rookie american league left fielder with the most games played since 1947

Since 1947, Hideki Matsui has the most games by a rookie AL left fielder, with 163 games in 2003.

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Hideki Matsui H. Matsui	163	2003	NYY	623	82	179	42	1	16	106	63	3	86	2	2	695	271	59	0	6	5	25	.287	.353	.435	.788	94	8.4	.342	109	7.5
2	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	157	1986	OAK	600	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	8	175	15	7	682	274	63	0	9	1	12	.240	.318	.457	.775	90	10.9	.341	114	11.7
3	Lew Ford L. Ford	154	2004	MIN	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	67	13	75	20	2	658	254	50	2	7	3	15	.299	.381	.446	.827	99	17.6	.362	118	15.2
4	Colton Cowser C. Cowser	153	2024	BAL	499	77	121	24	3	24	69	52	7	172	9	4	561	223	51	0	3	2	9	.242	.321	.447	.768	75	9.6	.331	118	11.7
5	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	151	2017	BOS	573	84	155	26	1	20	90	70	6	112	20	5	658	243	47	1	8	7	16	.271	.352	.424	.776	86	6.2	.332	102	1.2
6	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	151	1977	DET	552	75	142	29	4	18	88	71	5	93	3	3	636	233	51	1	7	0	11	.257	.343	.422	.765	83	9.2	.342	108	5.8
7	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	148	1961	BOS	583	71	155	31	6	11	80	50	3	96	6	5	643	231	48	2	5	3	19	.266	.324	.396	.721	74	-1.7	.320	88	-10.1
8	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	147	2022	CLE	563	89	168	25	7	6	52	62	7	60	19	5	638	225	38	2	4	2	9	.298	.373	.400	.772	89	16	.341	126	18.7
9	Trey Mancini T. Mancini	147	2017	BAL	543	65	159	26	4	24	78	33	6	139	1	0	586	265	54	0	4	1	12	.293	.338	.488	.826	85	14	.349	116	11.7
10	Ron Kittle R. Kittle	145	1983	CWS	520	75	132	19	3	35	100	39	8	150	8	3	570	262	57	0	3	8	10	.254	.314	.504	.818	80	15.9	.355	118	11.9
11	Mitchell Page M. Page	145	1977	OAK	501	85	154	28	8	21	75	78	6	95	42	5	592	261	57	4	3	6	7	.307	.405	.521	.926	107	38.1	.404	157	39.7
12	Jim Rice J. Rice	144	1975	BOS	564	92	174	29	4	22	102	36	4	122	10	5	613	277	55	1	8	7	19	.309	.350	.491	.841	92	24.6	.375	126	17.9
13	Willie Horton W. Horton	143	1965	DET	512	69	140	20	2	29	104	48	6	101	5	9	572	251	51	2	4	9	12	.273	.340	.490	.831	85	25	.363	131	20.2
14	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	141	2021	TBR	529	94	145	32	3	20	69	56	14	170	20	10	604	243	55	0	5	4	9	.274	.356	.459	.815	91	17.6	.350	128	20.4
15	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	140	2026	CWS	480	81	133	25	4	8	48	43	29	82	20	8	557	190	37	3	2	0	2	.277	.370	.396	.766	79	12.7	.345	121	13.9
16	Masataka Yoshida M. Yoshida	140	2023	BOS	537	71	155	33	3	15	72	34	7	81	8	0	580	239	51	0	2	0	20	.289	.338	.445	.783	80	9.7	.339	110	6.6
17	Charlie Spikes C. Spikes	140	1973	CLE	506	68	120	12	3	23	73	45	5	103	5	3	561	207	38	0	5	1	12	.237	.303	.409	.712	63	1.4	.322	98	-1.4
18	Roy Foster R. Foster	139	1970	CLE	477	66	128	26	0	23	60	54	12	75	3	3	545	223	49	1	1	4	15	.268	.357	.468	.824	82	20.6	.368	124	15.3
19	Manny Jimenez M. Jimenez	139	1962	KCA	479	48	144	24	2	11	69	31	11	34	0	1	528	205	37	2	5	3	12	.301	.354	.428	.782	72	11	.348	105	3.5
20	Chad Allen C. Allen	137	1999	MIN	481	69	133	21	3	10	46	37	2	89	14	7	523	190	34	1	2	1	10	.277	.330	.395	.725	59	-8.8	.321	82	-12.7
21	Marty Cordova M. Cordova	137	1995	MIN	512	81	142	27	4	24	84	52	10	111	20	7	579	249	55	0	5	1	10	.277	.352	.486	.839	88	15.8	.366	115	11
22	Reggie Willits R. Willits	136	2007	LAA	430	74	126	20	1	0	34	69	3	83	27	8	518	148	21	11	5	2	7	.293	.391	.344	.735	67	2.9	.338	103	2
23	Mark Quinn M. Quinn	135	2000	KCR	500	76	147	33	2	20	78	35	3	91	5	2	544	244	55	3	3	1	11	.294	.342	.488	.830	79	7.7	.357	101	1
24	Miguel Dilone M. Dilone	135	1978	OAK	258	34	59	8	0	1	14	23	1	30	50	23	292	70	9	10	0	0	2	.229	.294	.271	.566	21	-11.1	.267	67	-10.9
25	Lou Piniella L. Piniella	135	1969	KCR	493	43	139	21	6	11	68	33	3	56	2	4	539	205	38	1	9	2	12	.282	.325	.416	.741	65	7.6	.332	105	3.1

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Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

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Thu 3/25	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sat 3/27	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 3/28	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Mon 3/29	ATH	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Tue 3/30	ATH	@	NYY	7:05 PM

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Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Rays - y	98	64	.605
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Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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Wed 9/16	CWS	@	CLE	3-6
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