BORN: APRIL 3, 1969
PLACE: WICHITA, KANSAS (BIRTHPLACE OF BARRY SANDERS (NO RELATION))
RAISED: NEOSHO, MISSOURI (CONFEDERATE CAPITAL OF MISSOURI FOR ONE DAY)
MOVED TO ST. LOUIS: 1991
BATS: R
THROWS: R
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 185
FAVORITE BAT: EASTON 27 OUNCE SYNERGY
ACQUIRED: VIA FREE AGENCY, 1992 (JIM BROWN SIGNEE)
BEST SPORTS MOMENT:
3/28/1987
VERSUS MIAMI OKLAHOMA (1987 OKLAHOMA 4A STATE CHAMPS)
4 FOR 4 - DOUBLE, 2 SINGLES, FIRST CAREER HOMER, 3 RUNS SCORED, 7 RBI'S IN ROUTE TO 21-4 DEMOLITION OF THE FUTURE STATE CHAMPS OF OKLAHOMA.
WORST SPORTS MOMENT:
CUT FROM HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM IN 1986
FAVORITE PRO BASEBALL TEAM: KANSAS CITY ROYALS
FAVORITE PRO FOOTBALL TEAM: DALLAS COWBOYS
FAVORITE PRO BASKETBALL IS NEGOTIABLE: PROBABLY 76ERS (DR. J, SIR CHARLES, MOSES, TO NAME A FEW OF MY FAVORITES)
ALL TIME FAVORITE IDOL: GEORGE BRETT. MORE CLUTCH HITS THAN WE WILL ALL EVER IMAGINE. IN 1985 DOWN 2 GAMES TO TORONTO BRETT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. 2 HOMERUNS AND DOUBLE OFF TOP OF WALL AND A SINGLE AND SCORED WINNING RUN. MAYBE THE BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE EVER IN PLAYOFF HISTORY. LETS NOT FORGET 1980 HOMER AGAINST GOOSE GOSSAGE. I WON'T MENTION WORLD SERIES VICTORY OVER CARDINALS.
Career HR records
Most HR in a season: 4, Fall 2003
Most in a game: 2, twice, 2002 & 2003
Most consecutive at bats with a HR: 2, 5/2/03
Most HRs in a DH: 3, twice 2002, 2003
Most Grandslams in a game: 1, 2003
