Keefe Cato | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Yonkers, New York | May 6, 1958|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 13, 1983, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 26, 1984, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 6.98 |
Strikeouts | 15 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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John Keefe Cato(born May 6,1958) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1983 and 1984.
A native of Yonkers,New York,Cato graduated from Fairfield University,where he played college baseball for the Stags and holds many Fairfield pitching records including seven career shutouts and one no-hitter. In 1978,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [1] He was the first Fairfield athlete to play in a major professional sport on the major league level after being selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. [2]