Meet Your Hall of Famer: Chuck Brewer

Bio:   Chuck Brewer was born in La Porte City, IA (Pop. 2.284, 20 minutes Southeast of Waterloo, IA).  He attended Union Senior High School (Nickname: Knights) where he was a 3-sport athlete (Football, Basketball and Baseball).  At 6-6 he was an All-Stater in all three sports.  In baseball is known for going 15 for 15 in their State Tournament run. Still an Iowa record for consecutive State Tournament hits.

Draft: Was the 12^th pick in Season 31 by Colorado (mr_stickball).  

Scout Rex Brantley- “In classic small-town lore, I stopped to eat in a café in Ames (2 hours away), and this group of 4 older gentlemen was talking about this high school baseball player that was the best hitter they ever saw.  I finally caught the name Brewer and told them I was a scout and, on my way, to see him.  One of the guys said “sign him up, he is Hall of Fame caliber already.”  That’s when I knew he was something special.”

Manger (mr_stickball)- "He stayed with the franchise through thick and thin, even during the dreadful Portland days, for two full decades.  Easy player to get to re-sign. Managed to play an "okay" 1B despite his ratings never being close to what you'd call "non-DH". His pithing efforts were hilarious, but on the other side of the ball he was "Mr. Clutch". He leads the franchise with a total of 717 RBIs with two outs! He spanned the time between some of the world's all-time greatest hitters during his career.  He filled the stands after nobody thought we'd see as exciting of a player as Jose Johnson, and was a major influence on today's Colorado "big draw", Marty Sisler. 

Career: Brewer was drafted in Season 31 by Colorado and broke into the Majors in Season 33 for 44 games, where he hit .364.  He played his entire 22 year in the Colorado/Portland organization.  During his time, he was a 3-time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award (44). He also won a World Series Ring in Season 34.  His best season was Season 35 when he hit .350, 1.031 OPS, 101 R, 39 2B, 33 HR, 153 RBI and stole 6 bases.  He did not have any huge seasons, but had 17 very solid seasons to accumulate career stats of .311 Ave, .899 OPS, 1595 R, 3059 H, 465 2B, 44 3B, 425 HR, 1829 RBI, and 26 SB.  He still holds the Colorado/Portland career records for 2B (465), hits (3059), runs (1595), rbi (1829) and walks (1490).

Speech Highlight- “My goal in baseball was always to entertain people.  I loved this game and wanted other to enjoy me playing it.  I give mr_stickball and the entire Colorado/Portland organization for the opportunity to do that. ”