Cecil Fielder timeline

Born: September 21, 1963

1981: Drafted by Baltimore Orioles (did not sign)

1982: Drafted by Kansas City Royals

1983: Traded to Toronto Blue Jays

1985: Jays win AL East

1988: Purchased by Hanshin Tigers

1990: Signed by Detroit Tigers

1990: .277, 51, 132, .592 SLG, .969 OPS, 339 TB

1990: First player since 1977 to hit 50 home runs

1990: Two 3-home run games

1990: Became only Tiger to clear LF roof at Tiger Stadium

1991: Only player to hit ball out of County Stadium (Milwaukee)

1992: First player since Babe Ruth to lead league in RBI 3 straight seasons

1996: Set record for most games played before first career SB

1996: Traded to New York Yankees

1996: Yanks win World Series

1996: Babe Ruth Award

1997: Yanks lose LDS

1997: Signed by Anaheim Angels

1998: Signed by Cleveland Indians

1999: Signed by Toronto Blue Jays

1999: Retired

2004: Reported Gambling problems

2007: Prince Fielder hit 50 home runs. Prince and Cecil only father/son duo with 50 HR

2007-11: Minor League Manager


Accomplishments:
1996 World Champion

3x All Star

2x Silver Slugger

2x HR Champ

1996 Babe Ruth Award

Player of the Month (August 1990)

3x Player of the Week

.255

319 HR

1,008 RBI

744 Runs

1,313 Hits

.345 OBP

.482 SLG

.827 OPS

2,484 TB

100+ Runs: 2x

20+ HR: 7x

30+ HR: 6x

40+ HR: 2x

51 HR (1990): Led league

100+ RBI: 5x

.500 SLG: 3x

300 TB: 2x

Led league in games (162): 1991

Led league in RBI: 3x

Led league in SLG (.592): 1990

Led league in TB (339): 1990

Postseason: .286, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .833 OPS (5 series)

Greatest Games of the 1990s: #11-20

11. Lions: 38 Cowboys: 6 (January 5, 1992): At this point, people asked whether the Lions or Cowboys would be the next great team in the NFL. This was the high point for the Detroit Lions since 1957. Behind Eric Kramer, they won their first playoff game since Bobby Layne.

12. Wolverines: 31 Buckeyes: 23 (November 25, 1995): #2 Ohio State was undefeated, then came Tim Biakabutuka and his 313 yards. Michigan also wrecked OSU’s season in 1993 and 1996. hehe

13. North Carolina: 77 Michigan: 71 (April 5 1993): TIME OUT!

14. Lions: 13 Jets: 10 (December 21, 1997): The Lions make the playoffs and Barry hits 2000 yards. For the game, Sanders had 184 yards rushing and a TD.

15. Tigers: 10 Yankees: 3 (October 3, 1991): No one had hit 50 homers in a season since George Foster in 1978. Cecil Fielder belted #50 and 51 in this blowout. He should have been AL MVP, but lost to Rickey. His accomplishment is largely forgotten because of the numbers the roid heads put up in the steroid era

16. Colorado: 28 Michigan: 27 (September 24, 1994): The Miracle at Michigan. I missed this game and caught the highlights on TV after returning from the library.

17. Packers: 28 Lions: 24 (January 8, 1994): NFC Wild Card Game. Favre to Sharpe. Lions led 24-21 with 55 seconds to go. The worst Lions loss of my lifetime. The Wild Card Packers beat the Central Champions Lions and moved onto lose to Dallas the next week.

18. Lions: 44 Vikings: 38 (Thanksgiving, 1995): The Lions had 534 yards of total offense and Scott Mitchell threw for 410 yards and 4 Touchdowns. Three players, Johnny Morton, Brett Perriman, and Herman Moore all had over 100 receiving yards.

19. Lions: 19 Steelers: 16 (Thanksgiving, 1998): The Steelers and Lions went into overtime. The officials muffed the coin toss. The Lions got the ball after losing the toss and won the game.

20. CMU: 20 MSU: 3 (September 14, 1991): If you put the two MSU scores from 1991 and 1992 together, they still lose in 1992.