Brian Giles (second baseman)

Brian Giles
Second baseman
Born: April 27, 1960 Manhattan, Kansas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1981, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 1990, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.228
Hits	162
Runs	74
Teams
New York Mets (1981–1983) Milwaukee Brewers (1985) Chicago White Sox (1986) Seattle Mariners (1990)

Brian Jeffrey Giles (born April 27, 1960 in Manhattan, Kansas) is a former Major League Baseball player. Drafted in the third round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets, Giles reached the major leagues in 1981 and played for the Mets until 1983. In 1984, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the rule 5 draft. He played 34 games with the Brewers in 1985 before signing with the Chicago White Sox as a free agent. He played only 9 games for the White Sox, and would not reappear in the Majors until a brief 45-game stint with the Seattle Mariners in 1990. He played his last game with the Mariners on July 7, 1990. Giles played primarily second base and shortstop.

Giles' grandfather, George Giles, was an All-Star first baseman for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League in the late 1920s.^[1]

References

1. Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History. Fern Park, Florida: Hastings House Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minor and Mexican leagues), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)