Tom Gorzelanny

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Tom Gorzelanny
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 50
Relief Pitcher
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB Debut
September 20, 2005 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Selected MLB Statistics (through August 2 ,2006)
Record     1-3
Strikeouts     20
ERA     7.04
Innings pitched     30.2
Teams

Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born July 12, 1982 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Gorzelanny played junior college ball at Triton College. He was drafted the by the Pirates in the second round of the 2003 draft.

Gorzelanny spent most of the 2005 season with the Double-A Altoona Curve, but made his major-league debut with the Pirates on September 20, 2005. At the beginning of the 2006 season, he was optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. On June 29, 2006, the Pirates called Gorzelanny up to replace Oliver Pérez in the pitching rotation. He made his season debut on Saturday, July 1, against the Detroit Tigers.

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