Stan Fansler
| Stan Fansler | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 12, 1965 Elkins, West Virginia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 6, 1986, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1986, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 13 |
| Teams | |
Stanley Robert Fansler (born February 12, 1965) is an American former professional
Early life and amateur career
Fansler was born in 1965 to Elkins, West Virginia to Lonnis and Carol Anne Fansler. His father served in the United States Air Force and for thirty years in the United States Forest Service. Fansler was one of three brothers.[1]
Fansler attended
Professional career
Fansler was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft and became the first player selected from West Virginia in the second or first round of the main phase of the draft.[3] He began his professional career in the New York–Penn League with the Watertown Pirates, accumulating an earned run average (ERA) of 8.05 in his age-18 season.[4] In the following season in Watertown, however, he lowered that number by more than three quarters; his 2.01 ERA and 78 strikeouts both led the Pirates.[5] Fansler moved relatively quickly through the minors. By the time he reached Triple-A with the Hawaii Islanders for the first time in 1985, he was 5.7 years younger than the average player in the Pacific Coast League.[4]
On or about August 29, 1986, the
Fansler underwent multiple surgeries on his
Personal life
Fansler left baseball after having children with his wife, who he had married in 1991.[11]
In 2006, Fansler was living in Beckley, West Virginia and working making mining equipment with his father-in-law.[11] In 2020, Fansler's son, Hunter, played college baseball for Marshall University.[13]
References
- ^ "Onie Fansler". The Intermountain. January 27, 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "1983 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Teams". www.abca.org. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "WV"". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Stan Fansler Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "1984 Watertown Pirates Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 29 August 1986. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Stan Fansler Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Box Score, September 6, 1986". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Stan Fansler 1986 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score, October 4, 1986". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Washington Post. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Hunter Fansler - Baseball". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)