Denny Stark

Denny Stark
Free Agent — No. --
Pitcher
Born: October 27, 1974 (1974-10-27) (age 37) Edgerton, Ohio
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1999 for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics (through 2009 season)
Win-Loss	15-14
Earned run average	5.81
Strikeouts	127
Former teams
Seattle Mariners (1999, 2001) Colorado Rockies (2002–2004) Seattle Mariners (2009)
Career highlights and awards
PCL Post-Season All-Star (2001) PCL Pitcher of the Year (2001)

Dennis James Stark (born October 27, 1974 in Edgerton, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent. He is an alumnus of the University of Toledo.

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, Stark would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Mariners on September 15, 1999.

Colorado Rockies

In 2002 Stark saw his best year statistically to date. Playing for the Colorado Rockies he went 11-4 with a 4.00 ERA in 32 games, 20 of those were starts. Stark's career started to decline from here, in 2003 he appeared in 17 games, 13 started, and had a record of 3-3 with a 5.83 ERA. Stark's worst year statistically was in 2004, when he went 0-5 in six games, all starts, with a 11.42 ERA.

Seattle Mariners, second tenure

On March 8, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. He spent the season working his way back into pitching shape pitching for the Mariners' Double-A affiliate, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, and Triple-A affiliate, Tacoma Rainiers. He was re-signed by the Mariners at the end of the season. He made his first major league appearance since 2004 on May 3, 2009 when he pitched ²⁄₃ of an inning against the Oakland Athletics. He was designated for assignment by the Mariners on June 7, 2009. Stark was granted free agency on October 15, 2009.

Bridgeport Bluefish

Stark currently plays for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.^[1]

References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Profile on The Baseball Cube

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Name	Stark, Denny
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Date of birth	October 27, 1974
Place of birth	Edgerton, Ohio
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