Craig Eaton | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Glendale, Ohio, U.S. | September 7, 1954|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 1979, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1979, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 2.70 |
Strikeouts | 4 |
Teams | |
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Craig Eaton (born September 7,1954) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He was a pitcher who pitched in five games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1979 season. He played college baseball at Florida State University.
Craig attended Lake Worth Community High School (Lake Worth Beach,FL) and graduated in the class of 1972 at the age of 17. He went to Miami-Dade College (Miami,FL) for 2 years and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft. He declined the draft to complete his B.S. in Marine Biology at Florida State University. After graduating,he signed with the Kansas City Royals on June 25 as a free agent,and was called up to the major leagues toward the end of the 1979 season.
Eaton was sent to the California Angels on April 1,1980,to complete a transaction from four months prior on December 6,1979,when the Royals acquired Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks for Al Cowens and Todd Cruz. [1] At Angel's organization he played in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL),followed by Triple-A for the Detroit Tigers in 1983 and finished his career with the Montreal Expos in 1984. In the 1983 off-season,Craig sustained knee injuries on a golf course and had the first of three knee surgeries after completing the 1984 season.
Craig married his high school sweetheart,Suzanne Sullivan,in 1977 and they have four daughters. He currently lives in Lake Worth Beach,Florida.
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