Eric Plunk

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Eric Plunk


position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|09|03
debutdate=May 12
debutyear=by|1986
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1999
finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
stat1label=Record
stat1value=72-58
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=1081
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=3.82
teams=
*Oakland Athletics (by|1986-by|1989)
*New York Yankees (by|1989-by|1991)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1992-by|1998)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1998-by|1999)
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Eric Vaughn Plunk (born September 3, 1963 in Wilmington, California), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1986-1999.

Plunk was interestingly involved in two trades for the same player, Rickey Henderson. On December 5, 1984, as a minor-leaguer, he was traded by the New York Yankees with Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Javier, and Jose Rijo to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson, Bert Bradley, and cash. On June 21, 1989, he was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Greg Cadaret and Luis Polonia to the New York Yankees for Rickey Henderson. Plunk was part of the pennant winning 1988 Oakland Athletics. In 1989, though, both Plunk the right-hander, and Caderet, a left-handed pitcher were sacrificed to bring in a player of Rickey Henderson's caliber.

Plunk's career later took him to the Cleveland Indians, where he was the winning pitcher in the first ever game played at Jacobs Field on April 4, 1994. He was the losing pitcher for Game 3 of the 1997 World Series.

External links

* http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml

* http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Plunk_Eric.stm