Rafael Bournigal

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bournigal and the second or maternal family name is Pelletier.

Rafael Bournigal

Shortstop

Born: May 12, 1966
Azua, Dominican Republic

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 1, 1992, for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Last MLB appearance

October 3, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners

MLB statistics

Batting average

.251

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Rafael Antonio Bournigal Pelletier (born May 12, 1966 in Azua, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 19th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft, and played for the Dodgers (1992-1994), Oakland Athletics (1996-1998), and Seattle Mariners (1999). He attended Florida State University.

Bournigal's best years were with Oakland. In his three seasons with the A's he started about 36% of their games (173 out of 486), batted .249, and made a total of just 8 errors.

Career totals for 365 games include 234 hits, 4 home runs, 85 RBI, 104 runs scored, a .251 batting average, and an on-base percentage of .301. In the field, he recorded 469 putouts, 787 assists, 15 errors, and participated in 182 double plays. His fielding percentage was an outstanding .988.

Career highlight's include:

one 4-hit game...two singles, a double, and a home run vs. the Seattle Mariners (June 25, 1997)
eleven 3-hit games...with the most impressive being a single, two doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored vs. the Detroit Tigers (April 29, 1999)

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet

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