20 Facts About Hubie Brooks

Hubie Brooks played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994 for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals.

Hubie Brooks was selected third overall in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets and went on to play for five different teams over a 15-year career, and was twice named an All-Star.

Hubie Brooks was drafted by the Montreal Expos as a senior at Manuel Dominguez High School in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft but chose instead to attend Whittier College and stayed for 1975 through 1976 before transferring to Arizona State University.

Unlike Horner, who was immediately assigned to the Atlanta Braves' major league roster upon signing, Hubie Brooks was assigned to the double A Jackson Mets, where he batted.

Hubie Brooks played some outfield with the triple A Tidewater Tides in 1980.

Related searches

Hubie Brooks won the starting job at third out of Spring training 1981 and quickly became a fan favorite, batting over.

Hubie Brooks was shifted to short for the rest of the season by Mets manager Davey Johnson.

Hubie Brooks drove in a career-high 100 runs, which led the team and was second only to Cal Ripken Jr.

Hubie Brooks was named the NL's Silver Slugger at short for a second season in a row regardless of his time missed.

Three games into the 1987 season, Hubie Brooks was again sidelined by injury, this time by a hairline fracture of his right wrist.

Hubie Brooks spent one more season in right field for the Expos before departing via free agency.

Atlanta Braves expressed interest in signing Hubie Brooks and returned him to third base for the 1990 season.

However, Hubie Brooks ultimately opted to sign with his home team Los Angeles Dodgers and remain in right field.

Hubie Brooks's contract contained a clause that disallowed him to be traded back to the Expos or to any American League team except the California Angels.

Hubie Brooks was unhappy about this trade, and it resulted in a poor performance on the field.

Hubie Brooks was used as the designated hitter by Rodgers, and batted.

Hubie Brooks made the club as its right-handed bat off the bench and batted.

Hubie Brooks remained in that role through the midpoint of the 1994 season when he was released to make room for a re-activated Wally Joyner, who was returning from the disabled list.

At the time of his dismissal, Hubie Brooks was the active major league leader in games played without making it to the post season .

Hubie Brooks collected career-highs in home runs in 1988 and 1990.