| Joe Magrane | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 2, 1964 Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 1987 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 21, 1996 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 57–67 |
| Earned run average | 3.81 |
| Strikeouts | 564 |
| Teams | |
Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and is currently a color commentary broadcaster for the MLB Network. He was teamed with play-by-play announcer Dewayne Staats from 1998 to 2008 as part of the Tampa Bay Rays television team.
Magrane served as an analyst for NBC Sports' coverage of Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He teamed with play-by-play man Eric Collins of ESPN.[1]
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During his rookie season he helped the Cardinals win the 1987 NL Pennant. He also led the National League in Hit Batsmen (10).
He led the National League in ERA (2.18) in 1988, despite winning only five games (losing nine). He finished 4th in voting for the 1989 NL Cy Young with an 18-9 win-loss record, a 2.91 ERA and only 5 home runs surrendered in 234 2/3 innings.
An injured elbow in 1990 cost him almost all of the next two seasons and most of his effectiveness, and Magrane never really regained his early form. He did win 11 games between the St. Louis and California ballclubs in 1993, but could not muster more than 2 wins or 74 innings pitched in any other season until his retirement in 1996 at the relatively early age of 32.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Nolan Ryan |
National League ERA Champion 1988 |
Succeeded by Scott Garrelts |
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