Steve Stroughter

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=darkblue
bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
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name=Steve Stroughter
position=Designated hitter/Leftfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1952|3|15
debutdate=April 7
debutyear=by|1982
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
finaldate=July 24
finalyear=by|1982
finalteam=Seattle Mariners
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.170
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=1
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=2
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (1982)
highlights=
*none

Stephen Lewis Stroughter (Born March 15, 1952 in Visalia, California) is a former major league baseball designated hitter/left fielder who played for the Seattle Mariners in by|1982. He attended College of the Sequoias.

Stroughter was originally drafted by the California Angels in the 15th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but he chose not to sign. He was drafted in the 1971 secondary phase amateur draft by the Chicago Cubs, be he again did not sign. He was the sixth overall pick in the 1971 secondary phase (active) amateur draft (drafted by the San Francisco Giants), and he chose to sign. On October 24, 1975, he was purchased by the Angels from the Giants. On April 5, 1979, he was released by the Angels and on June 5, 1979, he was signed by the Mariners. On December 19, 1980, he was traded to the Twins for Mike Bacsik. On May 28, 1981, he was purchased by the Mariners.

Stroughter spent over a decade in the minors before making his big league debut on April 7, at the age of 30. Pinch-hitting for Jim Essian, Stroughter grounded out in his first big league at-bat, which was against Doug Corbett of the Minnesota Twins.

A solid minor league player who hit for average and some power, Stroughter hit only .170 in 26 big league games (47 at-bats). Perhaps the best game of his career occurred on May 4. He went 2-4 with a home run off of Dennis Martinez.

He played his final big league game on July 24, 1982. Following his big league career, he returned to the minors and even played baseball in Japan.

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stroust01.shtml Baseball-Reference]