Dustin Pedroia — 15 | SS
Fast Facts about Dustin Pedroia
Date of Birth: 17 August 1983
Place of Birth: Woodland, CA
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180
College: Arizona State
Drafted: 2004 (Boston Red Sox)
Years Pro: 2
Years with Red Sox: 2
Bats: R
Throws: R
Batting Statistics for Dustin Pedroia through 2007 Season
SEASON
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
BB
SB
AVG
2006 — BOS
89
5
17
2
7
7
0
.191
2007 — BOS
520
86
165
8
50
47
7
.317
TOTAL
609
91
182
10
57
54
7
.299
More about Dustin Pedroia
- Pedrioa started the season batting just .172 through 01 May but hit .415 in May and finished the season with a .317 average, setting a major league rookie second baseman record, while hitting eight home runs and driving home 50 runs while crossing the plate 86 times. His efforts earned him American League Rookie of the Year honors, the first Red Sox player to earn that honor since Nomar Garciaparra was the unanimous selection in 1997.
- In Game One of the World Series, Pedroia led off the bottom of the first with a home run on the second pitch he saw, only the second player in Major League history to homer starting off a series.