Erik Hanson (baseball)

For those of a similar name, see Eric Hansen (disambiguation).
Erik Hanson
Pitcher
Born: May 18, 1965 (1965-05-18) (age 46)
Kinnelon, New Jersey
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 5, 1988 for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
June 8, 1998 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
Win-Loss record     89-84
Earned run average     4.15
Strikeouts     1,175
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Erik Brian Hanson (born May 18, 1965 in Kinnelon, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 11-year baseball career, he pitched for the Seattle Mariners (1988–1993), Cincinnati Reds (1994), Boston Red Sox (1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1998). He attended Wake Forest University and was known for possessing an excellent curveball.

Hanson played high school baseball at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey.[1]

Hanson won a career high 18 games for the Mariners in 1990 and was a 1995 American League All-Star selection for the Red Sox compiling a 15-5 record that year. Hanson pitched 8 innings in game 2 of the 1995 ALDS Game 2, receiving the loss in a 4-0 decision.[2]

References

  1. ^ Moylan, Kyle "Major leaguer steps to plate for Peddie School: Pitcher, alum Erik Hanson donates $365,000 for field house upgrade", Princeton Packet, January 9, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 2, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2011. "When Erik Hanson left the Peddie School in 1983, he left behind a legacy of pitching greatness."
  2. ^ 1995 ALDS

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Preceded by
Brian Holman		 Opening Day starting pitcher
for the Seattle Mariners
1991		 Succeeded by
Randy Johnson