Pete Incaviglia Texas Rangers Baseball Jersey


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Description

This is a genuine--game day worn (see tag on jersey)--Texas Ranger Uniform of Pete Incaviglia-----known as Inky----he was made fun of because of his name---but he would smash the ball--home run and would walk over and challenge the whole bench!!!  His own team mates knew to respect him as a batter to be feared!!!


 


About Pete.....


Incaviglia's rookie season came in 1986. Drafted by the Montreal Expos, he refused to play a day in the minor leagues. He was traded to the Texas Rangers who would grant the request and make him the 15th player in Major League history to debut in the majors without ever playing minor league ball since the amateur draft began in 1965. As a result of the Expos trading Incaviglia immediately after signing him, Major League Baseball instituted a rule whereby a team cannot trade a drafted player until he has been under contract to the club for at least one year. This is now known as the Pete Incaviglia Rule.


He had the tenth most home runs in the league (30) and set a Rangers club record, but also struck out the most times in 1986, and currently holds eighth-place on the single-season strikeout record. His rookie season set a standard that he would be unable to match the rest of his career. In 1987, his home run output decreased by three, but his batting average climbed 21 points, he had a better slugging percentage, and he cut down his strikeouts by 17.


Incaviglia hit at least 20 home runs in his first five seasons, all with Texas. His playing time and production dropped thereafter in single seasons with Detroit and Houston, but his career received a boost when he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1993 season. He and fellow outfielder Jim Eisenreich were key acquisitions for the team that would go on to win the division and reach the World Series (one year after finishing in last place). In just 368 at-bats, Incaviglia hit 24 home runs and drove in a career-best 89 runs. He also posted career highs in OPS (.848) and WAR (2.9). 


 


He owns the single-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) home run record, with 48, and run batted in record, with 143.


Incaviglia was announced as the first manager of the Grand Prairie AirHogs on October 24, 2007. The AirHogs began play in May 2008 in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and reached the Southern Division playoffs in his first season as their manager. As of 2014, he is the team manager of the Laredo Lemurs.


 

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Donated by Dr. Van Parham--Rotarian


Parham Dental Team


3100 North O’Connor Road
Suite 100
Irving, Texas 75062
Phone (972) 255-9000
Fax (972) 255-5378

Donated by

Dr. Van E. Parham Jr. DDS--Rotarian