Mouse over to Zoom-Click to enlarge. Opens image gallery. The Cowboys set a school record with a 61-8 mark in 1988, and once again Ventura was named an All-American. Free shipping . Robin Ventura. He was named to the All-Big Eight team while leading the Cowboys to another NCAA appearance.
6-time Gold Glove award winning third baseman and 2-time All-Star who played 16 years in the MLB, most notably for the Chicago White Sox. X. Many thanks to him. It was in this season that he set the record of 58 consecutive games with a hit, establishing himself as one of the best hitters to ever play the college game. Have one to sell? Picture Information . He once again claimed All-America and All-Big Eight honors and also claimed the Big Eight Tournament MVP award after going an astounding 11-for-12. Ventura proved that there would be no sophomore slump as the left-handed hitter was named Baseball America's Player of the Year in 1987. He also received the Golden Spikes Award as the best player in college baseball for the 1988 season. To cap off his collegiate career he was named the Player of the Decade by Baseball America as well as the starting third baseman on the all-time team.
Ventura was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1989, with the Chicago White Sox. Ventura retired in 2004 after 16 seasons in the major leagues.Truly one of the greatest collegiate baseball players of all-time Ventura finished third in Baseball America's "Player of the Century" poll for college baseball behind Bob Horner and another Oklahoma State Hall of Famer, Pete Incaviglia. Sell now - Have one to sell? Find Robin Ventura for free! All this came after starting the season as the backup at third base. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for Robin Ventura. Ventura still holds college baseball's hitting-streak record at 58 games while boasting a .428 career batting average.
In addition, Ventura was named Freshman of the Year by Baseball America.
He earned All-America honors at third base over Arkansas' Jeff King, who was the first player chosen in the 1986 major league draft. Robin Ventura was born on Friday, July 14, 1967, in Santa Maria, California. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Batting Finders & Advanced StatsFrench: Robin Ventura statistiquesMany historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Get the item you ordered or get your money back.