See why players and coaches are excited to have Brett back! [2][3], Just out of El Segundo High School at age 17, Brett was the fourth overall pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, selected by the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher; the nineteen other MLB teams coveted him as a sweet-swinging center fielder. Bat Co. "I took a lot of pride in my ability to hit," he said. He then coached baseball at the collegiate level, and co-owned minor league baseball and hockey teams and a sporting goods company in Spokane, his home since 1998, with his brothers John, Bobby, and George. George Brett -Vice President-Baseball Operations | Kansas City Royals - MLB Youth Model (Wood) This Little League approved bat is constructed with the same materials and with the same process as the Stealth Game Bat. Kenneth Alven "Ken" Brett (September 18, 1948 - November 18, 2003) was not one to be overshadowed by his younger brother George for his entire career, and set a Major League record for a pitcher as he hit a home run in four consecutive starts while pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies. This .310 batting average was higher than 6 of the 8 starting position players on the Pirates in 1974, a team that won the National League Eastern division title. However, it seems to be successful just as his career life. The year, later on, Brett emerged as a power hitter, clubbing 22 home runs as the royals headed to another ALCS. Manager Tommy Lasorda was an admirer of Ken Brett's hitting ability and once remarked that "if we'd drafted him, we'd have put him in center field and he'd have stayed there. Just fifteen months later the left-handed Brett was called up to the major leagues from Single-A ball, participating in the final week of a heated American League pennant race in September 1967. [18] Jerry Remy's slow roller down the third base line was allowed to roll unplayed by Jorge Orta and amid some controversy, was scored a hit rather than an error. Hall-of-Famer George Brett, center left, chats with his brother Bobby, center right, in a box at Avista Stadium, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. While with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973, he hit a home run in four consecutive pitching starts (from June 9 to June 23). Two weeks before he passed away, he went back to New York to see the old sights, George Brett said of Jack, who attended Pace University, during the Royals amazing run to the World Series that starts Tuesday night with Game 1 at Kauffman Stadium against the Giants. He hit 18 doubles, 1 triple, and 10 home runs with 44 RBI. Brett applied the advice and finished the season batting .282 which would be his lowest average during the next 17 seasons. The patented "Boa" reinforcement on the handle significantly reduces breakage. The only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades. He would later state that the worst curse in life is unlimited potential. This baseball is all Leather, it has a Genuine Leather cover and a Composite Cork Core. Kenneth Alven Brett (September 18, 1948 - November 18, 2003) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and the second of four Brett brothers who played professional baseball, the most notable being the youngest, George Brett. George Brett, the Royals Hall-of-Famer who is a partner in the Spokane Indians and other minor league teams, talks to the media, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 at Avista Stadium. This made him at the spot for more than 15 years. related questions, our Bat Experts are available. Then in 1980, Brett made a run at the magic .400 mark a number that hadnt been reached since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. 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