Wade Boggs Career MLB Stats 1982-1999 |
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G |
AB |
H |
AVG |
HR |
RBI |
R |
SB |
2B |
3B |
BB |
SO |
OBP | SLG% |
OPS
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2,439 |
9,180 |
3,010 |
.328 |
118 |
1,014 |
1,513 |
24 |
578 |
61 |
1,412 |
745 |
.415 |
.443 |
.858
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Wade Anthony Boggs was born on June 15, 1958, in Omaha, NE. He is the son of Sue and Winfield Boggs. The son of a military father, Boggs moved around due to his father's deployment. However, his father's military career didn’t stop him from teaching young Wade the game of baseball. Wade got into the game early, playing as young as seven years old. The Boggs’ family moved to Tampa, FL where Wade started to flourish athletically.
Boggs attended Plant High School. He played football and baseball. Things changed for him during his junior year. Boggs’ baseball talent took off especially at the plate. He hit over .500 during that year and baseball scouts started to notice. He even changed his positions on the football team to minimize his risk of injury . Faced with the choice of either going to college and playing football or making money playing professional baseball, Boggs chose the latter and signed with the Boston Red Sox.
Awards and Achievements |
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MVP
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Gold Glove
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1994, 1995 |
All-Star Selections |
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
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Batting Titles |
1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
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Achievements
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Wade Boggs MLB Career Stats and Notes
After some ups and downs in the minor leagues,, Boggs made his MLB debut on April 10, 1982 . Boggs spent the first 11 years of his career in Boston. Prior to the 1993 season, Boggs join the Red Sox’ biggest rival, the New York Yankees. While the Red Sox was in the midst of their 86-year World Series drought, Boggs was able to win one with the Bronx Bombers in 1996. Boggs moved on to play for the team from where he grew up, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, in 1998. He spent his last two seasons in the league in Tampa, which was cut short by injury. In 1999, Boggs announced his retirement. The 12-time All-Star was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
Wade Boggs Was A Hit In the 1980s
During the 1980s Boggs was a hitting machine. From 1983-89 he had over 200 hits in each of those seasons, which is still a Boston Red Sox record.. It was also the longest such streak in the majors until Ichiro Suzuki did it for 10 straight years. Boggs’ streak propelled him to 4th on the hits list for the 80s decade (1597). Despite his injuries, Boggs was able to become one of 33 players to get 3,000 hits (3,010).