Mike Magnante

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Mike Magnante
Pitcher
Born: (1965-06-17) June 17, 1965 Glendale, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 22, 1991 for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 2002 for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics
Win–loss record	26-32
Earned run average	4.08
Strikeouts	347
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1991–96) Houston Astros (1997–98) Anaheim Angels (1999) Oakland Athletics (2000–02)
Career highlights and awards
2.77 ERA in 2001 Pitched an Immaculate Inning (August 22, 1997)

Michael Anthony Magnante (/məɡˈnænti/; Italian pronunciation: [maˈɲante]; born June 17, 1965, in Glendale, California) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher for four teams.

On August 22, 1997, Magnante struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 6–3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Magnante became the 20th National League pitcher and the 29th pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat.

Magnante was also discussed in Moneyball, in which he was prevented from receiving his full retirement benefits - only ten days from retirement - by the acquisition of Ricardo Rincón. He is currently a math teacher at Agoura High School.

References

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
List of Agoura High School math teachers: http://www.lvusd.k12.ca.us/agourastaff/keays/math/teachers.htm

Persondata
Name	Magnante, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 17, 1965
Place of birth	Glendale, California
Date of death
Place of death

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