Christopher Desmond Stynes (born January 19, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player.[1]
| Chris Stynes | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman / Second baseman / Left fielder | |
| Born: January 19, 1973 Queens, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 19, 1995, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 30, 2004, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 51 |
| Runs batted in | 265 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Early life
editChristopher Desmond Stynes was born in Queens, New York, and attended Boca Raton Community High School in Florida.[2] He attended Florida Atlantic University.[3]
His grandfather Joe Stynes won the 1923 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship; his cousin Jim Stynes was a legend for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.[4]
Career
editAmong the Minor League Baseball teams that he played for was the Knoxville Smokies (now the Tennessee Smokies).[5][6]
He played in the majors from 1995 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals,[1] Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles.[1]
Noted for his base-running speed, he managed to steal 3 consecutive bases in a single inning (second, third and then home-plate) while a member of the Kansas City Royals on May 12, 1996, during an 8–5 win against the Seattle Mariners.[7]
In the 1997 season, Stynes had 7 hits in his first 7 at bats, setting an MLB record for most consecutive hits to start a season. The record was broken in 2021 by Yermín Mercedes, who went 8-for-8 to start the 2021 season.[8]
Stynes missed nearly a month of play during the 2001 season[9] after a pitch from Aaron Sele hit Stynes in the cheek, breaking the cheekbone in two places.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Pete Palmer; Gary Gillette; Stuart Shea. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing Company; 1 February 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-3625-4. p. 680.
- ^ "Chris Stynes Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Chris Stynes Stats - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 19 May 1995. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Bechtel, Mark (4 May 1998). "Spotlight: Getting His Irish Up: Leftfielder Chris Stynes has become the Reds' red-hot spark plug". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
his grandfather, Joe Stynes, played Irish Rules football
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Robes Patton. "Halfway There." Sun-Sentinel. July 24, 1994. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Chris Stynes Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. 19 January 1973. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore Seattle Mariners 8, Kansas City Royals 5". Retrosheet. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ Zahn, Matt (3 April 2021). "White Sox' Yermín Mercedes Becomes First Player Since 1900 To Start Season With 8 Straight Hits". CBS Chicago. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Cubs Sign Infielder Chris Stynes". MRT. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Hickey, John (10 May 2001). "Mariners Notebook: Both teams concerned after Stynes hit by pitch". Seattle PI. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet