Profile

 

 


Career Highlights

1980
Drafted in the 25th round of the MLB draft by Philadelphia Phillies
Chosen as 1983 All-Star with Reading Phillies

September 25, 1983
Major league debut in Veterans Stadium with the Phillies

1989
Becomes starting, full-time catcher for the Phillies

1990
Plays in career high 143 games, bats .268 and hits 12 home runs

1992
Leads National League in RBI with 109, steals 11 bases and hits 27 home runs
to earn place in All-Star Game

Wins National League Silver Slugger Award

1993
Key member of Phillies team to win National League Pennant
Earns second trip to All-Star Game

1995
Earns third trip to All-Star Game

1997
July 20: Traded to Florida Marlins
October 26: Member of the team that defeats Cleveland Indians to win World Series
Announces retirement from baseball play

2003
Ranked as 25th greatest catcher of all-time by Bill James in 2003 edition
of Historical Baseball Abstract

September, 2003
Selected as Phillies Catcher for the All-Vet Team; Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

June 3, 2006
Inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

February 10, 2007
Inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame

                                                                                          Read Darren's Biography