I have 22 cards of Rich Aurilia. This one is from 2004 Donruss World Series.
Playing career: Playing mostly for the Giants, Rich Aurilia
was an average-to-above-average shortstop, except for his career year of 2001,
when he hit .324 with 37 HR and 97 RBI, leading the National League with 206
hits.
Where he is now: With former Giants teammate Dave Roberts,
he is a founder of the Red Stitch Wine Group.
My memories: As he was a National Leaguer I only was vaguely
aware of him. No specific memories.
Google Autocomplete results: He is second when you type Rich
Au, between Rich Aucoin, a Canadian musician, and Rich Aurilia Steroids.
Aurilia has never been officially linked to steroids, but fans who see that he
was a teammate of Barry Bonds and don’t understand the concept of a “career
year” are happy to make him guilty by association. There do not appear to be
any other prominent Rich Aurilias.
Coming up next: The next profile will be Joe Ausanio.
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