Guessing Obscure Atlanta Braves Players from the Past: You know it or You Don’t
Play along with our daily Atlanta Braves trivia! Use five provided hints to guess this Bravo from the past!
Hint #3: This player has a career batting average of .257 with only 3 home runs and 46 runs batted in over his eight seasons. He may have been in the big leagues just shy of a decade but he was not on the field that much.
Hint #4: This player’s primary positions include: second base, third base, and pinch hitter. Oftentimes he did not start games but was a left handed bat brought off the bench to hit for the pitcher (back when pitchers hit in the National League).
Hint #5: Although he was an MLB player for 8 seasons, this player only appeared in a total of 443 games. In 2005, he appeared in 112 games for the Atlanta Braves and 102 the following season. After that, the most games he played in a season for the rest of his career was 57.
Do you know it now? If so, check your answer on the next slide. If we have you stumped, see if you remember this name.
Answer: Pete Orr
Pete Orr was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1997 draft. He was selected in the 39th round out of high school but did not make his MLB debut until 2005. He was with the Atlanta Braves from 2005-2007 where he played in a total of 271 games.
Orr hit .263 during that span with 2 home runs and 18 runs batted in. He also totaled five triples and stole 10 bases in those three seasons. Safe to say that he was a contact hitter with a little speed rather than a power threat.
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