Greenwich Island in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bobby Abreu
Right Fielder 1998 - 2006
Inducted 2019
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024
1. Bobby Abreu Marker
Inscription.
Bobby Abreu. Right Fielder , 1998 - 2006. A rare combination of power and speed whose on-base skills were ahead of his time. Traded to the Phillies on November 18, 1997. In 1,353 Phillies games, batted .303 with 348 doubles, 195 home runs, 814 RBI, 947 walks, 254 stolen bases and a .416 on-base percentage. Was selected to two NL All-Star teams (2004-05) and won a Silver Slugger (2004) and Gold Glove (2005). In 2003, was voted by Phillies fans as the right fielder for the all-vet team. At the time of his Wall of Fame induction, ranked in the Phillies top 10 in on-base percentage (3rd), walks (3rd), doubles (4th), slugging percentage (5th), stolen bases (7th), RBI (8th), extra-base hits (8th), batting average (9th), runs (10th) and total bases (10th).
A rare combination of power and speed whose on-base skills were ahead of his time. Traded to the Phillies on November 18, 1997. In 1,353 Phillies games, batted .303 with 348 doubles, 195 home runs, 814 RBI, 947 walks, 254 stolen bases and a .416 on-base percentage. Was selected to two NL All-Star teams (2004-05) and won a Silver Slugger (2004) and Gold Glove (2005). In 2003, was voted by Phillies fans as the right fielder for the all-vet team. At the time of his Wall of Fame induction, ranked in the Phillies top 10 in on-base percentage (3rd), walks (3rd), doubles (4th), slugging percentage (5th), stolen bases (7th), RBI (8th), extra-base hits (8th), batting average (9th), runs (10th) and total bases (10th).
Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is November 18, 1997.
Location. 39° 54.408′ N, 75° 10.047′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is at the intersection of Citizens Bank Way / South 11th Street and Hartranft Street, on the right when traveling north on Citizens Bank Way / South 11th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Hartranft St, Philadelphia PA 19148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024
2. Bobby Abreu Marker
Courtesy U.S. Department of State, February 11, 2009
3. Baseball player Bobby Abreu
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 21, 2024.
