- Pat House
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
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name=Pat House
position=Relief pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1940|9|1
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=by|1967
debutteam=Houston Astros
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|1968
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label='ERA'
stat1value=7.08
stat2label='Record'
stat2value=2-1
stat3label='Strikeouts'
stat3value=8
teams=
*Houston Astros (1967-1968)
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*nonePatrick Lory House (born:
September 1 ,1940 inBoise, Idaho ) is a former lefthandedMajor League Baseball relief pitcher who played from 1967 to 1968 for theHouston Astros . He was 6'3" tall and weighed 185 pounds.Before being signed by the
Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1962, House had attendedBoise State University andUniversity of Wyoming . House andLarry Jackson are the only two big leaguers to have come out of Boise State University, and they both played in the National League at the same time.Fact|date=April 2007On
November 29 ,1966 , House was drafted by the Astros from the Braves in the minor league draft. He made his Major League debut onSeptember 6 , 1967 against theSan Francisco Giants . In his first big league game, he threw a perfect inning in relief ofTom Dukes . The first batter House faced in the Major Leagues was Hall of Fame sluggerWillie McCovey .House played in a total of six games in 1967, allowing two runs in four innings for a 4.50 ERA.
His sophomore - and final - season was far less successful. Although it was "The Year of the Pitcher" - in which the league ERA was 2.96 - House posted a 7.71 ERA in 16 1/3 innings of work. In 18 games, he walked six and struck out six batters.
Overall, House pitched in a total of 24 games in his career, posting a 2-1 record and 7.08 ERA. Although he gave up 17 runs in 20 1/3 innings, none of those runs was the result of a home run. He did hit a rather high number of batters - about one every 6 2/3 innings. In the field, House had a 1.000 fielding percentage.
He played his final big league game on
September 29 ,1968 , although he stuck around in the minors for a spell after that. OnDecember 16 ,1969 , he was raded by the Astros withDooley Womack to theCincinnati Reds forJim Beauchamp . Obviously, House never played in the Majors with the Reds.He wore number 43 throughout his career.
References
[http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/housepa01.shtml Baseball-Reference] [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=housepa01 Baseball Almanac]
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