Erik Hanson (baseball)
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Erik Hanson | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Kinnelon, New Jersey |
May 18, 1965 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 5, 1988, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 8, 1998, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 89–84 | ||
Earned run average | 4.15 | ||
Strikeouts | 1,175 | ||
Teams | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Erik Brian Hanson (born May 18, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During an 11-year baseball career, he pitched for the Seattle Mariners (1988–1993), Cincinnati Reds (1994), Boston Red Sox (1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1998). He attended Wake Forest University and was known for possessing an excellent curveball.
Raised in Kinnelon, New Jersey,[1] Hanson played high school baseball at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey,[2] where he played for coach Lew Watts.[3]
Hanson won a career high 18 games for the Mariners in 1990 and was a 1995 American League All-Star selection for the Red Sox compiling a 15–5 record that year. Hanson pitched 8 innings in game 2 of the 1995 ALDS Game 2, receiving the loss in a 4–0 decision.[4]
References
- ↑ Maloney, Tom. "Hanson gets the nod for opener: Jays' newcomer wants to make numbers do the talking for him", The Hamilton Spectator, March 30, 1996. Accessed August 21, 2012. "A 6-foot-6 righthander from Kinnelon, N.J., an unsigned draft pick of the Expos in 1983, an All-American at intellectually demanding Wake Forest in '85, a relentless worker, [Erik Hanson]'s best work as a pro has always seemed right around the corner."
- ↑ Moylan, Kyle "Major leaguer steps to plate for Peddie School: Pitcher, alum Erik Hanson donates $365,000 for field house upgrade", Princeton Packet, January 9, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 2, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2011. "When Erik Hanson left the Peddie School in 1983, he left behind a legacy of pitching greatness."
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 1995 ALDS
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Preceded by | Opening Day starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1991 |
Succeeded by Randy Johnson |
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball players
- American League All-Stars
- Seattle Mariners players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Kinnelon, New Jersey
- Peddie School alumni
- 1965 births
- Living people