Drew Denson
Andrew Denson Jr.
Born: November 16, 1965
Cincinnati, OH US
Deceased: February 13, 2014
Cincinnati, OH US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 1 (1984 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Purcell Marion HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Career: 1984-1997
Major League Statistics
Drew Denson compiled a career batting average of .267 with 158 home runs and 718 RBI in his 1243-game career with the Braves, Sumter Braves, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Vancouver Canadians, Nashville Sounds, Indianapolis Indians, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Rochester Red Wings and Monclova Acereros. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
![]() Sumter Braves |
![]() Durham Bulls |
![]() Greenville Braves |
![]() Richmond Braves |
![]() Vancouver Canadians |
![]() Nashville Sounds |
![]() Indianapolis Indians |
![]() Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
![]() Rochester Red Wings |
![]() Monclova Acereros |
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Batting:
Year | Level | 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 |
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1984 | R | GULF | Braves | 62 | 260 | 239 | 43 | 77 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 41 | .322 | .373 | .556 | .930 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1985 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Braves | 111 | 444 | 383 | 59 | 115 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 76 | .300 | .387 | .478 | .865 | 183 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
1986 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 72 | 259 | 231 | 31 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 46 | .234 | .314 | .338 | .652 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1987 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 128 | 494 | 447 | 54 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 95 | .219 | .288 | .369 | .657 | 165 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1988 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 140 | 572 | 507 | 85 | 136 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 116 | .268 | .341 | .412 | .753 | 209 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
1989 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 138 | 523 | 463 | 50 | 118 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 116 | .255 | .330 | .382 | .712 | 177 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
1990 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 90 | 333 | 295 | 25 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 57 | .231 | .309 | .322 | .631 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
1992 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 105 | 383 | 340 | 43 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 58 | .276 | .358 | .429 | .787 | 146 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1993 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 136 | 590 | 513 | 82 | 144 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 98 | .281 | .361 | .491 | .852 | 252 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
1994 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 138 | 603 | 505 | 94 | 133 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 74 | .263 | .371 | .511 | .882 | 258 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1995 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 107 | 413 | 357 | 59 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 68 | .277 | .368 | .487 | .855 | 174 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
1996 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 16 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .350 | .418 | .600 | 1.018 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1243 | 4941 | 4340 | 639 | 1157 | 231 | 22 | 158 | 718 | 33 | 20 | 419 | 857 | .267 | .348 | .439 | .787 | 1906 | 58 | 139 | 6 | 37 | 31 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1984 | R | GULF | Braves | OF | 47 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 1.511 |
1985 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Braves | OF | 93 | 119 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .976 | 1.333 |
1986 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | OF | 48 | 86 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .890 | 1.854 |
1987 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1B | 115 | 998 | 50 | 10 | 105 | .991 | 9.113 |
1988 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1B | 121 | 1136 | 73 | 18 | 111 | .985 | 9.992 |
1988 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | OF | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
1989 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 136 | 1111 | 78 | 14 | 126 | .988 | 8.743 |
1989 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | OF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
1990 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 81 | 684 | 38 | 5 | 71 | .993 | 8.914 |
1992 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 1B | 12 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .952 | 8.250 |
1993 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 56 | 534 | 48 | 11 | 38 | .981 | 1.393 |
1994 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 7 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.857 |
1994 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
1995 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 15 | 108 | 9 | 2 | 19 | .983 | 7.800 |
Totals | 743 | 5014 | 322 | 81 | 486 | .985 | 7.182 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1984 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
1985 | A | South Atlantic League | Sumter Braves | ATL | ||
1986 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
1987 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
1988 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
1989 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
1990 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CHA | ||
1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
1996 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | |||
1996 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
1997 | AAA | Mexican League | Monclova Acereros |
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