Kevin Stocker

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Kevin Stocker
position=Shortstop
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1970|2|13
debutdate=July 7
debutyear=by|1993
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|2000
finalteam=Anaheim Angels
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.254
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=23
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=248
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1993–by|1997)
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|1998–by|2000)
*Anaheim Angels (by|2000)
highlights=
*Was traded by the Phillies to the Devil Rays for Bobby Abreu in by|1997.

Kevin Douglas Stocker (born February 13, 1970, in Spokane, Washington) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitter. Stocker played with the Philadelphia Phillies (by|1993-by|1997|97), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|1998-by|2000) and Anaheim Angels (2000).

Stocker was drafted by Philadelphia in by|1991. He made his debut on July 7, 1993 at Veterans Stadium, in a marathon game that lasted 6 hours and 10 minutes. Stocker played all 20 innings in the defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6. Stocker was credited with a game-saving play in the tenth inning when he made a miraculous throw to home-plate for a force-out.

In his rookie season, Stocker batted .324 with two home runs and 31 RBI in 70 games. He was the regular Phillies shortstop through the 1997 season. In 1997 he enjoyed his best season, compiling career-highs in games played (149), runs (51), doubles (23) and stolen bases (11), adding five triples, four homers and 41 RBI.

During the 1997 expansion draft, Stocker was traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for Bobby Abreu. After two-plus seasons, he was released and signed with Anaheim.

In eight-season career, Stocker batted .254 with 23 home runs and 248 RBI.

ee also

* Tampa Bay Devil Rays all-time roster

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stockke01.shtml Statistics and analysis at "Baseball Reference"]