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Matt Nokes Catcher Born: October 31, 1963
San Diego, CaliforniaBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut September 3, 1985 for the San Francisco Giants Last MLB appearance September 27, 1995 for the Colorado Rockies Career statistics Batting average .254 Home runs 136 Runs batted in 422 Teams Career highlights and awards - All-Star selection (1987)
- Silver Slugger Award winner (1987)
Matthew Dodge Nokes (born October 31, 1963, in San Diego, California) is a retired American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants (1985), the Detroit Tigers (1986–1990), New York Yankees (1990–1994), the Baltimore Orioles, and the Colorado Rockies (1995). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He also had experience at first base, third base, and left and right fields.
Nokes was drafted by the Giants in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft. He debuted in the major leagues on September 3, 1985 against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, collecting two hits in four at bats. In 1987, his rookie year, he had his finest statistical season, batting .289, hitting 32 home runs, (at the time a record for a rookie Catcher) and driving in 87 runs. In that year, he was elected to the American League All-Star Game roster, won the Silver Slugger Award, selected to the Topps Rookie All-Star team, and finished third in voting for the American League Rookie of the Year award.
Following his major league career, Matt Nokes played for the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League in 1998 and 1999, with a brief two-game stint with the now-defunct Cafeteros de Córdoba team of the Mexican League. He spent 2001 as a player/coach for the Schaumburg Flyers and managed the Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League in 2002 and 2003.
After retirement from professional baseball, Nokes returned to his hometown San Diego area where he set up his own coaching clinic. [1]
Plane incident
On February 19, 2000, Matt Nokes, who had just signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, was forced to land a plane he was piloting on Interstate 15 in northern San Diego County. Nokes said that the plane lost oil pressure and that he couldn't reach an airport.
"I went south, hovered over some cars, and waited until they cleared", he said.[2]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Preceded by
Andy AllansonTopps Rookie All-Star Catcher
1987Succeeded by
Damon BerryhillAmerican League Catcher Silver Slugger Award 1980: Parrish | 1981: Fisk | 1982: Parrish | 1983: Parrish | 1984: Parrish | 1985: Fisk | 1986: Parrish | 1987: Nokes | 1988: Fisk | 1989: Tettleton | 1990: Parrish | 1991: Tettleton | 1992: Tettleton | 1993: Stanley | 1994: Rodríguez | 1995: Rodríguez | 1996: Rodríguez | 1997: Rodríguez | 1998: Rodríguez | 1999: Rodríguez | 2000: Posada | 2001: Posada | 2002: Posada | 2003: Posada | 2004: Rodríguez, Martínez | 2005: Varitek | 2006: Mauer | 2007: Posada | 2008: Mauer | 2009: Mauer | 2010: Mauer | 2011: AvilaCategories:- Major League Baseball catchers
- Detroit Tigers players
- New York Yankees players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Colorado Rockies players
- American League All-Stars
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- Clinton Giants players
- Fresno Giants players
- Shreveport Captains players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Albany-Colonie Yankees players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- St. Paul Saints players
- Cafeteros de Córdoba players
- Schaumburg Flyers players
- Joliet JackHammers players
- Northern League managers
- Baseball players from California
- People from San Diego, California
- 1963 births
- Living people
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