“He simply produced — game after game after game. That’s what I loved about him.”
Those sentiments were expressed by one of Kyle Tucker‘s managers from his Houston Astros days at the gifted left fielder’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday. On a cloudy, but comfortable afternoon, he took his rightful place among the best Major League Baseball players of all-time.
The newest Hall of Famer assessed his career in these words: “I did my best to contribute to the team — in the field, at the plate, in the dugout. I didn’t care about personal numbers. I just went out there to win.”
Tucker spent his best years playing for the Houston Astros, playing in 2809 games with a .284 career batting average and 3051 hits. He also scored 2143 runs and drove in 1902 runs with 679 home runs.
Tucker retired from baseball when he was 40.