George Brett Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1999, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
• Retired as one of only four players who had 3,000hts, 300 home runs and a ․300 batting average
• In 1990, he became the first MLB player to win a batting title in three different decades
• His three older brothers all played professional baseball, including Ken Brett, who pitched in the major leagues
• Had three children with Leslie Davenport, who he married in 1992
• Made his major league debut in 1973
• Hitting instructor Charlie Lau worked extensively with him to show him how to keep his weight back and cover more of home plate with his swing, as he struggled at the beginning of his major league career
• The Kansas City Royals picked him in the second round of the 1971 MLB draft
• An MLB player best known as a third baseman r the Kansas City Royals
• Considered a master of hitting line drives on the baseball field