Description
Glenn Erick Braggs is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. Braggs was a member of the Cincinnati Reds team that defeated the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 World Series. He is an alumnus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft, Braggs made his major league debut with the Brewers on July 18, 1986. Starting in left field and batting fifth, Braggs went 1-4 in a 6-1 road loss to the Oakland Athletics. His first career hit was a sixth-inning single off Joaquin Andujar. He hit the first of his 70 career home runs on August 2, 1986 with a two-run shot off Charlie Hough.
He had his best season in 1989, hitting 15 home runs with 66 runs batted in and 17 stolen bases with a .247 batting average.
On June 9, 1990, during his fourth season with the Brewers, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. He played a key role as the Reds advanced to the National League playoffs. In 231 plate appearances, he hit six home runs with 28 RBI and a .299 average.
In the National League playoff series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he went 1-for-5 but had a huge impact on the series.
Born
October 17th, 1962 in San Bernardino (Age 62)
Teams
Last Changes
2024/04/30
New Purchase :
2024/04/30
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic)
2023/07/16
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic)