#51 : bernie williams | cf

2000 highlights:
hit.307 and established career high with 31hr and 121rbi in 141 games(136 start in center field and four at dh)…collected 100rbl and scored 100r and 100rbi-lou gehrig (14) times, babe ruth(11) and joe dimaggio (eight)…along with teammate derek jeter, reached the 100-run plateau in 2000 for the fifth straight season (1996-2000) - it is only the third time since 1900 that teammates have each scores 100 or more runs in at least five consecutive season - the yankees\ babe ruth, lou gehrig and earl combs each did it for seven straight years from 1926-32 and cincinnati\s joe morgan and pete rose did it five straight times from 1972 -76 - also joins jeter as the only yankees to score 100 runs in five consecutive seasons since mickey mantle scored 100r in nine straight seasons (1953-61)…was top vote-getter among al outfielders and was elected to his first all-star game (fourth overall) - was 0-for-3…was dh for season\s first three games (at anaheim) because of sour right shoulder…homered from both sides of the (#5,6) and was 3-for-4 with 5rbi and 1bb on 4/23 win at toronto, along with c jorge posada, became the first pair of players in major-league history to hit switch-hit home runs n the same game, he has now hit switch-hit home runs six times in the regular season (has done it twice in post season play)…batted second in the yankees line-up for the first time in 2000 on 5/17 vs. chicago and hit solo-hr(#9) and grand slam (#10) - was his 11th two-home-run game of his career and second of the season (also 4/23 at toronto), was hi eighth career grand lam and the second by a yankee in \00 (also brosius in 5/7 vs. baltimore)…hit 2-run hr (#13)- established season highs with 4h and 7rbi and was 4-for-4 with 3r and 2 doubles on 6/17 vs. chicago…scored at least one run in 13 consecutive games from 6/19-7/2, the streak fell five shy of the yankee and major-league record of 18 games with a run scored by red rolfe in 1939 and kenny lofton in 2000…homered in three consecutive games on 6/20-22 at boston…hit second grand slam of season (#22) and was 2-for-5 with 2r and 5rbi in 7/25 win in baltimore…tied a career-high with 3 doubles (now done three times) in 8/5 loss vs. seattle…with solo-hr on 8/6 vs. seattle, reached the 100rbi plateau for the second consecutive season and fourth time in his career, accomplished in game no. 106, it equaled the fastest to 100rbi by a yankee since 1948 when joe dimaggio reached 100rbi in the club\s 105th game, williams, roger maris (1961)and tino martinez (1997) reached the century mark in the club\s 106th game

personal:
was signed by fred ferreira and recommended by roberto rivera...attended the university of puerto rico, working toward a degree in biology...graduated from escuela libre de musica h.s. in san juan...won four gold medals at the age of 15 at an international track meet...was one of the world\s top 400-meter runners for his age group...played little league and babe ruth league as a youngster, playing against juan gonzalez and ivan rodriguez...enjoys playing classical guitar and listening to jazz...took over for don mattingly as the yankees\ representative for the children's health fund in 1997, donating and raising money for each home run he hits...established by singer paul simon, the fund provides health care for underpriviledged and homeless children nationwide.