Chad Curtis

Chad Curtis
Outfielder
Born: November 6, 1968 (1968-11-06) (age 43) Marion, Indiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 1992 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2001 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Batting average	.264
Home runs	101
Runs batted in	461
Stolen bases	212
Teams
California Angels (1992–1994) Detroit Tigers (1995–1996) Los Angeles Dodgers (1996) Cleveland Indians (1997) New York Yankees (1997–1999) Texas Rangers (2000–2001)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1998, 1999)

Chad Curtis (born November 6, 1968 in Marion, Indiana) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1992-2001, notably for the New York Yankees. He also played for the California Angels (his original team), Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.

Over his career he compiled a .264 batting average and hit 101 home runs.^[1]

1999 World Series

He is best known for hitting a walk-off home run in Game 3 of the 1999 World Series against the Atlanta Braves; it was his second of the night.^[2] In an on-field interview immediately after the home run, he refused to talk to NBC sportscaster Jim Gray in response to Gray's controversial interview with Pete Rose.^[3] After the MasterCard All-Century Team ceremony before Game 2, Gray had aggressively asked Pete Rose about gambling on baseball.^[4]

Texas Rangers

During the 2000 season, Curtis became the first right-handed batter to hit a home run into the upper deck in right field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.^[5]

Personal

Since retiring from Major League Baseball, Curtis completed college and has pursued his passion for athletics while teaching and coaching. Recently, Chad was employed as the Athletic Director and weight training instructor at NorthPointe Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan from the fall of 2006 to the late fall of 2009. Curtis reorganized the school's football program and after its second season the newly formed varsity football team advanced to its first ever playoff game. Among the many accomplishments that year, state championship honors went to the equestrian team. Chad has since begun teaching at Forest Hills Eastern High school in 2004 as a PE teacher. Besides coaching youth baseball, Curtis has most recently coached the equestrian team at Lakewood Public Schools. He and his family own and operate a ranch.^[6]

References

1. ^ Chad Curtis
2. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1999
3. ^ http://articles.courant.com/1999-10-27/features/9910270272_1_nbc-sports-nbc-s-cable-channel-apology
4. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017436/index.htm
5. ^ http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/04/ian-kinsler-nelson-cruz-set-ma.html
6. ^ www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/09/northpointe_christian_eyes_foo.html/

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

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Name	Curtis, Chad
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Date of birth	November 6, 1968
Place of birth	Marion, Indiana
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