Chris Codiroli

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1958)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Chris Codiroli

|image=Chris Codiroli Oakland (cropped).jpg

|caption=Codiroli {{circa}} 1984

|position= Pitcher

|bats= Right

|throws= Right

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1958|3|26}}

|birth_place= Oxnard, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= September 11

|debutyear= 1982

|debutteam= Oakland Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate= October 2

|finalyear= 1990

|finalteam= Kansas City Royals

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label= Win–loss record

|stat1value= 38–47

|stat2label= Earned run average

|stat2value= 4.87

|stat3label= Strikeouts

|stat3value= 312

|teams=

• Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1982}}–{{mlby|1987}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1988}})
• Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1990}})

}}

Christopher Allen Codiroli (born March 26, 1958) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues in 1982–1988 and 1990.

He pitched at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California but, after receiving no scholarship offers to play college baseball, enrolled at San Jose State University. At San Jose State, his father talked him into trying out for the baseball team. As a walk-on, he led the Northern California Baseball Association in earned run average. He then transferred to San Jose City College, from which he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers.{{cite news |last1=Farber |first1=Stan |title=Tigers start playoffs with comeback kid |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-tigers-start-playoffs-w/153589374/ |access-date=20 August 2024 |work=The News Tribune |date=3 September 1982 |pages=5}}

In 144 career games in Major League Baseball, he had 38 wins, 47 losses, 312 strikeouts, and a 4.87 earned run average. Codiroli won a career high 14 games in 1985.{{cite web |title=Chris Codiroli Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/codirch01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en}} He also led the A's in wins that year.{{cite web |title=1984 Oakland Athletics Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1984.shtml#all_team_pitching |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en}}