Brian Drahman

Brian Drahman
Drahman in 1988
Pitcher
Born: (1966-11-07) November 7, 1966 (age 57) Kenton, Kentucky
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1991, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 5, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	3–2
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	29
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record	10–6
Earned run average	2.11
Strikeouts	139
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1991–1993) Florida Marlins (1994 ) Uni-President Lions (1998–1999 )

Brian Stacy Drahman (born November 7, 1966) is a former right-handed baseball pitcher, born in Kenton, Kentucky but raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Career

He was selected in the second round of the

and struck out 60 in 79 innings with a 1.08 WHIP.

In 1998, Drahman played

. He went 0–1 over seven games, with a 3.24 ERA.

Drahman joined the Birmingham Barons in the double-A level Southern League for the 1990 campaign, spending the entire season with the club. He had a 6–4 record over 50 games (49 in relief), along with a 4.08 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP, striking out 72 in 90.1 innings pitched. In 1991, he opened the season with the White Sox. He blew a save in his first appearance then gave up five earned runs in 0.2 innings his next time out before settling down to earn a win on April 21. In that contest, he struck out one and allowed no hits or walks in the ninth before Lance Johnson hit a walk-off single in the bottom half for a 5–4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Overall, he played 28 games for the Sox, going 3–2 with a 3.23 ERA and a 1.109 WHIP, striking out 18 in 30.2 innings.

"I didn't have a stellar season", Drahman told the

in 1991, "but I did prove I can pitch at the major-league level and that was important."

He also played part of the season with the Vancouver Canadians, going 2–3 with a 4.44 ERA in 22 games. He earned 12 saves, striking out 17 batters in 24.1 innings.

In 1992, Drahman spent most of his season with the Vancouver club in the

purchased his contract directly following the 1993 season.

In 1994, Drahman played with the Edmonton Trappers, Florida's triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. He went 3–2 with 13 saves in 45 games, with a 4.77 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He struck out 62 batters in 60.1 innings. He earned a call-up to the Marlins early in June, staying through the beginning of July. He made nine appearances with the Fish, pitching 13 innings in total. In hindsight, all of his playing time was "low leverage." His best showing was on July 2, when he allowed one earned run in three innings of relief work, striking out three in a 5–0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He earned a 6.23 ERA while with the Marlins, with a 1.62 WHIP and seven strikeouts. It was during this, his last major league season, where Drahman finally exceeded rookie limits.

Although he last played Major League Baseball at 27, Drahman played seven more seasons of competitive ball, between the

, 29 games, 7–9, 3.72, 1.300).

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or The Baseball Cube
• Retrosheet
• Pura Pelota Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics