Eric Karros (1998) - Hall of Fame

Eric Karros

Induction:
1998

Karros played a total of three years (1986-87-88) for the Bruin baseball team. A two-time All-Pac-10 first baseman, Karros' .365 career batting average still ranks second on the Bruins all-time list. In 1988 he led the Bruins in batting (.415), hits (100), home runs (17) and RBI's (54) while earning All-American and Pac-10 honors. Karros was drafted in the sixth round by the L.A. Dodgers in 1988. In 1992, Karros won the starting job at first base for the Dodgers and went on to win the National League Rookie of the Year. Through the 1997 season, Karros had career totals of 154 home runs and 535 RBI's, including three consecutive seasons of 30 HR's and 100 RBI's. Karros endowed a UCLA baseball scholarship in 1994.