Positions: 3B-1481, DH-31, SS-5, LF-2, 1B-1
Full Name: Eric Cesar Chavez
Born: Dec 7,1977 in Los Angeles, California
Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 Bats: Left Throws: Right
High School: Mount Carmel (San Diego, California) "Sundevils"
College: None
Contract: Signed 6-year, $66,000,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics on Mar 19,2004. Club option for 2011 ($12.5m)
Drafted: Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (10th overall) of 1996 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) (Signing Bonus: $1,140,000)
20-Win Season 2x 1962,1965
4 Strikeouts in 1 Inning Apr 17,1965
Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year 1998
Cy Young Award 1x MLB 1962
First Round Draft Pick 1996 (#10)
Gold Glove Award 6x AL (3B) 2001-2006
Hall of Famers Inducted in 1984
High School All-American 2x 1995 (OF) 1996 (IF)
| Hitting for the Cycle Jun 21,2000
Major League All-Star Game 8x 1959,1961-1965,1967-1968
Player of the Month 1x Sep-2001 (AL)
Player of the Week 2x Aug-25-2002, Jun-5-2005
Silver Slugger Award 1x AL (3B) 2002
Teenaged Rookie 19 yrs old
Top Prospect 1997 MLB (#53),1998 MLB (#30),1999 MLB (#3),1997 Oak (#3),1999 Oak (#1)
World Series Champion 3x LAD 1959,1963,1965
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Signed by Scout: Ron Vaughn
MLB Debut: Sep 8,1998
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