Russ Laribee

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Russell Kurt Laribee (born July 30, 1956) is a former professional baseball player.

A native of Southington, Connecticut, Laribee attended Southington High School and the University of Connecticut. In 1976, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and led the league in triples with five. [1] [2] [3] Laribee was drafted in the 21st round (527th overall) of the 1977 Draft. [4] From 1977 through 1981 he played outfielder in the Boston Red Sox minor league system, ascending as high as the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox. His most productive season came in 1980 with Double-A Bristol Red Sox, when he hit .302 with a .390 on-base percentage and a .508 slugging in 109 games.

Laribee is better known as having the professional single-game strikeout record by fanning seven times in Pawtucket's 33-inning game against the Rochester Red Wings in 1981. [5] Though Laribee is most known for that ignominious distinction,[ citation needed ] it is rarely remembered that, in the same game, it was his sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th inning that tied the game at 1–1, ultimately sending the game into extra innings. Pawtucket won, 3–2, while Laribee went 0-for-11.[ citation needed ]

In a five-season minor-league career, Laribee posted a combined .264 batting average with 57 home runs in 458 games.

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References

  1. ↑ Gray, John (June 10, 1976). "Cape League Baseball Schedule Starts Saturday with 8 Teams". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Gray, John (August 5, 1976). "Cotuit Holds Off Chatham's Bid to Clinch Cape Cod League Title". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 27.
  3. ↑ Gray, John (August 19, 1976). "Sports Chatter". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "1977 Baseball Draft". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ Peter Gobis, in the Sun Chronicle
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