Steve Chitren
| Steve Chitren | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 8, 1967 Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1990, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2-4 |
| Earned run average | 3.58 |
| Strikeouts | 66 |
| Teams | |
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Stephen Vincent Chitren (born June 8, 1967) is a Japanese-born former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.[1]
Although Chitren was born in Japan in 1967, he did not grow up there.[2]
Chitren played
He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the
Chitren made his Major League debut on September 5, 1990, at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox.[1][10] He pitched a scoreless inning in relief of Bob Welch and struck out the first batter he faced, Scott Cooper.[10] In the following season, he was a regular in the Oakland bullpen. He appeared in the third-most games of any pitcher on the team behind only Dennis Eckersley and Joe Klink.[11]
Chitren would not return to the Major Leagues after the 1991 season. He spent the entirety of the 1992 and 1993 seasons in the Oakland
References
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Remington, Alex (March 22, 2012). "Torii Hunter: All Japanese pitchers have "same style"". FanGraphs. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Dolan, Eric (May 9, 2017). "Stanford's Hock saves his best for final four outs". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "STANFORD WINS ANOTHER BASEBALL TITLE". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 12, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Kroner, Steve (June 7, 2020). "June 7, 1987: Stanford tops Oklahoma State to win College World Series title". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Almanac