- Sean Gallagher (baseball)
Infobox MLB player
name = Sean Gallagher
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 =Strikeout s
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 astarting pitcher inMajor League Baseball who plays for theOakland Athletics .Gallagher was drafted by the
Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the2004 Major League Baseball Draft . He played for thePeoria Chiefs and made theMidwest League All-Star Game in by|2005. Gallagher made his major league debut onJune 9 , mlby|2007, against theAtlanta Braves . During the week ofApril 20 -27, mlby|2008, Gallagher was named thePacific 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 acquireRich Harden andChad Gaudin from the A's.Gallagher is a promising prospect for the A's who features an above average
fastball ,curveball , andslider .tatistics
External links
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8046 Yahoo bio]
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