Date of Birth
24 September 1966,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Birth Name
Otis Bernard Gilkey
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Spouse
| Patrice Gilkey |
(? - ?) 2 children |
Trivia
Professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1990-95), New York Mets (1996-98), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-99 and 2000), Boston Red Sox (2000), and Atlanta Braves (2001).
Graduated in 1984 from University City High School in St. Louis, earning All-Conference, All-District and All-Metro honors in baseball and basketball. Signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Drake University, but chose to sign with the Cardinals' organization as a non-drafted free agent on 8/22/84.
Bernard, his wife Patrice, and sons Jaelen (b. July 1995) and Caeven (b. February 1999) make their home in his native St. Louis, Mo.
Led National League in Sacrifice Flies (12) in 1997.
Member of 1999 National League Western Division Champion Arizona Diamondbacks team. Member of 2001 National League Eastern Division Champion Atlanta Braves team.
Finished 14th in voting for 1996 National League MVP for having .317 Batting Average (181 for 571), 108 Runs, 44 Doubles, 3 Triples, 30 Home Runs, 117 RBI, 17 Stolen Bases, 73 Walks, .393 On base percentage, .562 Slugging Percentage, 321 Total Bases, 8 Sacrifice Flies and 7 Intentional Walks in 153 Games.
Where Are They Now
(1999-) Plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks (Outfield)
(1997) Player of the New York Mets
(May 2001) Now playing for Atlanta Braves
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