June 18: Happy Birthday Andres Galarraga



Happy Birthday, Big Cat!


  • Andres Jose Galarraga was born on July 18, 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela.
  • 5x All-Star, 2x GG, 2x SS, Batting Title, HR Leader, 2x RBI Leader, Hits Leader, Doubles Leader, several defensive leaderships.
  • .288 AVG, 399 HR, 1425 RBI, 128 SB, 2333 Hits.
Andres Galarraga and his teams:


 
 

Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels (no card found)

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