Andrew Lorraine
Andrew Lorraine | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 17, 1994, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 2002, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–11 |
Earned run average | 6.53 |
Strikeouts | 113 |
Teams | |
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Andrew Jason Lorraine (born August 11, 1972) is an American former
In high school, Lorraine was named the Los Angeles Times High School Pitcher of the Year, and a member of the USA Junior National Team. He was drafted, for a second time, out of
Lorraine was a pitching coach for the
Early and personal life
Lorraine was born in Los Angeles, grew up in
He has an older sister, Karen.[6] Lorraine's wife is named Melissa, but prefers "Missie".[7]
High school
Lorraine attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall.[8] While in high school, as a junior he was 9–5 with a 2.18 ERA, and struck out 101 batters in 93 innings.[1] After a senior year in 1990 in which he was 9-0 and 6 saves with a 0.91 ERA while striking out 138 batters and yielding 45 hits in 85 innings he was named the Los Angeles Times High School Pitcher of the Year, and a member of the USA Junior National Team.[9][10][11][1] Lorraine was in the selected out of high school in the 38th round of the 1990 draft by the New York Mets, but chose to continue his education.[12][13]
College
He attended and played baseball for the
Professional baseball
Pitcher
In 1993, for the Boise Hawks, Lorraine was 4–1 with a 1.29 ERA. In 1994, he went 12–4 with a 3.42 ERA for the Vancouver Canadians, tied for second in the league in wins and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts, and was chosen both as a Triple-A All-Star pitcher in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and as a Triple A All-Star, and Baseball America named him the PCL # 1 Pitching Prospect.[5][15][16]
Called up, he made his first appearance with the Angels at the age of 21, pitching in four games.[17] In Lorraine's rookie season he was the losing pitcher for the California Angels in Kenny Rogers' perfect game for the Texas Rangers on July 28, 1994.
In July 1995, Lorraine was traded by the Angels with Bill Simas, John Snyder, and McKay Christensen to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Fortugno and Jim Abbott.[12] Pitching for the Nashville Sounds, he was 4–1.[12]
When Lorraine returned to the majors that year, pitching for the White Sox, he appeared as a reliever in five games, with a 3.38 ERA, giving up 3 hits in 8 innings.[17][12]
In January 1996, he was traded by the White Sox with Charles Poe to the Oakland Athletics for Danny Tartabull.[12]
He had six starts with the Oakland Athletics in 1997, going 3–1 in 12 games, and was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 1998, where Lorraine had an ERA of 2.45 in four games. Pitching for the Tacoma Rainiers of the AAA Pacific Coast League in 1998, he was 7–4 with two saves and a 4.82 ERA.[18] In 1999, he was 9–8 with a 3.71 ERA in 21 starts and 1 relief appearance for the Iowa Cubs of the AAA Pacific Coast League, and 2–5 with a 5.55 ERA in 11 starts for the Chicago Cubs.[18]
Playing for the Chicago Cubs in 2000, Lorraine had a 1–2 record and was released. He finished the season with the Cleveland Indians, with whom he had an ERA of 3.86 in 10 games, and their Triple-A affiliate the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, where he went 8–3 with a 3.47 ERA.[17]
In 2001, Lorraine pitched 29 games for the
Lorraine signed a minor league contract prior to the 2004 season with the Minnesota Twins. In 2005, Lorraine was a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization. In 2006, he pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, going 2–1 with a 3.12 ERA in 9 games, and the Charlotte Knights of the International League, where he had a 1.95 ERA in 27.2 innings.[18]
In
Major league organizations' pitching coach and scout
Lorraine was a pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners organization from 2009 to 2016. In December 2016 he was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a professional scout.[20][21]
Team Israel coach
In September 2012, Lorraine was the pitching coach for the 2013 qualifier for
He was the pitching coach for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship, for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won.
Honors
In 2016 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[13]
See also
- List of Jewish baseball players
References
- ^ a b c d e "Complete Game: The Story of Andrew Lorraine, Part 1 of 3". Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Andrew Lorraine Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
- ^ a b c "A Jewish Cub: Lefty Lorraine continues tradition". www.jewishworldreview.com.
- ^ a b c ""Lorraine, Andrew": Jews In Sports".
- ^ a b c d Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball
- ^ a b "Complete Game: The Story of Andrew Lorraine, Part 3 of 3".
- ^ "Complete Game: The Story of Andrew Lorraine, Part 2 of 3".
- ^ Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Andrew Lorraine Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "The Stanford Daily 19 May 1993 — The Stanford Daily". stanforddailyarchive.com.
- ^ "Hart Pitcher Lorraine to Play for West in Olympic Festival," Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Hart's Lorraine to Play for Elite California Squad," Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c d e f "Andrew Lorraine Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Andrew Lorraine - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com.
- ^ "1994 Pacific Coast League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Lorraine, Andrew". Jews In Sports. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Andrew Lorraine Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Sypa, Steve (April 6, 2018). "2018 Mets Minor League predictions". Amazin' Avenue.
- ^ "Bakersfield Blaze Team Roster - MiLB.com Clubs". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Pirates hire Andrew Lorraine, Gary Varsho". MLB.com.
- ^ "Jewish-American players make Israel WBC contender; Former All-Star Brad Ausmus says Jewish major leaguers he turned to would be 'honored' to represent Israel in World Baseball Classic," Ynet, March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Team Israel Announces Coaching Staff for World Baseball Classic," baseball.org.il.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Pura Pelota - Venezuelan League
- Baseball Almanac profile
- "White Sox Sign Lorraine; Southpaw third pitcher to be signed away," 6/16/06