Brian Dallimore

Brian Scott Dallimore (born November 15, 1973) is an American former baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was an infielder for the San Francisco Giants from 2004 to 2005. Dallimore did not make his major league debut until he was 30 years old, when he hit a grand slam for his first major league hit.

Brian Dallimore
Dallimore with the San Francisco Giants in 2005
Infielder
Born: (1973-11-15) November 15, 1973
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 2004, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 8, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2005)
Batting average.260
Home runs1
Runs batted in7
Teams

College

Dallimore played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal. He set the school record for being hit by a pitch the most times in a season.[1] He played for the United States national team in the 1994 Baseball World Cup.[2]

Minor leagues

As a 25-year-old who was being held back in Class A, he was converted to a utility player.[3]

Playing for the Fresno Grizzlies in 2003, Dallimore led the Pacific Coast League in batting average with a .352 average.[4] In 2004, he was invited to the San Francisco Giants' spring training, and he won the Harry S. Jordan award, presented each year to a player in his first big-league camp "whose performance and dedication in spring training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit."[5] He was sent down to Fresno to start the season, and sportswriters were labelling him a journeyman.[3]

Major leagues

After playing 828 minor league games over nine seasons, Dallimore made his major league debut with the San Francisco Giants as a 30-year-old rookie on April 29, 2004. In his first major league start on April 30, Dallimore hit a grand slam for his first major league hit.[6] He joined Bobby Bonds as the second player in Giants history to get a grand slam as his first hit,[4] and he was the fifth player in MLB history since 1974 to accomplish the feat.[6] Dallimore got on base five times in the game, with three hits, a walk, and a hit by pitch.[4]

Dallimore announced his retirement on February 24, 2006.[1]

Personal

Dallimore and his wife, Kimberly, have been friends since they were five years old. They have one daughter.[3]

References
  1. Cunningham, Kevin (February 25, 2006). "Brian Dallimore Retires; Giants Fans Remember". Scout.com. Fox Interactive Company. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
  2. "1994 World Cup Team Roster". USA Baseball. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011.
  3. Ostler, Scott (May 3, 2004). "Dallimore a minor miracle". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  4. "Dallimore's first hit in majors a grand slam". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. April 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
  5. Schulman, Henry (March 29, 2004). "Upon further review, Dallimore gets award". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  6. Schulman, Henry (May 1, 2004). "A.J.'s not catching on / But Giants rally around Pierzynski after report". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
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