Brian Banks (baseball)

Brian Glen Banks (born September 28, 1970), is an American former professional baseball player. Banks hails from Mountain View High School and played first base, outfield, and catcher from 1993–2004. He played for the Florida Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Banks was a part of the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins. He retired from professional baseball on August 20, 2004.

Brian Banks
First baseman / Outfielder / Catcher
Born: (1970-09-28) September 28, 1970 (age 54) Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 9, 1996, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: May 6, 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 2003, for the Florida Marlins
NPB: August 11, 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	64
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (1996–1999) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (2000) Florida Marlins (2002–2003)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2003)

Following his baseball career, Banks returned to school and graduated in 2011 from the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. He now runs the Banks Pediatric Dentistry in Mesa, Arizona.

Banks is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[1]

References

1. "Famous Mormons in Baseball Page 1". Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)