Phil Huffman

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1⁄3 of an inning pitched) [9] —in his first stint with Baltimore that year before being sent back to the minors. He then was recalled at the end of the season and pitched in just one more game, starting the October 3, 1985 second game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, being pulled from the game in the fifth inning after giving up an RBI single to future Hall of Famer Wade Boggs. [10] For his 1985 major-league season, Huffman went 0-0 and posted a 15.43 earned run average in two games, pitching 4+2⁄3 innings, giving up seven hits, eight earned runs and striking out two. [11]

Later career

On June 26, 1987, Rochester released Huffman after he went 5–6 with a 4.78 earned run average. [12] "Phil is one of the older, veteran pitchers," Rochester manager John Hart was quoted as saying. "He would be a stabilizing factor on the ballclub, but we just didn't feel at this time Phil would help us out at the big-league level." [12]

After his release from Rochester, Huffman joined the Minnesota Twins' Portland Beavers AAA farm club for the balance of 1987, posting a 1–2 record with a 9.37 earned run average in nine games. [13] After 1987, Huffman stopped playing organized baseball.

Today

By 2002, Huffman was living in Rochester, New York and was the supervisor for a welding supply company that distributes high-pressured liquid oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and flammable gas. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Seven Players Traded to A's," United Press International (UPI), Thursday, March 16, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2020
  3. ↑ "A's trade Willie Horton," Wilmington (NC) Morning Star, Wednesday, August 16, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2020
  4. 1 2 Golla, James (August 28, 1979). "Huffman handcuffs A's with a one-hitter". Globe and Mail. p. D3.
  5. 1 2 Golla, James (April 7, 1980). "Layoff worries Jays' boss Missing pitchers may lack sharpness". Globe and Mail.
  6. ↑ United Press International. October 6, 1981.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 1 2 "Phil Huffman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  8. ↑ . Associated Press. July 10, 1985.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, July 13, 1985 at Memorial Stadium". Baseball-almanac.com. 1985-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  10. ↑ Beard, Gordon (October 3, 1985). "Red Sox 6-8, Orioles 2-9". Associated Press.
  11. ↑ "Phil Huffman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  12. 1 2 Vecchio, Valerie (June 27, 1987). "No Red Wings' Pitcher Safe As Orioles Shake Up Staffs". Syracuse Post-Standard .
  13. ↑ "Phil Huffman Baseball Statistics (1977-1987)". Thebaseballcube.com. 1958-06-20. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  14. ↑ Elliott, Bob (May 4, 2002). "Huffman can relate". Toronto Sun. p. S13.
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Phil Huffman
Pitcher
Born: (1958-06-20) June 20, 1958 (age 65)
Freeport, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1979, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1985, for the Baltimore Orioles