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| John Halama | |
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| Lancaster Barnstormers — No. 35 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 22, 1972 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Professional debut | |
| April 2, 1998 for the Houston Astros | |
| statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Win-loss | 56-48 |
| Earned run average | 4.65 |
| Strikeouts | 492 |
John Thadeuz Halama (born February 22, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. During his major league career, Halama played with the Houston Astros (1998), Seattle Mariners (1999–2002), Oakland Athletics (2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Washington Nationals (2005), and Baltimore Orioles (2006). He bats and throws left-handed.
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[edit] Houston Astros
Halama made his debut with the Astros in 1998. Prior to that he had attended St. Francis College and Pitched for the Terriers from 1991-1994. Prior to that he attended and graduated from Bishop Ford H.S., Brooklyn, NY in 1990.
[edit] Seattle Mariners
In midseason 1998, Halama was sent to Seattle along with Freddy García and Carlos Guillén in the same trade that brought Randy Johnson to Houston. Halama won 41 games for the Mariners in a four-year span, with a career high 14 victories in 2000. In 2004, Halama went 7-6 with a 4.70 ERA in 34 appearances, including 14 starts for the Rays.
[edit] Boston Red Sox
Halama was signed by Boston as a free agent at the end of the season.
[edit] Washington Nationals
Halama was later released by Boston and ended up with the Washington Nationals. In 2006 he played his last big league season with the Baltimore Orioles.
Spanning a career of seven-plus seasons in the Major Leagues, Halama has compiled a 53-44 record with 469 strikeouts and a 4.60 ERA in 860.1 innings pitched.
[edit] Pacific Coast League
In 2001, Halama threw one of only 8 perfect games in the history of the Pacific Coast League.
[edit] Long Island Ducks
Halama pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2007 and was selected by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the 2008 expansion draft.
[edit] Cleveland Indians
On June 5, 2008, Halama signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, and was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
[edit] Atlantic League -- Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
At the end of the 2008 season, Halama signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League. There he went 8-1 with a 2.38 ERA. After his stint with Gwinnett, Halama rejoined the Blue Crabs in September 2009, and won two games, including the decisive game 5, in the first round of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball playoffs.
[edit] Atlanta Braves
On June 13, 2009, the Atlanta Braves purchased Halama's contract from the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.[1] He started 13 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, and had a 4-7 record with 90 innings pitched before 09/18/2009, when he was released.
[edit] Milwaukee Brewers
Halama signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in November 2009.[2]
On March 16, 2010, Halama was released by the Brewers.[3]
[edit] Return to Oakland Athletics
On May 23, 2010 Halama signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. He was released by the team in September.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3841314
- ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers sign Capuano, Halama." Milwaukee Brewers. 23 November 2009. Retrieved on 23 November 2009.
- ^ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/03/brewers-release-john-halama.html, accessed April 6, 2010.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (30 September 2010). "Minor League Transactions: Sept. 15-26". BaseballAmerica.com. Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10347. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Houston Astros players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Washington Nationals players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players from New York
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Brooklyn
- Auburn Astros players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Jackson Generals (Texas League) players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Long Island Ducks players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Southern Maryland Blue Crabs players
- Gwinnett Braves players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Águilas Cibaeñas players
- St. Francis College alumni
- Lancaster Barnstormers players
