Brian Deak

Brian Louis Deak

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 183 lb.
• School Yavapai College
• High School Chaparral High School
• Born October 25, 1967 in Harrisburg, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Brian Deak played in the minor leagues from 1986 to 1995. Though he spent four full seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

Prior to playing professionally, he was the MVP of the 1986 NJCAA Baseball World Series while with Yavapai, and was also named to the All-Tournament team. He had earlier been taken by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1986 January draft, one pick after pitcher John Briscoe and a few picks ahead of future All-Star Ray Lankford. His professional career commenced at the conclusion of the college season. He started off with a bang, hitting .325/.460/.604 (1.064 OPS) with 12 home runs, 43 RBI, 12 steals and 49 walks in 62 games for the Pulaski Braves his first year. He ranked among Appalachian League leaders in many stat categories that season -- notably, he was first in slugging percentage, on-base percentage and OPS and he was second in total bases (119, behind Chris Hoiles' 143).

His batting average never exceeded .261 again, however in succeeding seasons he still managed good OBPs and showed good power. In 1987, for example, he slashed .202/.370/.405 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI; in 1988, it was .246/.397/.481 with 20 home runs and 59 RBI and in 1989, he hit .235/.376/.459 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI. He played at Single-A those three seasons. In 1988, he was first in the Midwest League in slugging and OPS (.878) and was second in OBP, behind Mike Maksudian's .404. He was also second in the loop in strikeouts (130, behind Troy Ricker's 140). In 1989, he was second in the Carolina League in home runs, behind Phil Plantier's 27.

He rose to High-A and Double-A for 1990 and 1991, struggling to lines of .206/.350/.318 and .201/.366/.392 respectively, but by 1992, he was at Triple-A. With the Richmond Braves that year, he hit .261/.411/.429 with 9 home runs and 36 RBI in 79 games. He remained at that level for the rest of his career. He left the Braves system following the 1992 campaign, joining the Seattle Mariners chain for 1993. In 1994, he played in the San Diego Padres system and in 1995, he was with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He hit from 6 to 13 home runs in those three years and his OBPs ranged from .344 to .414.

Overall, he hit .243/.386/.438 with 123 home runs, 457 RBI, 563 walks and 416 runs scored in 880 games over 10 seasons. At Triple-A, he hit .260/.390/.441 with 39 homers and 159 RBI in 312 games.

His brother, Darrel Deak, played in the minors from 1991 to 1997.