| John Halama | |
|---|---|
| Lancaster Barnstormers — No. 35 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 22, 1972 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Professional debut | |
| April 2, 1998 for the Houston Astros | |
| statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Win-loss | 56-48 |
| Earned run average | 4.65 |
| Strikeouts | 492 |
John Thadeuz Halama (born February 22, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League. During his major league career, Halama played with the Houston Astros (1998), Seattle Mariners (1999–2002), Oakland Athletics (2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Washington Nationals (2005), and Baltimore Orioles (2006). He bats and throws left-handed.
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Halama made his debut with the Astros in 1998. Prior to that he had attended St. Francis College and Pitched for the Terriers from 1991-1994. Prior to that he attended and graduated from Bishop Ford H.S., Brooklyn, NY in 1990.
In midseason 1998, Halama was sent to Seattle along with Freddy García and Carlos Guillén in the same trade that brought Randy Johnson to Houston. Halama won 41 games for the Mariners in a four-year span, with a career high 14 victories in 2000. In 2004, Halama went 7-6 with a 4.70 ERA in 34 appearances, including 14 starts for the Rays.
Halama was signed by Boston as a free agent at the end of the season.
Halama was later released by Boston and ended up with the Washington Nationals. In 2006 he played his last big league season with the Baltimore Orioles.
Spanning a career of seven-plus seasons in the Major Leagues, Halama has compiled a 53-44 record with 469 strikeouts and a 4.60 ERA in 860.1 innings pitched.
In 2001, Halama threw one of only 8 perfect games in the history of the Pacific Coast League.
Halama pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2007 and was selected by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the 2008 expansion draft.
On June 5, 2008, Halama signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, and was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
At the end of the 2008 season, Halama signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League. There he went 8-1 with a 2.38 ERA. After his stint with Gwinnett, Halama rejoined the Blue Crabs in September 2009, and won two games, including the decisive game 5, in the first round of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball playoffs.
On June 13, 2009, the Atlanta Braves purchased Halama's contract from the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.[1] He started 13 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, and had a 4-7 record with 90 innings pitched before 09/18/2009, when he was released.
Halama signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in November 2009.[2]
On March 16, 2010, Halama was released by the Brewers.[3]
On May 23, 2010 Halama signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. He was released by the team in September.[4]