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Tom Goodwin
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Career Regular Season
AB
AVG
HR
RBI
SB
OPS
3846
.268
24
284
369
.671
AB
AVG
HR
RBI
SB
OPS
3846
.268
24
284
369
.671
Tom Goodwin Bio
Fullname:
Thomas Jones Goodwin
Nickname:
Goody
Born:
7/27/1968 in Fresno, CA
Draft:
1989, Los Angeles Dodgers, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 22
College:
Fresno State
Debut:
9/01/1991
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Thomas Jones Goodwin
Thomas Jones (Tom) Goodwin was named the Mets first base coach on October 29, 2011...Also responsible for the club's outfielders and handles baserunning instruction for the team. Was a member of the Boston Red Sox organization from 2008-2011, the last three as the organization's Minor League Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator. In 2008, he coached Lowell (A) of the New York-Penn League, helping the Spinners to a 40-33 record and a first-place finish. Also managed the Lewisville Lizards of the Independent Continental Baseball League in 2007. Played 14 major league seasons with the Dodgers (1991-1993, 2000-2001), Royals (1994-1997), Rangers (1997-1999), Rockies (2000), Giants (2002) and Cubs (2003-2004). Was a lifetime .268 hitter with 24 home runs, 284 RBI and 369 stolen bases. Recorded 50 or more stolen bases in four different seasons, with a career-high 66 with Kansas City in 1996. From 1995-2000, he never ranked lower than seventh in the American League in steals, including three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes. During his career, he put together 62 multiple-steal contests, including a four-steal game on June 7, 2000 at Seattle. Stole home three times. In his major league career, he was successful in 369 of 487 (76 percent) stolen base attempts. Committed only 22 errors, recording a .991 fielding percentage (2,402 total chances). Went to the postseason four times, including his first career World Series appearance in 2002 with the Giants. Is a 1986 graduate of Central High School in Fresno, CA where he played baseball, football and basketball. Was originally selected by the Dodgers out of Fresno State in the first round (22nd overall pick) of the 1989 Amateur Draft. At Fresno State, he was a two-time All-America selection...Also was named to The Sporting News' College AllAmerica team in 1989. Was a member of the 1988 Gold Medal winning USA Olympic baseball team. Selected by the Pirates in the sixth round of the 1986 Amateur Draft but did not sign.
2004
Goodwin was 10-for-51 with one RBI off the bench. He made seven starts in center field, three in left and one in right. Goodwin also had a trio of multi-hit games: May 20 vs. San Francisco, May 31 at Los Angeles, and Aug. 19 at Milwaukee. He was on the DL from May 24-June 11 with a strained right groin.
2003
Tom saw action in 87 games in his first season with the Cubs, batting .287 with 1 homer, 12 RBI and 19 stolen bases.
was the Cubs' top pinch hitter, going 10-for-29 (.345) with 3 doubles and 4 RBI.
action in 27 games in centerfield (18 starts), 17 games in leftfield (6 starts) and 15 games in rightfield (8 starts.
from June 1 through the end of the season (56 games), he batted .339 (40-118).
went 19-for-24 in his stolen base attempts, increasing his career steals total to 364 ...had a trio of 2-steal affairs (most recently July 9 vs. Florida), giving him 62 multi-steal games for his big league career.
on May 22 at Pittsburgh, he went 3-for-5 with his first homer as a Cub - a game-winning, 9th-inning solo shot off Scott Sauerbeck in a 3-2 victory ...it was his fourth career homer off a left-handed pitcher.
had his second career 5-hit game July 21 at Atlanta, going 5-for-6 with 4 runs scored.
was on the disabled list July 23-August 18 with a strained left hamstring ...suffered the injury running the bases July 22 in Atlanta
recorded his 1,000th career hit August 20 at Houston - a single off southpaw Mike Gallo.
his 2-run 7th-inning pinch-hit single September 12 off Cincinnati's John Riedling gave the Cubs a 7-6 victory.
