Rafael Antonio Bournigal Pelletier (born May 12, 1966) is a Dominican former

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infielder. He was drafted by the

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(MLB) in the 19th round of the 1987 draft, and played for the Dodgers (–), Oakland Athletics (–), and

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(). He attended Florida State University. Bournigal's best years were with Oakland. In his three seasons with the A's he started about 36% of their games (173 out of 486), batted .249, and made a total of just 8 errors. Career totals for 365 games include 234 hits, 4

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s, 85 RBI, 104 runs scored, a .251

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, and an on-base percentage of .301. In the field, he recorded 469

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, 787 assists, 15 errors, and participated in 182

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. His fielding percentage was an outstanding .988. Career highlights include: *One 4-hit game...two singles, a

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, and a home run vs. the Seattle Mariners (June 25, 1997) *Eleven 3-hit games...with the most impressive being a single, two doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored vs. the Detroit Tigers (April 29, 1999)

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