Detroit Tigers’ Magglio Ordonez memorable days with the club – MLB Update
Detroit Tigers’ out-fielder, Magglio Ordonez’s contract may be expiring but his baseball career is far from over. Magglio will end a seven year career with Detroit, if the Tigers do not re-sign him this season.
Batting with an average of .312 and hitting 107 homers during his career, Ordonez helped his team emerge victorious in many encounters. He and Miguel Cabrera are two of six players who managed to bat with an average of at least .310 and hit at least 100
home-runs. The others are Hank Greenberg (.319 as a Tiger), Ty Cobb (111 homers as a Tiger), Charlie Gehringer and Harry Heilmann.
Hitting the only home-run in Tigers’ history to end a post-season game, Ordonez has made such achievements in his career with Detroit. He was brilliant in Game four of the 2006 American League Championship Series when he hit three runs to stun Oakland’s
Hudson Street, helping his side reach the World Series with an impressive 6-3 victory.
During 2007, Ordonez gave incredible results as his season turned out to be one of the best by a Tigers player in years. Showing great baseball skills throughout the season, he had the most hits and doubles as a Tigers player since George Kell’s effort back
in 1950. With 216 hits and 54 doubles in that season, he almost broke Kell’s record of 218 hits and 56 doubles.
Driving in 139 runs in one season, he almost equalled Rocky Colavito record of driving in 140 runs, which was set back in 1961. Matching Norm Cash’s record of 354 total bases in 2007 season, he had the most total bases as a Tiger since 1940.
According to the stats, Ordonez hit .312 during his seven years with the club. The 37-year-old ranks sixth among those who have played almost regularly for over the last seven years. Only Albert Pujols at .326, Cabrera with .324, Joe Mauer at .324, Matt
Holliday with .318 and Ichiro Suzuki with .318 are in front of him. Ordonez is also marginally ahead of Michael Young, also at .312 and Derek Jeter at .311.
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