In 1994, Person was traded from the Marlins to the New York Mets, who, in 1996, traded him to the Blue Jays for John Olerud. Person became a Phillie in 1999 when the Blue Jays swapped him for Paul Spoljaric. Granted free agency after the 2002 season, he joined the Red Sox for a short and unsuccessful stint.
Person tried joining the White Sox out of spring training in 2004 and 2005, but was unsuccessful. Injuries were the Achilles heel (quite literally), preventing Person from achieving sustained success.
Person's most memorable feat came with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 2, 2002. He not only threw five strong innings in which he allowed three hits and one unearned run while striking out five, but he also hit two home runs against the Montreal Expos.[2] The first home run was a grand slam to left field off Bruce Chen with two outs in the first inning;[3] the second was a three-run home run to left field off Masato Yoshii with one out in the fifth inning.[3] In between those home runs, he came up again with the bases loaded and drove a ball far enough for a second slam, but it was foul and he ended up striking out.[3]
Person's best season as a pitcher came in 2000 when he went 9-7 with a 3.63 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 173.11⁄3 innings. He posted 3.9 Wins Above Replacement, the best mark of his career.
Before Person's grand slam, Jeff Juden was the last Phillies pitcher to hit a grand slam: August 25, 1995, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Randy Lerch had been the last Phillies pitcher before Person to hit two home runs in a game, a feat that he accomplished on September 30, 1978.
While in Philadelphia, Person had his own fan club named "Person's People".[4]
robert, person, confused, with, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, f. Not to be confused with Robert Persons This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Robert Person news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Robert Alan Person born October 6 1969 is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball two for the New York Mets two and a half for the Toronto Blue Jays three and a half for the Philadelphia Phillies and only seven games pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the last year of his career Robert PersonPitcherBorn 1969 10 06 October 6 1969 age 54 St Louis Missouri U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 18 1995 for the New York MetsLast MLB appearanceJune 7 2003 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsWin loss record51 42Earned run average4 64Strikeouts773TeamsNew York Mets 1994 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 1997 1999 Philadelphia Phillies 1999 2002 Boston Red Sox 2003 Career editPerson grew up in University City Missouri and started his college baseball career at Seminole State College in Oklahoma He was an outfielder at Seminole until his coach bet the team s relief pitchers that he could find a position player on the roster who had a better arm than them He chose Person and won the bet 1 Person was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 25th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft and eventually traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1991 In the 1992 MLB expansion draft the Florida Marlins drafted him 47th overall he then became a free agent and signed again with the Marlins In 1994 Person was traded from the Marlins to the New York Mets who in 1996 traded him to the Blue Jays for John Olerud Person became a Phillie in 1999 when the Blue Jays swapped him for Paul Spoljaric Granted free agency after the 2002 season he joined the Red Sox for a short and unsuccessful stint Person tried joining the White Sox out of spring training in 2004 and 2005 but was unsuccessful Injuries were the Achilles heel quite literally preventing Person from achieving sustained success Person s most memorable feat came with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 2 2002 He not only threw five strong innings in which he allowed three hits and one unearned run while striking out five but he also hit two home runs against the Montreal Expos 2 The first home run was a grand slam to left field off Bruce Chen with two outs in the first inning 3 the second was a three run home run to left field off Masato Yoshii with one out in the fifth inning 3 In between those home runs he came up again with the bases loaded and drove a ball far enough for a second slam but it was foul and he ended up striking out 3 Person s best season as a pitcher came in 2000 when he went 9 7 with a 3 63 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 173 11 3 innings He posted 3 9 Wins Above Replacement the best mark of his career Before Person s grand slam Jeff Juden was the last Phillies pitcher to hit a grand slam August 25 1995 against the Los Angeles Dodgers Randy Lerch had been the last Phillies pitcher before Person to hit two home runs in a game a feat that he accomplished on September 30 1978 While in Philadelphia Person had his own fan club named Person s People 4 Person played college baseball for the University of Arkansas 5 He played high school baseball at University City High School in St Louis References edit Adamek Steve 15 June 1996 Mets Notes Elbow concerns Franco The Central New Jersey Home News p 10 Retrieved 26 May 2023 Smith Christopher Obscure Spotlight Robert Person obscureathletes com Retrieved 30 April 2014 a b c Baer Bill 2012 100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know amp Do Before They Die United States Triumph Books p 256 ISBN 9781617496189 Mixed emotions for Wolf Pack 20 October 2009 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball PDF hogwired com External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Robert Person at Pura Pelota Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Preceded byOmar Daal Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day Starting Pitcher2002 Succeeded byKevin Millwood Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Person amp oldid 1221360976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
