Tom Brunansky
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Thomas Andrew Brunansky (born August 20, 1960), nicknamed "Bruno", is a former
.In a 14-season career, he batted .245 with 271 home runs and 919 RBIs in 1800 games. Brunansky averaged 24 home runs per 162 games. He finished his career with 1543 hits in 6289 at bats, 69 stolen bases, and 306 doubles.[1]
Professional career
After being drafted in the first round (14th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft by the
Following the 1982 season, Brunansky became a fixture in right field for the Twins, starting there through the 1987 season. In 1982, Brunansky became the only Twin in franchise history to hit a grand slam, inside-the-park home run. He accomplished this in a July 19 home game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in the third inning off the Brewers' Jerry Augustine. Ironically, all four runs were considered unearned because of two Brewers' fielding errors earlier in the inning. Only 40 major league players have hit a grand slam, inside-the-park home run since 1950.
Brunansky was the Twins' sole
On May 4, 1990, he was traded by the Cardinals to the Red Sox for
At the end of the 1992 season, he became a free agent and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on January 28, 1993. Brunansky struggled with the Brewers, batting just .183 with six home runs over 80 games that season. He played only 16 games the following season before being traded back to the Red Sox on June 16, 1994, for Dave Valle. He put up decent power numbers in Boston, hitting 10 doubles and 10 home runs in 48 games, but the strike-shortened 1994 season would be his last in the majors.
Retirement
Following retirement, Brunansky was hired in 2004 as the coach for the
On May 9, 2012, the Boston Red Sox honored Brunansky for his diving catch that helped the Red Sox clinch the AL East in 1990.[8]
Since 2017 Brunansky has been the hitting coach at the University of Saint Katherine in California.
See also
References
- ^ "Tom Brunansky Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Tom Brunansky glad to be back with the Minnesota Twins". 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Hitting Coach Tom Brunansky Eager To Help Rock Cats". 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Twins promote Brunansky to Wings". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Twins add Steinbach, Brunansky and Cuellar to big league coaching staff". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Tom Brunansky, Butch Davis won't be back on Twins staff in 2017". Star Tribune.
- ^ McGair, Brendan (9 May 2012). "Brunansky's 'still in awe' over honor from Red Sox". Pawtucket Times. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Tom Brunansky at Sons of Sam Horn