Dan Briggs
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Daniel Lee Briggs
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut September 10, 1975
- Final Game July 3, 1982
- Born November 18, 1952 in Scotia, CA USA
[edit] Career Highlights
- Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd Round (34th overall) of the 1970 amateur draft.
- Led the American Association with 110 RBI's in 1981 while playing for the Denver Bears (Montreal Expos affiliate).
- Career was profiled by Al Pepper in a book entitled Mendoza's Heroes.
- 1st Major League Home Run was a 2-run shot off of Steve Busby on September 14th, 1975
- Homered off of these All-Star Pitchers: Bill Caudill, Bill Lee, Mike Krukow, Rick Reuschel and Mike Norris.
- Played in Japan for the Yakult Swallows in 1982 & 1983.
- Led the Central League in HBP with 9 in 1983.
[edit] Little Known Facts
- Named to the Topps High School All-American Team in 1970.
- Named Player of the Year for the San Francisco Bay Area in 1970.
- Pitched in the minor leagues for Idaho Falls and Quad Cities (California Angels affiliates) with a Won-Loss record of 2-0 and an overall ERA of 1.20
- Struck out 36 batters in 30 innings pitched in the minor leagues.
