Jeff Plympton

Jeffrey Hunter Plympton (born November 24, 1965 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the by|1991 season. Listed at 6' 2", 205 lb., Plympton batted and threw right-handed. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1987 draft out of the University of Maine.

Plympton posted a 2-1 record with a 1.06 ERA for Maine in the 1986 College World Series. Overall that summer, he finished 7-2 with a 3.10 ERA, tying Mike Remlinger (Dartmouth) for the most wins.

In four relief appearances for Boston, Plympton recorded a perfect 0.00 ERA without a save, giving up five hits and four walks while striking out two in 5 ⅓ innings of work.

Plympton also played in the Red Sox minor league system from 1987 to 1993. He went 27-29 with a 3.23 ERA and 43 saves in 279 games, including 223 walks, 457 strikeouts, and 502.0 innings pitched.

ee also

*1991 Boston Red Sox season
*Boston Red Sox all-time roster

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/P/jeff-plympton.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plympje01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Plympton BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Pplymj001.htm Retrosheet]