Wade Boggs

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wade Boggs
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 15, 1958(1958-06-15)
Age	66
Birthplace	Omaha
Country	United States
Birth City	Nebraska
Horoscope	Gemini

Wade Boggs Biography

Wade Boggs is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 15, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Five times American League batting champion and 12 times All-Star who played the majority of his time in the Boston Red Sox and won the World Series title in 1996 with the New York Yankees. He ended his career with a record-setting rate that was .328 with 3,010 total hits.

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Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent his 18-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox, but he also played for the New York Yankees, with whom he won the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with whom he reached 3,000 hits. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles. He is 33rd on the list of career leaders for batting average among Major League Baseball players with a minimum of 1,000 plate appearances, and has the highest ranking of those still alive. Boggs was elected to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Boggs played in the longest game in professional baseball history as a member of the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1981 against Cal Ripken, Jr. and the Rochester Red Wings. It lasted for 33 innings over eight hours and 25 minutes. Thirty-two innings were played from 18 to 19 April 1981 at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.” During his last year in the minor leagues with Pawtucket, he led the league with a .335 batting-average, 167 hits, and 41 doubles.

When he was being married with Debbie Boggs, he had an affair of four years in a four-year relationship with Margo Adams. There is a son called Brett as well as a daughter who is named Meagann.

Wade Boggs Net Worth

Wade Boggs is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wade Boggs 's net worth $28 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he made it to Major League Baseball, the player took part in the longest professional game as it was a Triple-A game of two teams: the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings that ran for 33 innings, and nearly eight and a half minutes in 1981.

His third hit of 3,000 was a homer on the 7th of August 1999.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, the youngest of three sons of Winfield Kennedy Boggs Jr. and Sue Nell Graham, Wade had a regimented military upbringing. Winfield and Sue met in 1946 at a military base in Georgia. Winfield served with the Marines in World War II and flew for the Air Force in the Korean War, while Sue piloted mail planes in World War II. The Boggs family lived in several different places (including Puerto Rico and Savannah, Georgia) before settling in Tampa, Florida when Wade was 11 years old. He attended Plant High School in Tampa, where he played baseball and was an All-State football player as a senior. Boggs played quarterback until his senior year when he switched positions to avoid injury and thereby protect his baseball career. His success as a left-footed placekicker and punter earned him a scholarship offer from the University of South Carolina. He graduated from Plant High School in 1976 and was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round of the 1976 MLB draft on the advice of veteran scout George Digby. He signed with the club for $7,500.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Wade Boggs height 6 ft 2 in Wade weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Wade Boggs Dating?

According to our records, Wade Boggs married to Debbie Boggs. As of December 1, 2023, Wade Boggs’s is not dating anyone.

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As of June 8, 1986—over the course of the previous 162 games (equivalent to a full season, though across two seasons)—Boggs was hitting .400, with 254 hits in 635 at-bats.

Facts & Trivia

Wade Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wade Boggs celebrates birthday on June 15 of every year.

In his 18-year major league career, Boggs recorded 3 five-hit games and 59 four-hit games. On June 29, 1987, he had a career-high 7 RBI against the Orioles in a 14–3 victory at Fenway.

Did Wade Boggs eat a chicken before every game?

So, Boggs did. “Basically, in 1983, we ate chicken every day and I wound up winning a batting title in ’83,” Boggs said.

What is Wade Boggs challenge?

One of the greatest urban legends floating around Major League Baseball circles is the story that involves Wade Boggs’ drinking more than 100 beers in one day during a road trip. The numbers have varied over the years—from 60-something to 100+—but the fact that he consumed a lot has never been in question.

What hat does Wade Boggs wear in the Hall of Fame?

Boggs chose in 2005 to wear a Red Sox cap on his plaque in Cooperstown because he was drafted by Boston and spent more than 16 years in the organization. He also played five seasons with the Yankees before spending his final two years with the expansion Devil Rays.

What is a Wade Boggs rookie card worth?

Though generally very common, Topps Boggs rookie cards are quite tough to get in a 10 grade. They’re prone to centering issues and other tiny defects and are currently selling for over $1,000 (PSA Gem Mint 10). Much more affordable are PSA 9s. Nice, ungraded copies usually sell for under $25.

What baseball player drank 70 beers?

The Wade Boggs beer record is the amount of beers Wade was rumored to have consumed on a cross-country flight while playing in Major League Baseball. Ex- teammate Jeff Nelson said 50-60 beers. Paul Sorrento said 70.