Travis Fryman

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Travis Fryman
Third baseman
Born: March 25, 1969 (1969-03-25) (age 39)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1990
for the Detroit Tigers
Final game
September 29, 2002
for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average     .274
Home runs     223
Runs batted in     1022
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Five-time All-Star (1992–94, 1996, 2000)
  • Gold Glove Award (third baseman, 2000)
  • Silver Slugger Award (shortstop, 1992)
  • Led American League in at bats (1992 (651) and 1994 (464))
  • Led American League in sacrifice flies (1994) (13)
  • Co-holds (with Lance Parrish) Tigers franchise single season record for most sacrifice flies in a season (13)

David Travis Fryman (born March 25, 1969 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a former third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1990 through 2002, Fryman played for the Detroit Tigers (1990–1997) and Cleveland Indians (1998–2002). He batted and threw right-handed.

[edit] Baseball career

Fryman was the starting third basemen for Detroit before joining the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks via trade following the 1997 baseball season. Two weeks later, he was then traded again, along with pitcher Tom Martin, to the Indians for third baseman Matt Williams, without ever having played a single game for the new Diamondbacks franchise.

Fryman had his best season in 2000. He established career highs in batting average (.321), slugging percentage (.516), on base percentage (.392), hits (184), doubles, and runs batted in. Additionally, he only made 8 errors in the field and had a 60-game errorless streak, on his way to winning a Gold Glove Award.

In 2002, he had the lowest range factor of all major league third basemen (2.31), as well as the lowest zone rating (.680).

In a 13-season career, Fryman posted a .274 batting average with 223 home runs and 1022 RBI in 1698 games. Fryman retired after the 2002 season due to injury.

Fryman became the manager of short-season Class A Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2008. It was the first managerial job for Fryman, who had worked with the Tribe as an infield instructor during spring training.

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