Earned his first N. All-Star team He came to St. Louis in a July 29 trade with Philadelphia and batted. Notched his th career RBI on Apr. Was voted the starting third baseman for his first career N.
All-Star team selection and went 0-for Hit his first career pinch-homer on Sept. CIN, a solo shot off Bruce Chen Player of the Week for Sept. Homered 29 for the 4th straight game on Sept. HOU, hitting five homers in those four games On Sept.
Scott homered in Game 1 off Randy Johnson Was on the League Championship Series roster, but was unable to play. Finished third among N. Homered on Opening Day for third consecutive year, Apr. Player of the Week, Aug. Finished second among N. Homered on Opening Day for the second consecutive year, Apr.
Became the 7th Phillie to hit 20 HR's in four consecutive seasons and first since Mike Schmidt Hit 2nd career grand slam, May 12 vs.
Hit th career HR, Aug. Hit his first career grand slam, July 3 vs. CHI Sanders Had five strikeouts on Aug. SD and tied the ML record for a 9-inning game Played in 23 games after injuring back before being shut down for the season Despite injury, still ranked 4th among N. Was examined by Dr. Became the youngest Phillie in modern history since to reach RBI in a season Set club record for doubles by a third baseman with 45, tying for fifth in N. Dykstra had in ' Awarded first Gold Glove Award; was first Phillie since Schmidt in to capture award and at 23, matched Brooks Robinson as the youngest third baseman ever to win it Led N.
Rookie of the Year; just 7th unanimous selection in N. Led all N. His 92 RBI made him the first N. Selected by EL managers as best defensive third baseman Played 45 games for Scranton before contract was purchased by Phillies on Aug. Was lost for season after being hit by a Steve Trachsel pitch, Sept. Suffered a fractured ulna bone in right arm Finished with AB, the maximum limit to qualify as a rookie for the season Absolutely, and David Montgomery admitted as much to me before his death.
But time and age should have healed all those wounds by now. Rolen belongs on the Wall of Fame and needs to be welcomed back to Philadelphia without any animosity. They are all meaningful parts of my life. Louis, my life was changing and I was in a spot where we had a five or six-year run in the playoffs and some really, really good teams at a time when I was growing into my prime.
But it was because I learned to do so many things with the Phillies. Starting in Philadelphia was the greatest thing for my career without question for a bunch of reasons.
The passion of the fans kept you in line as a competitor on a daily basis as far as what was expected effort-wise and energy-wise. Finn Rolen will be watching and hopefully one day he can also make a trip to Philadelphia to see his father be placed on the Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park. It would be another beautiful thing that came courtesy of time. Skip to content Share Icon.
Facebook Logo. His season was one of the best of his career, as he hit. Later that postseason, he hit a two-run home run in game seven of NLCS that proved to be the game-winner. In , he returned from an injury and hit. A native of Jasper, Ind. Baseball during his senior season in He additionally played basketball and tennis, and was a runner-up for Indiana's Mr. Ad Blocker Detected.
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