The Baseball Hall of Fame will induct two new members to the Hall this summer: Scott Rolen (voted in by the writers) and Fred McGriff (voted in by the Veterans’ Committee).
Rolen, a third baseman, had a 17-year career playing for the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds. McGriff was a first baseman who played 19 years in the majors with six different teams; he is probably best known for his time in Atlanta and Toronto.
Both Rolen and McGriff faced off against the Milwaukee Brewers, albeit with interesting, different results. Here’s a snapshot of how Rolen and McGriff performed against the Brewers in their careers.
Scott Rolen
Rolen played 132 games against the Brewers in his career. In 477 at-bats against the Crew, Rolen had 138 hits, scored 91 runs and had 38 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs. He added 95 RBI and a .289 average against Milwaukee.
At County Stadium, Rolen played 11 games where he hit .350 with a pair of homers and 10 RBI. At Miller Park he played in 47 games with a .291 average with 11 HRs and 33 RBI.
- In his 15 seasons playing against Milwaukee, Rolen had at least one HR against the Brewers in 13 of those 15 seasons.
- He hit .300 or better against the Brewers in eight of those 15 seasons.
- His best year against the Brewers was in 2003 as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. He batted .417 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 13 games.
Fred McGriff
McGriff played against the Brewers in 68 games. In 247 at-bats against Milwaukee, McGriff had 57 hits, scored 36 runs and had 11 doubles, two triples and 11 HRs. He added 35 RBI and had a career batting average of .231 against the Brewers.
McGriff played 22 games at County Stadium where he batted .122 with two home runs and four RBI.
- The .231 career batting average against the Brewers was the second worst in his career. He batted only .167 against Arizona in his career, the worst versus any team.
- His .122 batting average at County Stadium was the worst of his career at any ballpark.
- McGriff’s best year against the Brewers was in 2002 as a member of the Chicago Cubs when he batted .322 with three HRs and 14 RBI in 16 games.
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