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Desmond DeChone Figgins
#9 / Utility
Anaheim Angels (2002-2004) - Los Angeles Angels (2005)

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AB

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2B

3B

HR

RBI

TB

BB

SO

SB

CS

OBP

SLG

AVG

Career

234

829

123

244

32

21

5

88

333

69

137

49

21

.346

.402

.294

stats current as of: end of 2004 season

15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Chone Figgins

1)  Chone Figgins attended Brandon (FL) High School, where he was third-team High School All-American as 1997 senior and first team All-Conference as both a junior and senior.  Figgins was named second team All-Conference as sophomore and voted team MVP in 1996.

2) On June 3rd 1997, Chone Figgins was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 1997 Baseball Amateur Draft.

3)  On July 13th 2001, Figgins was traded to the Angels for Kimera Bartee.

4)  In 2002, he was named named Best Baserunner and Fastest Baserunner of the Pacific Coast League by Baseball America.

5)  Figgins had his contract selected from Triple-A Salt Lake on August. 22nd 2002, replacing Tim Salmon on roster,

6)  At the time of his promotion, he was leading the Pacific Coast League with 18 triples, 100 runs scored and 39 stolen bases.  The 18 triples and 39 stolen bases set new franchise records (old marks were 10 triples and 35 stolen bases).

7)  Figgins appeared as a pinch-runner in 10 of the 15 games with the Angels scoring two game-winning runs and one go-ahead run.  In his major-league debut on August. 25, 2002 he appeared as a pinch-runner and scored the game-winning run in the 8th inning against Boston.

8)  Figgins made his first major league start (second base) on September. 15, 2002 against the  Texas Rangers.  He collected his first ML hit and RBI (single off Aaron Myette) in the game.

9)  He was added to the Angels' postseason roster in 2002 and appeared in six games.  He batted 1.000 (1-1), scored four runs and stole one base during the playoffs.

10)  In 2003, he finished the month of August with a .392 (31/79) average, highest in the major leagues that month.

11)  During the 2004 season, he started at six different positions: shortstop (9), third base (81), centerfield (36), left field (1), right field (1) and second base (14).  He and Jolbert Cabrera of Seattle (brother of current teammate, Orlando Cabrera ) were only players in the majors that season to do so.

12)  Figgins collected his 14th triple of the season on August 10th vs. Baltimore, setting an Angels' single-season record.  He finished second in the majors with 17 triples.

13)  On September 18, 2004, he became the first Angel since 1993 to record 30 stolen bases in a season.  He finished third in the American League with 34 stolen bases (in 47 tries) and had seven multi-stolen base games.  He also stole third 10 times which was second best in the A.L.

14)  Figgins hit safely in the last nine games of 2004 (.410, 16/39), a stretch in which the Angels went 7-2 to erase a three-game deficit against the Oakland A's and win the AL West.  During those nine games, he had six multi-hit efforts and scored eight runs in that span.  Figgins received two 10th place votes in the A.L. MVP voting in 2004 tying him for 24th place. 

15)  The best game of his career came on May 14th, 2004 when he finished the game going 5-6 with two runs scored, a triple, a grand slam home run and six RBI's against the Orioles.  The home run off Kurt Ainsworth was the first of his career and he became the second player in 2004 (Brian Dallimore) to collect a grand slam as their first home run of their career.  He also became the second Angel to ever accomplish the feat (Buck Rogers in 1961).  

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