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Dave Roberts

Birthdate:

5/31/1972

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Okinawa, , Japan

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

A contact hitter with speed and a good glove, Dave Roberts is best known for his steal in game 4 of the 2004 AL Championship Series that brought the Red Sox back from the dead aftter 3 straight losses to the Yankees in their best of 7 series. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th and facing elimination, Roberts pinch ran for Kevin Millar who walked off Mariano Rivera. After Rivera threw over to first 3 times to keep Roberts from getting a good jump, Roberts stole second base anyway on the next pitch. Bill Mueller drove in Roberts in with a single to tie the game and the Red Sox won in the 12th, their first in their march of 8 straight victories over the Yanks and Cards to win their first Series in 86 years.

Often overlooked in lists of Japanese-born ball players, Roberts was born in Okinawa to a Marine father and a Japanese mother, and was raised in San Diego.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
9 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1999	CLE (AL)	41	143	26	34	4	0	2	12	9	16	11	3	0	0	3	1	.238	.281	SLG
2000	CLE (AL)	19	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	SLG
2001	CLE (AL)	15	12	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	SLG
2002	LAD (NL)	127	422	63	117	14	7	3	34	48	51	45	10	0	2	6	1	.277	.353	SLG
2003	LAD (NL)	107	388	56	97	6	5	2	16	43	39	40	14	1	4	5	0	.250	.331	SLG
2004	BOS (AL)	45	86	19	22	10	0	2	14	10	17	5	2	0	1	1	3	.256	.330	SLG
2004	LAD (NL)	68	233	45	59	4	7	2	21	28	31	33	1	0	4	2	3	.253	.340	SLG
2005	SDP (NL)	115	411	65	113	19	10	8	38	53	59	23	12	3	1	11	4	.275	.356	SLG
2006	SDP (NL)	129	499	80	146	18	13	2	44	51	61	49	6	2	4	7	5	.293	.360	SLG
9 years		666	2204	358	594	76	42	21	181	245	278	207	50	6	16	36	17	.270	.344	.SLG

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