Kirt Ojala
| Kirt Ojala | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 24, 1968 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 18, 1997, for the Florida Marlins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 4, 1999, for the Florida Marlins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3–10 |
| Earned run average | 4.71 |
| Strikeouts | 99 |
| Teams | |
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Kirt Stanley Ojala (born December 24, 1968) is an American former
Florida Marlins from 1997 to 1999, and is remembered for being the pitcher who gave up the 400th career home run to Barry Bonds
.
Amateur career
Ojala was born in
1990 MLB Draft
.
Professional career
A
Pro Player Stadium, giving Bonds 400 homers for his career.[3]
On September 16, 1998, Ojala became one of only 50 major league pitchers to strike out four batters in a single inning.[4] He spent time in the Cincinnati Reds organization prior to the Marlins. Following his release by Florida, he briefly was a member of the Boston Red Sox. He finished with a career record of 3 wins and 10 losses and a career batting average of .121.
See also
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, David. "Eight-year Wait Ends For Ojala", Sun Sentinel, Monday, Aug. 18, 1997. Accessed 7/5/2010.]
- ^ "NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP; Milestone For Bonds", nytimes.com, Sunday, Aug. 24, 1998. Accessed 7/5/2010
- ^ "4 Strikeouts in 1 inning", baseball-almanac.com. Accessed 7/5/2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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