Chris Haney
| Chris Haney | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 16, 1968 Baltimore, Maryland | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: June 21, 1990, for the Montreal Expos | |
| NPB: April 20, 2001, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: August 18, 2002, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| NPB: August 14, 2001, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 38–52 |
| Earned run average | 5.07 |
| Strikeouts | 442 |
| Teams | |
Christopher Deane Haney (born November 19, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1991–2000 and in 2002 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox.
Haney is the son of former catcher Larry Haney.
He attended Orange County High School in Orange, Virginia. Haney pitched for the Charlotte 49ers and was the All-Sun Belt selection in both 1989 and 1990 and remains the program's leader with 20 complete games.[1]
He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the second round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft. A year after signing, Haney made his major league debut for the Expos, and pitched for them for 1.5 years, then was traded to the Kansas City Royals on August 29, 1992 with Bill Sampen for Sean Berry and Archie Corbin.
Haney pitched for the Royals from 1992 to 1998. He had his best season in 1996, when he served as a full-time starter, finishing the year with a 10-14 record and a 4.67 earned run average.
On August 7, 1999, Wade Boggs, of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, became the first major leaguer to hit a home run for his 3,000th hit, connecting against Haney. That October, Haney was left off the Indians' playoff roster. The decision to exclude him was blamed by some for the team's collapse against the Boston Red Sox in the 1999 American League Division Series.[2]
In 2001, he played in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. After retiring from baseball, he returned to Orange, Virginia, the town where he grew up.
See also
References
- ^ Sports, Observer (28 February 2009). "Carolinas Mount Rushmore: Charlotte".
- ^ "A Surprise in Cleveland: Mike Hargrove is out of a job - Baseball Prospectus". 16 October 1999.
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