Cam Cairncross
| Cam Cairncross | |
|---|---|
Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| 20 July, 2000, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| 1 October, 2000, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.86 |
| Strikeouts | 9 |
| Teams | |
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Cameron Cairncross (born 11 May 1972) is an Australian former baseball player. He was a left-handed
Cleveland Indians
on 20 July 2000, and pitched his final game on 1 October of that same season.
Cairncross was born in
Charleston Rainbows. For the season, he had an 8–5 win–loss record and a 3.56 earned run average (ERA) in 24 games. The following season, Cairncross pitched for the Waterloo Diamonds and had an 8–8 record, a 3.61 ERA, and 138 strikeouts in 24 games. In 1993, he was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and in 29 games for them, he had a 10–11 record and a 5.12 ERA.[1]
Cairncross started the 1994 season with the Quakes, then was promoted to the
Australian national baseball team for the 2000 Olympics, but was instead promoted to the major league roster.[2]
He made his major league debut on 20 July, and his lone major league
games finished, 8 strikeouts, and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.86 in 9.1 innings pitched. In 2001, Cairncross had shoulder surgery, and ended up missing the entire season. He was released after the 2001 season, ending his professional baseball career.[4]
References
- ^ "Cameron Cairncross Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Toledo Blade. 19 July 2000. p. 27.
- ^ "Lofton Lifts His Mates". The Plain Dealer. 4 September 2000. p. 1C.
- ^ "Charlie stays; is Juan so gone? Agent claims Gonzalez offering 'discount' for new Tribe contract". The Plain Dealer. 24 October 2001. p. D1.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Cam Cairncross profile at Australian Baseball League