Time Home Runs List (355)
Ranks 49th on MLB All-Time At Bats per Home Run List (17.2)
Holds Milwaukee Brewers single season record for At Bats per Home Run (12.1 in 1996).
Holds Padres single season record for most Home Runs (50 in 1998).
Holds Padres single season record for At Bats per Home Run (11.5 in 1998).

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[edit] Sources

Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
Simply-Baseball-Notebook.com: Baseball is Fun Again for Vaughn

Preceded by Darren Daulton	NL Comeback Player of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Rickey Henderson
Preceded by Vladimir Guerrero	National League Player of the Month September, 1999	Succeeded by Vladimir Guerrero