kenny lofton

Proper Name: Kenneth Lofton
Born: May 31, 1967
East Chicago, IN
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190 lbs.
Age: 40 Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Pos: CF
Experience: 16 years
2007 Salary: $6,000,000
College: Arizona FANTASY
Percent Owned (Week +/-):
MLB: 10.1% (-0.0%)
Avg. Draft Position:
MLB: Undrafted
AVG .296 | HR 7 | RBI 38 | OBP .367 | SLG .414

The best baseball player, kenny lofton, born in east Chicago and major league baseball center fielder who plays with Cleveland Indians.

Lofton grew up in conditions of extreme poverty. His mother was a teenager when he was born, and his father did not take part in his upbringing. Lofton was born prematurely, and weighed three pounds at birth - he was so small that his mother was afraid to hold him.

Lofton taken admission in Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana, where he was a standout basketball and baseball player for the Senators. He was particularly noted for his skills on the basketball court, for which he was aggressively recruited, having averaged 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals per game his senior year. He accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of Arizona.

In college, he was the backup point guard (to Steve Kerr) on an Arizona Wildcats team that made it to the Final Four of the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and he set season and career school records for steals. He was the starting point guard the following year as Arizona made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Lofton is one of only two men to play in a college basketball Final Four (1988, the first for the Arizona Wildcats) and a Major League Baseball World Series.

Lofton decided to try out for the baseball team during his junior year. Although he did not see much playing time, his speed and potential were recognized by baseball scouts, and he was chosen by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of Major League Baseball's 1988 amateur draft. He played minor league baseball during the summer while completing his basketball eligibility at Arizona.

Career Statistics
2007 Season Stats
SPLIT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG
Season 136 490 86 145 25 6 7 38 23 .296 .367 .414
Career 2103 8120 1528 2428 383 116 130 781 622 .299 .372 .423

Awards
• 1993: American League Gold Glove at OF • 1994: American League Gold Glove at OF
• 1995: American League Gold Glove at OF • 1996: American League Gold Glove at OF