- Erik Hanson
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#0c2c56
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Erik Hanson
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1965|5|18Kinnelon, New Jersey
debutdate=September 5
debutyear=1988
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
finaldate=June 8
finalyear=1998
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Record
stat1value=89-84
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.15
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1175
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (1988-1993)
*Cincinnati Reds (1994)
*Boston Red Sox (1995)
*Toronto Blue Jays (1996-1998)
highlights=
*All-Star (AL): 1995Erik Brian Hanson (born
May 18 ,1965 inKinnelon, New Jersey ) is a formerMajor League Baseball pitcher who played for theSeattle Mariners ,Cincinnati Reds ,Boston Red Sox , andToronto Blue Jays from 1988 to 1998. Erik attended Wake Forest University and was known for possessing an excellent curveball.Hanson won a career high 18 games for the Mariners in 1990 and was a 1995
American League All-Star selection for the Red Sox compiling a 15-5 record that year. Hanson pitched 8 innings in game 2 of the 1995 ALDS Game 2, receiving the loss in a 4-0 decision. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1995_ALDS1.shtml]ources
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