Doug Strange
Doug Strange | |
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Third baseman / Second baseman | |
Born: Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | April 13, 1964|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 13, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1998, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .233 |
Home runs | 31 |
Runs batted in | 211 |
Teams | |
Joseph Douglas Strange (born April 13, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who played for several teams from 1989 to 1998.
Amateur career
[edit]A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Strange is an alumnus of North Carolina State University, where he played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack.[1] In 1984, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Strange played for six different ballclubs during his career: the Detroit Tigers (1989), Chicago Cubs (1991–1992), Texas Rangers (1993–1994), Seattle Mariners (1995–1996), Montreal Expos (1997), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1998). He made his Major League Baseball debut on July 13, 1989, and played his final game on September 27, 1998. His career batting average was .233.
Front office career
[edit]Strange currently works in the front office for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
References
[edit]- ^ "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
- Story remembering Strange's role on the 1995 Mariners