Muscular Dystrophy Association – 2008 Houston Telethon
Auction Ends: Sep 4, 2008 10:00 PM CDT

Sports Memorabilia

Autographed Miguel Tejada Astros Baseball

Item Number
ARH492
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
103 USD to gwb0063
Number of Bids
6  -  Bid History

Item Description

Take home a autographed baseball by Tejada! Go Astros!

Hit .296 (152x514) in 133 games during his fourth season with the Orioles in 2007...placed on the Disabled List on June 22 with a fractured left hand, snapping his consecutive games played streak at 1,152...the streak is the fifth longest streak of all-time and was longer than the next four active streaks combined when he went on the DL...was hit by a pitch from Doug Brocail in the eighth inning on June 20 at San Diego and left the game on June 21 at San Diego in the first inning...diagnosed with a fracture of the left radius, the forearm bone on the thumb side near the wrist...prior to June 23, last missed a game on May 31, 2000 with Oakland...played in his first 558 games after signing with the Orioles in 2004...passed Joe Sewell and Billy Williams on MLB's all-time consecutive games played list this season...hit 18 home runs on the season and has 253 in his career at shortstop, ranking fourth on the all-time home run list among shortstops...hit .382 (21x55) with runners in scoring position and two outs, sixth-best in the American League...hit .321 (86x268) in 68 games at Camden Yards and .268 (66x246) in 65 games on the road...grounded into a double play 22 times in 2007, tied with Orioles teammates Nick Markakis and Melvin Mora and Seattle's Kenji Johjima for second most in the league...had a 10-game hitting streak, April 14-25, during which he hit .395 (17x43)...homered on April 25 vs. Boston, his first home run since the season opener on April 2 at Minnesota...went 3-for-3 with an RBI, intentional walk and HBP on April 28 at Cleveland, reaching base in all five plate appearances...hit .337 (34x101) in April...hit a three-run home run on May 24 vs. Toronto, his first home run since April 25...went 100 at-bats without a homer, the second-longest drought of his career...missed nearly a month with the hand injury, returning to the lineup on July 27 vs. New York...hit .340 (97x285) in 72 games before going on the DL and .240 (55x229) in 61 games after his return...had a grand slam and five RBI on Aug. 9 vs. Seattle, his 10th grand slam and 250th career home run...had an 11-game hitting streak snapped on August 18 at Toronto...drove in runs in six consecutive games, Aug. 8-13, with 11 RBI total in that span...hit two solo homers on Aug. 28 vs. Tampa Bay, the Orioles' first multi-home run game of the season and the 12th of Tejada's career...was his fourth career pinch-hit appearance and first since Sept. 27, 2002 for Oakland at Texas...homered on Sept. 21 at Texas, his first since Aug. 31...hit a career-best 10 homers in August, the 20th time and 10th different player in club history to hit at least that many in a calendar month.

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