Pete Incaviglia

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Peter Joseph Incaviglia (born April 2, 1964, in Pebble Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted in the 1st round (8th overall pick) by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University, but was traded later the same year to the Texas Rangers. He debuted in the major leagues on April 8, 1986 without having spent any time in the minor leagues. Pete played for 12 seasons from 1986 to 1998 with 6 different teams. His last game was on September 27, 1998. He was noted for his power, but also for his tendency to strike out. He led the majors in strikeouts by a hitter in 1986 and 1988. He struck out 1,277 times in his career. He still owns the single-season NCAA home run record, with 48, and RBI record, with 143.

[edit] Major League Career

Incaviglia's rookie season came in 1986. He had the tenth most home runs in the league (30), but also struck out the most times in 1986, and currently holds eighth-place on the single-season strikeout record. Nevertheless, Incaviglia's rookie season was considered to be one of his best. In 1987, his home run output decreased by 3, but his batting average climbed 21 points, he had a better slugging percentage, and he cut down his strikeouts by 17.

Incaviglia was the hitting coach for the Erie Seawolves, the Detroit Tigers' AA affiliate in the Eastern League, for the three seasons, but was dismissed at the end of the 2006 season.

The highlight of his career came in 1993 when he helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series. He was involved with a scandal that same year in which he reportedly lashed out verbally at fans and stormed out of an autograph session at the Granite Run Mall in Media, PA.

He finished his career with 206 home runs, 655 RBIs and a .246 average.