- Pete Young
Infobox MLB player
name = Pete Young
width = 300
caption =
team = Retired
number = unknown
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1968|3|19
birthplace = city-state|Meadville|Mississippi
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 5
debutyear = 1992
debutteam = Montreal Expos
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 1-0
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 3.63
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 14
teams =
*Montreal Expos (by|1992-by|1993)Bryan Owen "Pete" Young (born
March 19 1968 inMeadville, Mississippi ) is a former right-handedrelief pitcher inMajor League Baseball who played for theMontreal Expos in 1992 and 1993. He attendedMississippi State University , where he participated incollege baseball .Career
On
June 2 , by|1986, Young was drafted by theCincinnati Reds in the 22nd round of the amateur draft, but did not sign to playMinor League Baseball with Cincinnati, opting instead to enroll at Mississippi State where he developed as a pitcher. Young was drafted again onJune 5 , by|1989 by theMontreal Expos in the 6th round (148th overall pick) of the amateur draft. This time, Young signed to play in the minors in the Expos organization. [citeweb|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngpe02.shtml#TRANS|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |title=Transactions of Pete Young|accessdate=2008-06-11]Young made his major league debut on
June 5 , by|1992 with the Expos at age 24. On that day, Young pitched 1⅔ innings against the Reds, striking out one batter. The Expos lost the game 10-4. [citeweb|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON199206051.shtml|title=Results of Cincinnati Reds vs Montreal Expos game on June 5, 1992|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=2008-06-11] Young played his final major league game for the Expos onJuly 18 , by|1993; onFebruary 18 , by|1994, he was purchased along withMatt Stairs by theBoston Red Sox organization, but his career ended that season after not reaching the major league club.At the time of his retirement, Young had earned a career
earned run average of 3.63. He finished with 25⅔ innings pitched, striking out 14 batters, and playing in a total of 17 games. He allowed 22 hits, 1home run , and 9 walks. He only got one win in his career, onJuly 10 , by|1993 against theSan Diego Padres . Young came to bat only once in his two-season career.References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=y/youngpe02
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=youngpe02 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Pete_Young_1968&page=stats BaseballLibrary]
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