Rafael Novoa | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: New York, New York, U.S. | October 26, 1967|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 31, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–4 |
Earned run average | 5.06 |
Strikeouts | 31 |
Teams | |
Rafael Angel Novoa (born October 26,1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants in 1990 and for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993.
A native of New York,New York,Novoa attended Fordham Preparatory School and played college baseball for Villanova,where he earned All-Tournament honors in the 1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament. [1] In 1987 and 1988,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2]
He was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Novoa played his first professional season with the Class A (Short Season) Everett Giants in 1989,and his last season in the California Angels' farm system in 1996.
Novoa never won a game at the major league level but on September 30,1990,he was able to notch his one and only career save. He pitched the final four innings of a 8–2 Giants win over the arch rival Dodgers. He saved the game for starting pitcher Rick Reuschel. Ironically,this was the 214th and final victory of Reuschel's career. [3]
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