Tom Gorzelanny
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| Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 24 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| September 20, 2005 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through August 2, 2006) |
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| Record | 1-3 |
| Strikeouts | 20 |
| ERA | 7.04 |
| Innings pitched | 30.2 |
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.
[edit] References
- No. 6 - MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006 - Minor League News
- MLB Profile
- Tom Gorzelanny at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- thebaseballcube.com bio
- Pirates demote Perez to Triple-A from mlb.com, June 29, 2006
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