Roger Mason (baseball)

For other people of the same name, see Roger Mason (disambiguation).

Roger Mason
Pitcher
Born: September 18, 1957 (1957-09-18) (age 54) Bellaire, Michigan
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1984 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 11, 1994 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Win-loss record	22-35
Earned run average	4.02
Strikeouts	286
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1984) San Francisco Giants (1985-1987) Houston Astros (1989) Pittsburgh Pirates (1991-1992) San Diego Padres (1993) Philadelphia Phillies (1993-1994) New York Mets (1994)

Roger Le Roy Mason (born September 18, 1958 in Bellaire, Michigan) is a retired American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily in relief from 1984–1987, 1989, and 1991–1994. Mason excelled in the post season where his microscopic ERA of 0.49 over 18 ¹⁄₃ innings is still among the best for relievers.

Mason appeared in the 1993 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies.

In November 2008, Mason was hired as the pitching coach of the Traverse City Beach Bums of independent baseball's Frontier league. In his initial season as coach, the Beach Bums posted the third lowest earned run average in the league.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Mason, Roger
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 18, 1958
Place of birth	Bellaire, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death