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Not to be confused with the current MLB pitchers Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals or Chris Carpenter (baseball, born 1985) of the Chicago Cubs.
Cris Carpenter Pitcher Born: April 5, 1965
St. Augustine, FloridaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut May 14, 1988 for the St. Louis Cardinals Last MLB appearance April 26, 1996 for the Milwaukee Brewers Career statistics Win-Loss 27-22 Earned run average 3.91 Strikeouts 252 Teams Career highlights and awards - Led NL in Won-Loss % in 1991 with .714
Cris Howell Carpenter (born April 5, 1965, in St. Augustine, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of the University of Georgia.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Carpenter would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on May 14, 1988, and appeared in his final game on April 26, 1996 with the Milwaukee Brewers. Over his career, he had 27 wins, 414 1/3 innings pitched, and 252 strikeouts along with a 3.91 ERA. He was used mainly as a relief pitcher.
Cris Carpenter now works at Gainesville High School, in Gainesville, Georgia as a social studies teacher. Carpenter is often confused with the later St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter.
Carpenter was a member of the inaugural Florida Marlins team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993.
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