Pete Harnisch

Infobox MLB retired
name=Pete Harnisch
position=Pitcher
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1966|9|23
Commack, New York
debutdate=September 13
debutyear=by|1988
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
finaldate=May 7
finalyear=by|2001
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=111-103
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.89
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,368
teams=
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1988-by|1990)
* Houston Astros (by|1991-by|1994)
* New York Mets (by|1995-by|1997)
* Milwaukee Brewers (by|1997)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1998-by|2001)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1991)
* Led NL in shutouts in 1993 with 4

Peter Thomas Harnisch (born September 23 1966 in Commack, New York) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for five teams from by|1988 to by|2001.

Harnisch was an All-Star in by|1991 with the Houston Astros and also played for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds in his career.

On September 6, 1991, Harnisch struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Harnisch became the 17th National League pitcher and the 26th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning.

Harnisch, a star pitcher at Fordham University, was the second pick on the second round of the Major League Baseball draft in 1987. He had a 21-3 career record for Fordham, a 2.29 earned run average and 213 strikeouts in 204 innings.

In 1997, Harnisch acknowledged he suffers from clinical depression [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=950DE0DF1731F935A15757C0A961958260 Harnisch Says He Is Being Treated for Depression] ] , allegedly brought on due to his withdrawal from using chewing tobacco. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pete_Harnisch Pete Harnisch - BR Bullpen ] ]

ee also

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

External links

*baseball-reference|id=h/harnipe01

References