- Mel Stottlemyre, Jr.
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Mel Stottlemyre, Jr. Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 30 Pitcher / Coach Born: December 28, 1963
Prosser, WashingtonBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut July 17, 1990 for the Kansas City Royals Last MLB appearance September 11, 1990 for the Kansas City Royals Career statistics Wins-Losses 0-1 Earned run average 4.88 Strikeouts 14 Teams As player
As coach
- Arizona Diamondbacks (2009-2010)
Melvin Leon Stottlemyre, Jr. (born December 28, 1963 in Prosser, Washington) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals. He attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.[1]
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Professional career
Houston Astros
Stottlemyre was selected in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners but did not sign. He was later drafted in the January Secondary 1985 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros. Stottlemyre began his playing career in 1985 with the Class-A Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League in the Astros organization. In his first year he went 5-4 with a 2.75 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts.
In 1986, Stottlemyre split the season between the Class-A Asheville Tourists and the Class-A Osceola Astros. He went 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA in seven games, all starts. With Osceola, Stottlemyre went 0-7 with a 7.82 ERA in nine games, eight starts. This gave him a combined record of 3-8 with a 5.01 ERA on the year.
Stottlemyre began the 1987 season with the Double-A Columbus Astros of the Southern League. He was traded by the Astros to the Kansas City Royals on July 29, 1987 for Buddy Biancalana.[2]
Kansas City Royals
After the trade, Stottlemyre was assigned to the Double-A Memphis Chicks of the Southern League. He went a combined 7-6 with a 4.31 ERA in 20 games, all starts.
He played the 1988 season with the Double-A Memphis Chicks. He went 3-2 with a 2.40 ERA in seven games, all starts.
In a one-season career at the Major League level in 1990, Stottlemyre posted a 0-1 record with 14 strikeouts, a 4.88 ERA, and 31⅓ innings in 13 games pitched, two as a starter.
Coaching career
Stottlemyre began his coaching career while with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, serving as their pitching coach. Stottlemyre also served as a pitching coach for the Class-A Yakima Bears in 2002, the Class-A Lancaster JetHawks, the Double-A El Paso Diablos and the Rookie-Level Missoula Osprey in from 2005 to 2006.[1]
On May 7, 2009, Stottlemyre was hired as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks after Bryan Price, the former Diamondbacks pitching coach, resigned.[3] For 2011, he is the D'back's short season pitching coordinator. He was released as pitching coach after the 2010 season.[4]
Personal life
He is the son of Mel Stottlemyre and brother of Todd Stottlemyre.[1]
See also
- List of second generation Major League Baseball players
References
- ^ a b c "Player Development". Arizona Diamondbacks. arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/ari/downloads/y2009/media_guide/player_development.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ "Biancalana sent to Houston for Stottlemyre". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence Journal-World. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LoIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=peYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1376,6074432&dq=mel+stottlemyre+jr&hl=en.
- ^ "Diamondbacks fire Melvin, name Hinch manager". Associated Press. sportingnews.com. May 7, 2009. http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-05-07/diamondbacks-fire-melvin-name-hinch-manager. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Diamonbacks hire minor league coordinators". USA Today. December 13, 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2010-12-13-573337194_x.htm.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Arizona Diamondbacks coaches
- Kansas City Royals players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Benton County, Washington
- Osceola Astros players
- Major League Baseball pitching coaches
- UNLV Rebels baseball players
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