2002
Tom played in 78 regular-season games for San Francisco and batted .260 with 1 homer, 17 RBI and 16 steals ... was utilized mostly as an extra outfielder, pinch hitter and pinch runner.
committed 1 error in 53 outfield appearances -- seeing action in 28 games in leftfield (11 starts), 22 games in centerfield (13 starts) and 7 games in rightfield (7 starts).
had a club-high 7 pinch hits, going 7-for-18 with 4 RBI.
among his pinch hits was a key 2-run 7th-inning double September 28 in the Giants' Wild Card-clinching 5-2 victory over Houston.
hit his only homer of the campaign July 21 -- a 2-run 9th-inning shot off Los Angeles' Giovanni Carrara to give the Giants a 6-4 win.
went to the postseason for the third time -- seeing action in 9 playoff games ... made his first career trip to the World Series, appearing in 5 Fall Classic games against Anaheim.
signed with the Giants' organization in April after being released by Los Angeles at the end of spring training ... had two stints with San Francisco's Fresno (AAA) club, appearing in 17 games.
2001
Tom hit .231 in 105 games for Los Angeles ... appeared in 70 games in centerfield (69 starts) and 8 games in leftfield.
stole a team-high 22 bases -- including a 3-steal performance June 5 at Arizona.
had his first major league 5-hit game June 3 at Houston, going 5-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases.
hit his second game-opening homer April 5 off Arizona's Brian Anderson.
2000
Split the campaign between Colorado and Los Angeles, batting .263 in 147 games with 6 homers, 58 RBI, 94 runs scored, 9 triples and 55 stolen bases ... went to the Dodgers in a July 31 deal.
his steals total ranked 2nd in the National League, while his triples total was 5th.
hit .271 in 91 games for Colorado ... during his time with the Rockies, he:
scored 4 times in a 19-2 victory over Arizona June 18.
hit his first 2 M.L. grand slams -- April 30 off New York's Dennis Cook and July 17 off Oakland's Mike Magnante ... drove in a career-high 5 runs in the April 30 contest.
hit his second career inside-the-park homer April 5 off Atlanta's Kevin Millwood.
stole a career-high 4 bases June 7 in a 6-1 victory at Seattle -- including his third big league steal of home.
batted .251 in 56 games for the Dodgers ... had a career-high 14-game hitting streak August 30-September 13, going 18-for-59 (.305).
1999
Was hampered by injuries in his final season with Texas, hitting .259 in 109 games with 39 stolen bases ... his steals total ranked 3rd in the American League.
was on the disabled list June 12-June 27 with a strained left hip flexor ... after returning to the active list, though, he played in just 1 game before re-injuring the hip and was out of action until August 6.
hit his first career game-opening homer May 7 at Toronto (off Pat Hentgen).
had 9 multi-steal games, including a trio of 3-steal affairs.
went to the postseason for the second straight year, playing in 3 Division Series games against the Yankees.
1998
Batted .290 with a career-high 102 runs scored and 38 steals for the Rangers.
was 7th in the A.L. in stolen bases ... ranked 3rd in the league in singles (133).
grounded into just 2 double plays in 520 at-bats.
opened the campaign by hitting .387 in his first 26 games (36-93).
saw his first postseason action, going 1-for-4 in 2 Division Series contest against the Yankees.
1997
Appeared in 150 total games for Kansas City and Texas, hitting .260 with 90 runs scored and 50 stolen bases ... his steals total was 3rd in the league.
led the A.L. with 36 infield hits.
opened the year with the Royals, where he had 34 steals and a .272 average in 97 games.
hit his first career inside-the-park homer July 19 at Seattle (off Bob Wolcott).
played in 53 games for Texas after being acquired in a July 26 trade.
went 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored August 3 vs. Cleveland.
on September 4 at Toronto, he went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 4 runs scored.
stole home on September 24 at Oakland.
1996
Finished 2nd in the A.L. with 66 stolen bases, batting .282 in 143 games for the Royals ... his 21 sacrifice bunts led the league.
was the league's toughest batter to double-up, grounding into only 3 double plays in 524 at-bats.
had a 13-game hitting streak April 23-May 13, going 19-for-50 (.380).
over a 19-game stretch July 2-July 23, he batted .400 with 19 runs scored and 9 multi-hit efforts.
recorded 3 consecutive 2-steal games July 20-July 22, going 8-for-12 with 5 runs scored.
after the season (October 16), he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder to repair minor tearing in his rotator cuff and labrum.
