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Alphonse Dante Bichette ( November 18, 1963-) was a powerful slugger for his 14 seasons in Major League Baseball.He began his career with the California Angels in 1988 but was a streaky hitter and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991. After putting up only average numbers with Milwaukee, he was traded to the new expansion team, the Colorado Rockies. It was with the Rockies where he really shone as a player, using the home-run friendly Mile High Stadium to his advantage.
Bichette hit the franchise's first home run in their second game in 1993, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. He finished the Rockies' first season with a 21 home runs and a .310 batting average, his personal best for both at the time. Bichette also hit his first home run at the newly-constructed Coors Field, a fourteenth inning smash against the Mets that secured an opening day victory for the Rockies in 1995. Bichette has his best season in 1995, coming very close to the Triple CrownBaseball In baseball, the Triple Crown refers to: #A batter who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. A pitcher who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories earned with a .340 batting average, 40 home runs and 128 RBIRBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International TLAs.s and barely lost the MVP voting to the Cincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of the National League. Founded 1869, 1882, or 1890, depending on the account. See below. Formerly known as The Red Stockings in the 19th cent' Barry LarkinBarry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball player. He has been the regular shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League between 1986 and 2004. After arriving in the majors, Larkin soon established h.
Bichette began having knee problems in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, but was still successful as a hitter, with a .316 average, 31 home runs and 141 RBIs. And over the next three seasons, he hit 26, 22 and 34 home runs, respectively. But by the end of the 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep season, his production was beginning to drop and the Rockies dealt Bichette to the Cincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of the National League. Founded 1869, 1882, or 1890, depending on the account. See below. Formerly known as The Red Stockings in the 19th cent. However, his fieldwork was suffering tremendously and Bichette was eventually traded to the Boston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox is a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. They are in the American League East Division. Founded 1893, as the Toledo, Ohio franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Boston when that league became the Americ for a season and a half and then the Los Angeles DodgersFor the 1930s NFL team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded 1883, as a member of the minor Inter-State. Bichette retired before ever playing a game with the Dodgers on March 22, 2002.
In August 2004, Bichette rejoined professional baseball as a pitcher and first baseman for the Atlantic League's Nashua Pride. It took little time for Bichette to play back into form as he won the Atlantic League's Player of the Month award for August (his first full month back). He completed the month with a .361 average and 13 homers. His best game was on August 28th when he batted 4-for-5 with two homeruns, eight RBIs and his first professional save.
