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1997 Season•Hit .291 with 10HR and 70RBI•Led the league with 748 plate appearances and T1st with 142 singles •Ranked 3rd in AB (654), hits (190) and leadoff OBP (.394) •Tied for 4th in the A.L. with 159 games played, was 4th with 116 runs, 5th with 7 triples, and was 9th with 23 stolen bases. •Hit .296 with 6HR and 33RBI after the All-Star break •Hit .285 with 4HR and 37RBI before the All-Star break •Had 57 multi-hit games (3rd in A.L.), including two 4-hit, fifteen 3-hit and forty 2-hit games •Played in 159 games •Made 159 starts (all at SS) •Scored 100+ runs in his 1st 2 seasons ‹Only 1 other Yankee (Joe DiMaggio 1936-37) and 2 other players since 1961 (Tony Oliva, 1964-65 and Juan Samuel, 1984-85) have done so •Only 4 other Yankees have played 140+ games in their rookie and sophomore seasons (Earle Combs, Tony Lazzeri, Tom Tresh and Alvaro Espinoza) •In 102G in leadoff spot, hit .321 (137-for-427, 6HR, 45RBI) •In 23G in 2nd spot, hit .206 (20-for-97, 2HR, 13RBI); in 33G in 7th spot, hit .254 (32-for-126, 2HR, 12RBI); in 1G in 8th spot was 1-for-4 •In 77 straight starts in the leadoff spot from 6/10-9/4, was 98-for-313 (.313) •Went 129-for-422 (.306) since BA bottomed out at .261 after 0-for-6 on 6/1 at Boston •4H on 4/5 at Oakland tied career high •Had season-high 11-game hitting streak from 5/4-15 •Scored career-high 4 runs on 6/10 vs. Chicago •Did not start for the 1st time this season 6/25 at Detroit (had started 77 straight games at SS since 9/26/96 at Boston) •Hit 2nd career leadoff HR 5/6 vs. Minnesota •Had HR in consecutive AB, 5/5 in last AB (3-run, 9th inning) and leadoff HR 5/6 (both vs. Min) •Snapped career-high 75 game drought with leadoff HR on 8/7 at Texas (previous streak was 41G, 4/3-5/23/96) •Had career-high 2 HR and 4RBI in G2 of 8/20 doubleheader at Anaheim (including 4th career leadoff HR, his 3rd of the season) •4K on 9/1 at Philadelphia tied his career high set on 4/19 at Minnesota •Drove in O¹Neill for game-winning run with 9th-inning single on 9/15 vs. Boston •Drew bases-loaded walk in the 11th to end the game on 9/20 vs. Toronto •Started all 5 games of the Division Series vs. Cleveland at SS, hitting .333 (7-for-21) with 2 solo HR and 6 runs scored •Hit the 2nd of 3 consecutuive HR in the 6th inning of Game 1 (Raines hit 1st, O'Neill hit 3rd) •Was the 1st time 3 consecutive HR have ever been hit in post season play •Was the recipient of the Joan Payson Award for community service presented annually by the New York chapter of the BBWAA •His Turn 2 Foundation, established in 1996, was formed to support and create activities and programs designed to prevent and treat teenage substance abuse Career Stats*Named American League Rookie of the Year, 1996. *Named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News, USA Today Baseball Weekly, Topps NAPBL 1994 *Florida State League Most Valuable Player, 1994. *Florida State League Player of the Month, June, 1994. *Topps Eastern League Player of the Month, July, 1994. *Florida State League Player of the Week, May 16-22, 1994. *Florida State League All-Star Game Selection, 1994. *Topps Class A All-Star Team, 1994. *South Atlantic League All-Star Team, 1993. *Voted Most Outstanding Major League Prospect by SAL managers, 1993. *Signed by New York (AL) in the first round (sixth pick overall) in the June 1992 free-agent draft. Rookie Stats
'96 Season*Hit .314 with 10 HR and 78 RBI in his first full season as the Yankees'shortstop. *Hit .350 with 6 HR and 40 RBI since the All-Star break. *Hit .277 with 4 HR and 38 RBI before the All-Star break. *Had 49 multi-hit games, including two 4-hit and fifteen 3-hit games. *Had first 4-hit game of his career in a 7-5 win vs. Boston, 7/2/96. *Played in 157 games. *Made 156 starts (all at shortstop). *Played the most games of any A.L. rookie. *Played 65 consecutive games before sitting out game 2 of 9/25/96 DH vs. Milwaukee. *Batted .346 (55 for 159) in 38 lead-off appearances. *The Yankees were 20-18 in those games. *His first career lead-off HR on 8/21/96 vs. California off RHP Jason Dickson's 1st Major Leauge pitch. *Hit game winning 2-run HR in the 8th inning of a 4-2 win at Baltimore, 7/11/96. *Hit inside the park HR 8/2/96 at Kansas City: the Yankees first since Alvaro Espinoza 7/21/90. *17 game hitting streak is longest by a Yankee rookie since Joe DiMaggio in 1936. *His 78 RBI are most by a rookie in the Majors since Julio Franco had 80 in 1980. *His RBI total is the 3rd highest ever by a Yankee shortstop. '95 Season*Contract purchased by the Yankees on 5/29/95 after Tony Fernandez was placed on the DL. *Made 13 starts and batted .234 with 3 doubles and 6 RBI. *Was optioned back to Columbus on 6/11/95. *He was recalled on 9/3/95, appearing in 2 games and raising his avg. to .250. *Was named to the International League All-Star Team. *Triple-A All-Star Game participant. *Led Yankeed minor leaguers and ranked 3rd among Class AAA shortstops. *Ranked 5th among minor league shortstops. *Ranked 14th overall in Class AAA with .317 BA. *Ranked 3rd in Class AAA and 9th in minors with 96 runs. *Ranked 5th in Class AAA with 9 triples. *Ranked 7th in Class AAA with 154 hits. *Ranked 9th in Class AAA with 61 walks. *Ranked 15th in Class AAA with .394 OBP. '94 Season*Was named minor league Player of the Year by: Baseball America The Sporting News USA Today Baseball Weekly Topps/NAPBL ; after hitting .344 with 5 HR, 68 RBI, and 50 stolen bases at Class AAA Columbus, Class AA Albany, and Class A Tampa. *Became the first Yankee prospect to win the Baseball America and USA Today awards. *Also was named Florida State League MVP. *His .344 BA led all minor league shortstops and ranked 10th in the minors overall. *Was named the Yankees' minor league Player of the Year after leading the organization in BA, stolen bases, runs, hits, and triples (11). *Organization's Player of the Month in May after hitting .391 and leading the minor leagues with 31 runs. *FSL's Player of the Month in June. *With Jeter on their rosters, Yankee affiliates combined for a .621 winning %. *The teams were .502 without him. *Was voted by Baseball America as the South Atlantic League's Best Defensive SS, Most Exciting Player, and Best Infield Arm. '92 Season*Was the Yankees' first round selection and sixth pick overall in the June 1992 free-agent draft. *First high school player chosen in the draft. Personalhit .508 with 4 HR, 23 RBI, 1K, and 21 RBI in 23 games as a senior. *Was 12-12 in SB attempts and slugged .831 and had a .637 OBP. *Hit .557 with 7 HR as a junior. *Named 1992 High School Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. *Attend the University of Michigan in the off-season.
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