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Quilvio Veras
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Career Notes

1996
Started the season with the Florida Marlins ... Appeared in 30 games for the Marlins before being place on the disabled list on May 10 ... After returning from the DL, appeared in 43 more games before being optioned to AAA Charlotte for the remainder of the season ... Enjoyed a career-high seven-game hitting streak from June 26-July 3, collecting 10 hits in 20 at-bats.

1995
Led the majors in stolen bases with 56 in his first season at the big league level ... 56 stolen bases as a rookie tied Gene Richards (San Diego in 1977) as the sixth best total in the by a rookie ... Missed the last two weeks of the season with a pulled left hamstring ... Tied for third in the league with a club record 80 walks ... Tied Kurt Abbott for sixth in the league with a club record seven triples ... Finished eighth in the league and tied a club mark with nine hit by pitch ... Led all ML rookies with a .384 on base percentage ... Set a club record with four runs scored on September 9 vs. the Braves ... Previous record of three had been done 25 times ... His 86 runs for the year set yet another club mark ... Tied with Cubs Rey Sanchez for fourth in the league with 29 bunts in play ... Set a club record with four walks on July 17 at San Francisco ... His 56 stolen bases rank him second on the Marlins career list behind Chuck Carr (115)


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