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Tom Brookens

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: August 10, 1953 in Chambersburg, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (4th) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Mansfield, PA).

School: Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Mansfield, PA)

Last Game: September 30, 1990 (Age 37-051d)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Thomas Dale Brookens

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Relatives: Cousin of Ike Brookens

1984 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

3865

950

.246

477

RBI

431

OBP

.297

SLG

.367

OPS

.663

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1975	21	-1.9	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	DET	100	364	329	37	73	11	2	7	36	4	5	29	69	.222	.281	.331	.612	109	8	0	1	5	1
1976	22	-0.9	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	DET	137	575	492	76	127	22	5	11	56	21	7	66	65	.258	.350	.390	.740	192	6	6	6	5	2
1977	23	-1.7	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	118	477	440	70	127	22	5	8	52	18	5	27	73	.289	.331	.416	.747	183		3	3	4
1978	24	-1.0	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	65	229	206	27	58	11	1	6	25	9	3	21	36	.282	.351	.432	.783	89		1	1	0
1979	25	0.1	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	77	305	265	51	81	23	2	14	46	10	6	33	50	.306	.382	.566	.948	150		1	4	2
1979	25	-2.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	60	208	190	23	50	5	2	4	21	10	3	11	40	.263	.309	.374	.683	71	3	2	4	1	0
1980	26	-2.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	151	551	509	64	140	25	9	10	66	13	11	32	71	.275	.315	.419	.734	213	10	1	2	7	3
1981	27	-1.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	71	265	239	19	58	10	1	4	25	5	3	14	43	.243	.284	.343	.627	82	5	2	4	6	0
1982	28	-0.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	140	432	398	40	92	15	3	9	58	5	9	27	63	.231	.277	.352	.629	140	9	0	2	5	0
1983	29	0.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	138	374	332	50	71	13	3	6	32	10	4	29	46	.214	.276	.325	.602	108	3	2	5	6	2
1984	30	1.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	113	253	224	32	55	11	4	5	26	6	6	19	33	.246	.306	.397	.703	89	2	1	8	1	0
1985	31	2.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	156	522	485	54	115	34	6	7	47	14	5	27	78	.237	.277	.375	.652	182	8	0	9	1	0
1986	32	3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	98	310	281	42	76	11	2	3	25	11	8	20	42	.271	.319	.356	.675	100	4	1	6	2	0
1987	33	4.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	143	490	444	59	107	15	3	13	59	7	4	33	63	.241	.295	.376	.671	167	8	2	9	2	3
1988	34	5.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	136	498	441	62	107	23	5	5	38	4	4	44	74	.243	.313	.352	.665	155	9	3	6	4	2
1989	35	6.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	66	183	168	14	38	6	0	4	14	1	3	11	27	.226	.272	.333	.606	56	3	0	3	1	1
1990	36	7.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	64	172	154	18	41	7	2	1	20	0	0	14	25	.266	.322	.357	.679	55	3	0	1	3	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		1336	4258	3865	477	950	175	40	71	431	86	60	281	605	.246	.297	.367	.663	1418	67	14	59	39	12
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		497	1950	1732	261	466	89	15	46	215	62	26	176	293	.269	.338	.417	.755	723		11	15	16	3
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1833	6208	5597	738	1416	264	55	117	646	148	86	457	898	.253	.309	.383	.692	2141	81	25	74	55	15

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		260	1011	911	148	266	56	8	28	123	37	14	81	159	.292	.351	.463	.814	422		5	8	6
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		237	939	821	113	200	33	7	18	92	25	12	95	134	.244	.323	.367	.690	301	14	6	7	10	3