David Dellucci

Full Name: David Michael Dellucci
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Position: RF
Born: 10/31/1973
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, LA
Height: 5'11" Weight: 195
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
College: Mississippi
MLB Debut: 06/03/1997

Biography:

David Michael Dellucci...single and resides in his native Baton Rouge, LA...was 10th round pick of the Orioles in 1995...was active in the Phoenix area with Special Olympics and Easter Seals...spends a good portion of his off-season hunting throughout the country...selected as the recipient of the 2005 Harold McKinney Good Guy Award by the Dallas-Fort Worth BBWAA...Louisiana native established the Catch 22 for Blue foundation to aid in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

2005 Career Highlights:

Ranked among American League leaders in plate appearances per walk (2nd, 6.82), at-bats per home run (9th, 15.0) and walks (10th, 76) in his second season with Texas...led club in walks and tied for team lead with 5 triples...ranked among team leaders in home runs (3rd, 29) and runs scored (4th, 97)...9-year veteran established career-highs in nearly every offensive category.

Batting: Hit .304 (31-102) with 8 HR, 20 RBI and 37 walks in first 37 games through May 22...batted .178 (14-78) over next 21 games to lower average to .250...in 19 games from June 20-July 19, had a .329 average (25-76) with 7 home runs and 12 RBI to raise season mark to .273...went 3-31 (.097) in a 10-game stretch from July 20-August 2, lowering average to .254...batted .387 (12-31) over next 7 games to rise to .267...hit .205 (24-117) over last 34 games to finish at .251...matched career-high with 4 hits and established career-high with 4 runs scored on August 11 at New York (AL)...hit safely and scored a run in 8 straight games from August 31- September 12...batted .242 (8-33) against left-handers and .251 (101-402) against right-handers...hit .240 (56-233) with 14 HR in 71 games at home and .262 (53-202) with 15 HR in 57 games on the road...batted .327 (49-150) with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 13 HR, 29 RBI, 24 walks and 41 runs in 42 day games....327 average in day games ranked 9th in the AL...hit .211 (60-285) in 86 games at night...hit .288 (23-80) with runners in scoring position...went 3-6 with 2 HR and 11 RBI with the bases loaded.

Home Runs/RBI: Hit career-high 29 home runs, 12 more than his previous high of 17, set in 2004...ranked 3rd among Rangers in homers...recorded 2-HR games on May 21 vs. Houston, July 6 vs. Boston and August 11 at New York (AL)...now has 6 multi-homer games, all in the last 2 seasons...homered in consecutive games 3 times, including 3 straight games with a home run from June 30- July 2...hit 6 first-inning leadoff home runs, setting a club record for leadoff longballs...now has 7 career leadoff HR, all in the past 2 seasons...ranked T3rd in AL with 2 grand slams...hit grand slams on Aug. 7 vs. Baltimore (Daniel Cabrera) and Sept. 6 at Minnesota (Kyle Lohse)...had one career grand slam entering the season...22 of his 29 homers were solo shots...recorded pinch-hit home runs on May 11 vs. Detroit and September 14 vs. Baltimore, both in the 9th inning...homered in 7 of last 19 games of 2005...posted careerhigh 65 RBI, topping previous high of 61 set in 2004...matched career-high with 5 RBI on September 6 at Minnesota.

Walks: Established career-high with 76 walks, 29 more than previous high of 47 set in 2004...had 123 walks in 235 games past 2 seasons after recording 125 walks in 541 games in first 7 major league campaigns...recorded 48th walk of the season on June 29, surpassing previous career-high for walks in just 64 games...matched career-high with 3 walks on 5 occasions...posted 17 multi-walk games...recorded 40 walks in first 42 games and 36 walks in final 86 games...had 76 walks in 518 plate appearances, averaging 6.82 plate appearances per walk, the 2nd-highest figure in the American League.

Other Notes: Appeared in career-high 119 games, with 111 starts...Rangers were 59-52 in his starts...started 62 games at designated hitter, 44 in left field, 3 in right field and 2 in center field...all 3 starts in RF came on September 5-7 at Minnesota...recorded a .970 fielding percentage (3 E/100 TC) in 52 games in the outfield...missed 7 games from September 21-28 with a strained left calf...was 3-10 (.300) with 2 HR and 3 RBI as a pinch hitter...has a career .281 (55-196) batting average as a pinch hitter, 7th best among all active players with at least 150 plate appearances as a pinch hitter...Louisiana native established the Catch 22 for Blue foundation to aid in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Last 10 Games ( Season Game Log)														Season to Date
Date	Opponent	Score	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
May 1	@ FLA	W 8-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408
Apr 29	@ PIT	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427
Apr 27	COL	L 3-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390
Apr 26	COL	W 9-5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411
Apr 25	COL	L 6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325
Apr 23	FLA	W 4-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325
Apr 21	FLA	L 3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333
Apr 20	WAS	L 4-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357
Apr 19	WAS	W 7-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385
Apr 18	WAS	L 3-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417
Season Total			21	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	8	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408

Batting
Last 3 years	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2004	TEX	107	331	59	80	13	1	17	61	47	88	9	4	.242	.342	.441	.783
2005	TEX	128	435	97	109	17	5	29	65	76	121	5	3	.251	.367	.513	.879
2006	PHI	18	21	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	8	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408
Career		794	2051	320	529	94	26	73	290	250	525	35	19	.258	.344	.436	.780

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David Dellucci