It was on this day in 2004 that Toronto
Blue Jays’ first baseman Carlos Delgado became the first player in team history
to record 1000 RBIs. In a game at SkyDome, in which the Blue Jays would defeat
the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by a score of 5-3, Delgado launched a three-run home
run in the bottom of the first inning off of Rays’ pitcher Victor Zambrano to
reach the milestone. It was Delgado’s only hit of the game.
Delgado played 12 seasons with
the Blue Jays and 2004 would be his final year with the club before signing as
a free agent with the Florida Marlins. After one year in Miami, Delgado would
play four seasons with the New York Mets.
For his final season in Toronto,
Delgado would post a .269 batting average, hit 32 home runs and add 99 RBIs.
For his Blue Jays’ career, he would finish with a .282 average, and be the
franchise leader in home runs (336) and RBIs (1058). In the eleven-plus years
since he left, no other Blue Jay has come close to hitting 300 home runs or
1000 RBIs, so it’s safe to assume his records are safe for a while.
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