Sean Gallagher (baseball)

Infobox MLB player
name = Sean Gallagher

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width = 300
team = Oakland Athletics
number = 36
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|12|30
birthplace = city-state|Boston|Massachusetts
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 9
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Chicago Cubs
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 5-7
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.54
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 108
teams =
*Chicago Cubs (by|2007-by|2008)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2008-present)

Sean Patrick Gallagher (born December 30, 1985 in city-state|Boston|Massachusetts) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Oakland Athletics.

Gallagher was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the Peoria Chiefs and made the Midwest League All-Star Game in by|2005. Gallagher made his major league debut on June 9, mlby|2007, against the Atlanta Braves. During the week of April 20-27, mlby|2008, Gallagher was named the Pacific Coast League pitcher of the week. [http://iowa.cubs.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080428&content_id=391231&vkey=pr_t451&fext=.jsp&sid=t451] The Cubs called him up to take the place of Rich Hill in their starting rotation after Hill struggled early in 2008.

On July 8, 2008, Gallagher was traded from the Chicago Cubs as part of a six-player trade that saw the Cubs acquire Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the A's.

Gallagher is a promising prospect for the A's who features an above average fastball, curveball, and slider.

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External links

* [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8046 Yahoo bio]