George Brett

George Brett
Brett in 2017
Third baseman / Designated hitter / First baseman
Born: (1953-05-15) May 15, 1953 (age 71) Glen Dale, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1993, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.305
Hits	3,154
Home runs	317
Runs batted in	1,596
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1973–1993)
Career highlights and awards
13× All-Star (1976–1988) World Series champion (1985) AL MVP (1980) ALCS MVP (1985) Gold Glove Award (1985) 3× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1985, 1988) 3× AL batting champion (1976, 1980, 1990) Kansas City Royals No. 5 retired Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1999
Vote	98.2% (first ballot)

George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.

Brett's 3,154 career hits are second most by any third baseman in major league history (after only Adrián Beltré's 3,166) and rank 18th all-time. He is one of five players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades. He was also a member of the Royals' 1985 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach in 2013 on May 30, but he stepped down from the position on July 25 in order to resume his position of vice president of baseball operations.