Hubie Brooks

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Hubie Brooks

Shortstop, Third Baseman, Outfielder

Born: September 24, 1956 (1956-09-24) (age 51)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1980 for the New York Mets
Final game
July 2, 1994 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
AVG	.269
HR	149
RBI	824
Teams
New York Mets (1980-1984, 1991) Montreal Expos (1985-1989) Los Angeles Dodgers (1990) California Angels (1992) Kansas City Royals (1993-1994)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (NL): 1986, 1987 N.L. Silver Slugger Award: 1985, 1986

Hubert Brooks, Jr. (born September 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is a former Major League Baseball player. During his career, he played as a third baseman, shortstop and right fielder for the New York Mets (1980-84, 1991), Montreal Expos (1985-89), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990), California Angels (1992) and Kansas City Royals (1993-94).

Brooks played varsity baseball at Arizona State University and was the third player chosen by the Mets in the June 1978 amateur draft. He was sent to Montreal in a four-player trade that brought Gary Carter to the Mets before the 1985 season.

Brooks was a career .269 hitter with 149 home runs and 824 RBI. He collected career-highs in home runs (20) in 1988 and 1990; in RBI (100) in 1985, and finished 8th in batting average (.307) in 1981. Brooks also appeared in two All-Star games in 1986 and 1987.

He co-held the Mets record for the longest hitting streak with 24 games, tied with Mike Piazza until broken by Moisés Alou in 2007 with a 25 game hitting streak.