Tom Brookens
Thomas Dale Brookens
Born: August 10, 1953
Chambersburg, PA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
College: Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Career: 1979-1990
Draft: Round 1 (1975 January Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Minor League Statistics
Tom Brookens compiled a career batting average of .246 with 71 home runs and 431 RBI in his 1336-game career with the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 208 | 190 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 40 | .263 | .309 | .374 | .683 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 151 | 551 | 509 | 64 | 140 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 71 | .275 | .315 | .418 | .734 | 213 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 71 | 265 | 239 | 19 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 43 | .243 | .284 | .343 | .627 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 140 | 432 | 398 | 40 | 92 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 63 | .231 | .277 | .352 | .629 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 374 | 332 | 50 | 71 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 46 | .214 | .276 | .325 | .602 | 108 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 113 | 253 | 224 | 32 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 33 | .246 | .306 | .397 | .703 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 522 | 485 | 54 | 115 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 78 | .237 | .277 | .375 | .652 | 182 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 98 | 310 | 281 | 42 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 42 | .270 | .319 | .356 | .675 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 490 | 444 | 59 | 107 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 63 | .241 | .295 | .376 | .671 | 167 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 498 | 441 | 62 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 74 | .243 | .313 | .351 | .664 | 155 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 66 | 183 | 168 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27 | .226 | .272 | .333 | .606 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 64 | 172 | 154 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | .266 | .322 | .357 | .679 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 1336 | 4258 | 3865 | 477 | 950 | 175 | 40 | 71 | 431 | 86 | 60 | 281 | 605 | .246 | .296 | .367 | .663 | 1418 | 67 | 14 | 59 | 39 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 42 | 38 | 338.0 | 39 | 99 | 8 | 11 | .945 | 3.675 | 3.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 19 | 17 | 135.0 | 37 | 42 | 3 | 10 | .963 | 5.267 | 4.158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 138 | 129 | 1133.0 | 112 | 279 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 3.106 | 2.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 9 | 8 | 62.0 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 5.661 | 4.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 71 | 70 | 587.7 | 58 | 139 | 10 | 13 | .952 | 3.017 | 2.775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 113 | 80 | 784.3 | 72 | 206 | 18 | 20 | .939 | 3.190 | 2.460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 26 | 18 | 166.0 | 37 | 57 | 2 | 7 | .979 | 5.096 | 3.615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 9 | 4 | 33.7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.347 | 2.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 103 | 72 | 706.0 | 54 | 164 | 17 | 21 | .928 | 2.779 | 2.117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 30 | 17 | 166.7 | 35 | 62 | 4 | 9 | .960 | 5.238 | 3.233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 10 | 8 | 57.0 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 4 | .973 | 5.684 | 3.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 68 | 22 | 297.0 | 32 | 63 | 3 | 10 | .969 | 2.879 | 1.397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 28 | 22 | 192.0 | 38 | 76 | 5 | 11 | .958 | 5.344 | 4.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 26 | 19 | 145.7 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 14 | .950 | 4.696 | 2.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 151 | 134 | 1191.0 | 123 | 261 | 23 | 26 | .943 | 2.902 | 2.543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 8 | 1 | 24.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 4.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 3 | 2 | 19.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.724 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.400 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 35 | 31 | 274.7 | 26 | 59 | 4 | 4 | .955 | 2.785 | 2.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 31 | 25 | 225.3 | 67 | 61 | 2 | 18 | .985 | 5.112 | 4.129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 14 | 9 | 94.0 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 3.543 | 2.643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 122 | 110 | 965.7 | 85 | 208 | 14 | 15 | .954 | 2.731 | 2.402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 16 | 11 | 106.0 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 8 | .955 | 3.566 | 2.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 11 | 5 | 62.0 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 10 | .930 | 5.806 | 3.636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 136 | 126 | 1140.7 | 101 | 234 | 17 | 16 | .952 | 2.643 | 2.463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 51 | 36 | 322.3 | 17 | 70 | 7 | 4 | .926 | 2.429 | 1.706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 5 | 1 | 26.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.808 | 2.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 7 | 1 | 18.7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.339 | 1.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 3 | 2 | 16.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.813 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 35 | 19 | 184.7 | 9 | 51 | 5 | 4 | .923 | 2.924 | 1.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 21 | 18 | 153.3 | 40 | 48 | 1 | 14 | .989 | 5.165 | 4.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.100 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1356 | 1058 | 9675.0 | 1120 | 2405 | 184 | 298 | .950 | 3.279 | 2.600 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3B | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.378 | 3.600 |
| Totals | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 4.140 | 2.300 |
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