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Bob Natal

  • Class
    1987
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
Bob Natal | Baseball • 1984-87 | Hall of Fame Class of 2014

• Drafted in 13th round (No. 329 overall) by Montreal Expos (1987) 
• Made Major League Baseball debut for the Expos on July 18, 1992 and appeared in 120 career games (1992-97) 
• All-America First Team (1987; he and Rick Nowak were UCSD's first baseball All-Americans) 
• Two-time All-Region (1986, 1987) 
• Two-time UCSD Athlete of the Year (1985-86, 1986-87) 
• Team MVP (1987) 
• Helped lead Tritons to then-school-record 32 wins (32-13 record) and first College World Series trip (1987) 
• Led team in home runs all four years 
• UCSD top 10: 
      - No. 1 career RBI (208) 
      - No. 7 career batting average (.368) 
      - No. 2 career home runs (53) 
      - No. 7 career runs (154) 
      - No. 2 (tied) career triples (12) 
      - No. 8 career putouts (732) 
      - No. 4 career walks (106) - No. 1 single season batting average (.465, 1987) 
      - No. 5 career hits (257)
      - No. 2 single season home runs (18, 1987)
      - No. 2 single season RBI (67, 1987)
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