Current Player
Full Name: Brook Alexander Fordyce
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1970 in New London, CT
Major League Debut: Apr 26, 1995

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
1995 NYM .500 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 1.000 1.667
1996 CIN .286 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 .500 .429 .929
1997 CIN .208 47 96 7 20 5 0 1 8 8 15 .267 .292 .558
1998 CIN .253 57 146 8 37 9 0 3 14 11 28 .306 .377 .682
1999 CWS .297 105 333 36 99 25 1 9 49 21 48 .343 .459 .802
2000 CWS .272 40 125 18 34 7 1 5 21 6 23 .313 .464 .777
2000 BAL .322 53 177 23 57 11 0 9 28 11 27 .361 .537 .898
2000 Total .301 93 302 41 91 18 1 14 49 17 50 .341 .507 .848
2001 BAL .209 95 292 30 61 18 0 5 19 21 56 .268 .322 .590
2002 BAL .231 56 130 7 30 8 0 1 8 9 19 .301 .315 .616
2003 BAL .274 104 339 28 93 12 2 6 30 17 43 .309 .375 .684
  AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
Totals .264 565 1647 158 434 97 4 39 178 108 260 .313 .398 .711


  BATTING BASERUNNING MISC
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1995 NYM 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0
1996 CIN 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 7.0
1997 CIN 0 0 28 1 0 1 2 0 1.000 96.0 6.4
1998 CIN 0 2 55 3 1 0 0 1 .000 48.7 5.2
1999 CWS 3 6 153 0 3 2 2 0 1.000 37.0 6.9
2000 CWS 2 1 58 0 2 1 0 0 .000 25.0 5.4
2000 BAL 2 3 95 0 0 4 0 0 .000 19.7 6.6
2000 Total 4 4 153 0 2 5 0 0 .000 21.6 6.0
2001 BAL 3 7 94 1 3 1 1 2 .333 58.4 5.2
2002 BAL 4 5 41 0 3 0 1 0 1.000 130.0 6.8
2003 BAL 1 10 127 1 6 2 2 3 .400 56.5 7.9
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals 15 34 656 6 18 11 8 6 .571 42.2 6.3



CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT RF ZR
1996 CIN C 4 0 18 0 0 0 1.000 6.230 .000
1997 CIN C 30 2 162 12 3 1 .983 7.650 1.000
1998 CIN C 54 3 288 20 7 3 .978 7.550 .667
1999 CWS C 103 6 561 31 8 5 .987 6.570 1.000
2000 CWS C 40 3 251 13 0 2 1.000 7.950 1.000
2000 BAL C 52 9 313 20 4 2 .988 6.930 1.000
2000 Total   92 12 564 33 4 4 .993 7.350 1.000
2001 BAL C 95 5 541 30 10 7 .983 6.690 1.000
2002 BAL C 55 1 267 8 4 1 .986 6.710 1.000
2003 BAL C 103 14 608 39 3 5 .995 6.810 1.000
  G Ch PO A E DP FPCT RF ZR
Totals 537 43 3009 173 39 26 .988 6.930 .977


Biography
Brook was a career .282 hitter entering 2001 so it wouldn't surprise anyone to see him bounce back after he struggled to find his stroke last season. The Orioles liked what they saw from Brook after acquiring him from the Chicago White Sox midway through 2000. He hit .322, with nine homers and 28 RBI, in 53 games with the O's after going .272-5-21 in 40 outings with the Sox. Brook hit .337 in September, including .377 over his last 17 games, and finished fifth among American League catchers in slugging percentage (.507).

Brook missed the first 43 games of 2000 with a broken foot, but was still able to hit a career-high 14 homers and equal his career-best RBI total (49). He increased his batting average each month and hit .347 vs. left-handed pitchers. Brook, who was originally drafted by the New York Mets, hit .297 for the White Sox in 1999 which was second among AL catchers (minimum of 300 at-bats) to the .332 posted by Ivan Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers. It was the highest average by a Sox catcher in 29 years.


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