Sean Runyan | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. | June 21, 1974|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
March 31, 1998, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 9, 2000, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–5 |
Earned run average | 3.66 |
Strikeouts | 46 |
Teams | |
Sean David Runyan (born June 21,1974) is a former Major League Baseball player.
After attending Urbandale High School in Urbandale,Iowa,Runyan was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1992 amateur draft. [1] After several seasons in the minors with the Quad City River Bandits,the Astros traded him to the San Diego Padres in 1997 for Luis Lopez, [2] but was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft that same year. [3]
Runyan's major league debut came on March 31,1998. He would be used as a left-handed specialist out of the Tigers bullpen,and would go on to lead the American League in appearances with 88. The 88 appearances were 2 short of the American League record,but were enough to set the record for rookies. [4] Runyan was mostly a specialist but did pick up one career save. On July 11,1998,Runyan pitched 1 1/3 innings to close out a 5-2 Tigers victory over the Blue Jays. He saved the game for starting pitcher Brian Moehler. [5]
After dealing with arm troubles,Runyan pitched his final game on September 9,2000. For his career,he pitched parts of 3 seasons,all in Detroit,and was out of baseball by 2003.
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