Steve Chitren
Steve Chitren | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Tokyo, Japan | June 8, 1967|
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
- ^ a b "6th Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Remington, Alex (March 22, 2012). "Torii Hunter: All Japanese pitchers have "same style"". FanGraphs. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Dolan, Eric (May 9, 2017). "Stanford's Hock saves his best for final four outs". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "STANFORD WINS ANOTHER BASEBALL TITLE". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 12, 1988. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Kroner, Steve (June 7, 2020). "June 7, 1987: Stanford tops Oklahoma State to win College World Series title". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "6th Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Steve Chitren Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "1990 Southern League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Box Score, September 5, 1990". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "1991 Oakland Athletics Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Almanac