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William Brennan (baseball)

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William Brennan
Pitcher
Born: (1963-01-15) January 15, 1963 (age 61)
Tampa, Florida
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 19, 1988, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1993, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–2
Earned run average5.18
Strikeouts18
Teams

William Raymond Brennan (born January 15, 1963) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. Brennan spent his high school years in Nashville, Tennessee and played for Bellevue and Hillwood High Schools.

Brennan attended Mercer University and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 1, 1984. He played for the Vero Beach Dodgers (1985), San Antonio Dodgers (1986) and Albuquerque Dukes (1987–1988) before making his major league debut with the Dodgers on July 19, 1988, as a starting pitcher against the St. Louis Cardinals. He worked 4.2 innings, gave up 3 runs and took the loss. He appeared in four games for the Dodgers during their championship year of 1988, making two starts.

He was back with the Dukes for 1989 and then moved around, playing for the Tucson Toros (Houston Astros), Harrisburg Senators (Montreal Expos), Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers) and Iowa Cubs, before getting another chance in the bigs with the Chicago Cubs in 1993. He pitched in 8 games, making 1 start in '93.

After one more season with Iowa, he was out of baseball after the 1994 season.