Doug Dascenzo

Doug Dascenzo
Outfielder
Born: June 30, 1964 (1964-06-30) (age 47) Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Switch	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 1988 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1996 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics (through 1996 season)
Batting average	.234
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	90
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1988 - 1992) Texas Rangers (1993) San Diego Padres (1996)

Douglas Craig Dascenzo (born June 30, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus of Oklahoma State University and a graduate of Brownsville Area High School in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Dascenzo would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago Cubs on September 2, 1988, and appear in his final game on September 29, 1996.

Dascenzo began his Major League career by playing in a then-National League record 241 consecutive games without making an error. The streak spanned from his debut in 1988 to the 1991 season when he committed his first error in a game on August 25.

During the 1990 and 1991 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Dascenzo made a total of four appearances as a relief pitcher. He pitched for a total of five innings, giving up three hits, two bases on balls, and achieving two strike outs.

Dascenzo ended his career as a member of the San Diego Padres organization after the 1996 season and took a job with the team as a roving minor league instructor. He made his managerial debut with the Padres' Northwest League affiliate, the Eugene Emeralds, in 2006 where he guided the Ems to a 43-33 finish. He was promoted to manage the Fort Wayne Wizards in the Midwest League in 2007. He led the team to the Midwest League championship in the 2009 season, after they swept the Burlington Bees, 3-0.^[1]

On December 1, 2009, Dascenzo was named the manager of the Double-A San Antonio Missions of the Texas League.

His son Zack, is currently a catcher for the Ohio Dominican baseball team in Columbus, Ohio.

References

1. ^ http://www.tincaps.com/news/default/2/

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Dascenzo, Doug
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 30, 1964
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death