1995
Spent his first full season in the majors, batting .288 with his first 4 big league homers in 133 games ... led the A.L. in sacrifice bunts (14) and ranked 2nd in steals (50).
hit his first M.L. homer June 16 off Oakland's Todd Stottlemyre.
recorded his first career steal of home September 1 at Texas.
1994
Opened the year with Kansas City, but played in just 2 games before being optioned to Omaha (AAA).
had an American Association-high 50 steals at Omaha ... his .308 average was 6th in the league.
was selected as the league's fastest baserunner and best defensive outfielder by Baseball America.
1993
Split the campaign between Los Angeles and the Dodgers' Albuquerque (AAA) affiliate, making three trips between the clubs ... hit .294 in 30 big league games and .260 in 85 Triple-A affairs.
1992
Played in 139 total games for Los Angeles and Albuquerque (AAA).
earned Pacific Coast League all-star honors at Albuquerque, where he hit .301 in 82 contests with 27 steals.
had three stints with the Dodgers, hitting .233 in 57 games.
had his first 2 big league multi-hit affairs in back-to-back contests August 18-August 19 vs. New York, going 5-for-6.
1991
Saw his first big league action in September after spending the minor league campaign at Albuquerque (AAA) ... went 1-for-7 in 16 games for the Dodgers.
was recalled on September 1 and made his big league debut that day against the Cubs ... in his first M.L. at-bat, he singled off Dave Smith.
in 132 games for Albuquerque, he batted .273 with 48 stolen bases ... his steals total ranked 2nd in the Pacific Coast League, as Baseball America rated him the best baserunner at the Triple-A level.
1990
Stole a combined 82 bases in 97 attempts for Bakersfield (A) and San Antonio (AA) ... his steals total topped all minor league players.
after a May 11 promotion to Double-A, he went on to garner Texas League all-star honors ... swiped a league-high 60 bases for San Antonio in 102 games.
1989
Began his pro career at Great Falls (Rookie), where he stole a Pioneer League-record 60 steals.
earned league all-star honors ... also was named to Baseball America's short-season all-star squad.
Year
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
OPS
Career Regular Season
3846
636
1029
24
284
369
.268
.332
.671
Year
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
OPS
Career Regular Season
3846
636
1029
24
284
369
.268
.332
.671
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League Rankings
Caught Stealing
Year
CS
Rank
2003
5
25th in NL
2001
8
13th in NL
2000
10
12th in
2000
3
12th in NL
2000
7
12th in NL
1999
11
6th in AL
1998
20
1st in AL
1997
16
2nd in
1997
6
2nd in AL
1997
10
2nd in AL
1996
22
1st in AL
1995
18
2nd in AL
Stolen Bases
Year
SB
Rank
2003
19
13th in NL
2002
16
25th in NL
2001
22
13th in NL
2000
55
2nd in
2000
16
2nd in NL
2000
39
2nd in NL
1999
39
3rd in AL
1998
38
7th in AL
1997
50
3rd in
1997
16
3rd in AL
1997
34
3rd in AL
1996
66
2nd in AL
1995
50
2nd in AL
Triples
Year
3B
Rank
2001
5
15th in NL
2000
9
5th in
2000
1
5th in NL
2000
8
5th in NL
1999
6
14th in AL
1997
6
10th in
1997
2
10th in AL
1997
4
10th in AL
1996
4
25th in AL
At Bats
Year
AB
Rank
1997
574
23rd in
1997
207
23rd in AL
1997
367
23rd in AL
Games Played
Year
BP
Rank
1998
154
24th in AL
Runs
Year
R
Rank
1998
102
18th in AL
On Base Percentage
Year
OBP
Rank
1998
.378
24th in AL
Strikeouts
Year
SO
Rank
2000
117
18th in
2000
41
18th in NL
2000
76
18th in NL
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