Mitchell Boggs
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 41 | |
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| Born: February 15, 1984 Dalton, Georgia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 6, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Win-Loss | 9-11 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.34 |
| Strikeouts | 159 |
| Saves | 4 |
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Mitchell Thomas Boggs (born February 15, 1984 in Dalton, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is of no relation to former MLB third baseman, Wade Boggs.
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[edit] High school
Boggs played two sports while attending Dalton High School. He played baseball for the Catamounts under the direction of Coach Manny Pontonio. Boggs was a pitcher and also a 3rd baseman who was recruited to be a dual-sport college star. Boggs played baseball at the University of Georgia, and is now a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Boggs also played quarterback for Dalton High's football team. His senior year, Boggs led the Catamounts to a 13-2 record, which included an appearance and a win in the state semi-finals in the Georgia Dome.
[edit] Collegiate career
Boggs played his collegiate career at the University of Georgia. In 2004, Boggs pitched for the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He appeared in 8 total games, owning a 6-0 record, including a 0.91 regular season earned run average and two wins in the playoffs.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] St. Louis Cardinals
On June 6, 2008, Boggs was promoted to the Cardinals' major league club from the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds to replace Mike Parisi on the active roster. In 12 starts with the Redbirds in 2008 before his promotion, Boggs was 5-1 with a 3.28 ERA.
On June 10, 2008, Boggs got his first start going five innings, giving up only four hits and two runs, in picking up his first victory, over the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2 in Cincinnati.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Bittersweet victory for Cardinals : Ludwick, Boggs star, but Pujols likely headed to DL after injury, St. Louis Cardinals.com, 6/10/08
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Boggs player profile at Scout.com
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