World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinal Juan Encarnacion autographed baseball


Item Number: 173

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $150

Online Close: Mar 9, 2007 10:00 AM EST

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!

Description

Be the lucky baseball fan to get this one-  An autographed Juan Encarnacion baseball....a member of the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals!!  

 

Juan makes a diving catch
Juan makes a diving catch

In 2003 he had 94 RBI's as well as a team-leading 37 doubles on the way to a World Series ring with Florida. Encarnación had a career year in 2005, batting .287 with 16 homers and 76 runs batted in. He was also on the roster for the Domincan team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Juan signed a three-year contract with St. Louis on December 23, 2005, worth $15 million.

Juan finished the 2006 season batting .278 with 19 home runs and 79 RBI for the Cards, with 6 steals. He led the Cardinals in games played (153) and at-bats (557), was third in runs scored (74), second in hits (155), tied for fourth in doubles (25), tied for first in triples (5), tied for fourth with Jim Edmonds in home runs (19), third in RBI (79), third in total bases (247). He also had 265 put-outs, 4 assists, and 6 errors in 275 total chances, for a .978 fielding percentage.

In the playoffs he was 8-for-44 (.182) with two triples and five RBI. He hit an RBI triple in Game 4 of the NLDS which turned out to be the game-winner, as the Cardinals went on to beat the Padres, 6 - 4, winning the series. Encarnacion was part of the World Series Championship team as the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 1.

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Donated by

Van and Donna Poole