Nate Schierholtz
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| San Francisco Giants — No. 12 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: February 15, 1984 Reno, Nevada |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 11, 2007 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .304 |
| Hits | 34 |
| RBI | 10 |
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Nathan John Schierholtz (born February 15, 1984 in Reno, Nevada) is a right fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.[1] He is one of few baseball players to bat without batting gloves.
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[edit] High school and college
Schierholtz attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, California, the same high school as teammate Randy Winn. Schierholtz was not heavily recruited out of high school and instead decided to play for Chabot College, a community college in Hayward, California. He played only one season for Chabot, starting at third base. He batted .400 with 72 hits, 60 RBI, 18 home runs, and 45 runs scored that year.[2]
[edit] Professional career
Schierholtz was drafted by the Giants in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2003 MLB Draft. In 2004, Schierholtz switched from third base to right field. He excelled at each of his stops in the minor league system, en route to his call up in 2007.[3] He continues to be one of the top outfield prospects in the Giants' farm system.
[edit] Major Leagues
Schierholtz made his major league debut on June 11, 2007 against the Toronto Blue Jays as a defensive replacement. He got his first hit the next night in his first career at bat. His most notable moment while on the big league club was on June 23, at home against the New York Yankees, when he blooped a single into center field in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game for the Giants. Despite a .325 batting average in 40 at bats, Schierholtz was sent down at the start of July.[4]
Schierholtz was again called up in September, as the Giants' roster expanded.
[edit] Statistics
| Year | Ag | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS+ | TB | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP |
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| 2007 | 23 | SF | NL | 39 | 112 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .304 | .316 | .402 | 85 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals: | 39 | 112 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .304 | .316 | .402 | 85 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through 2007 season.[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Nate Schierholtz Player File. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ Team of the Decades: 1990s & 2000s. ChabotCollege.edu. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
- ^ Nate Schierholtz Baseball Statistics. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Nate Schierholtz 2007 Batting Splits. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ Nate Schierholtz Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
