Darrell Osteen

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Darrell Osteen

|position=Pitcher

|image=Darrell Osteen.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1943|2|14}}

|birth_place=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2017|10|22|1943|2|14}}

|death_place=Palm Desert, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= September 2

|debutyear= 1965

|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 19

|finalyear=1970

|finalteam=Oakland Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1–4

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=8.05

|stat3label=Innings pitched

|stat3value=38

|teams=

Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1965}}–{{mlby|1967}})
Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1970}})

}}

Milton Darrell Osteen (February 14, 1943 – October 22, 2017) was an American professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland Athletics from 1965 to 1970. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed as an amateur free agent in 1962 by the Reds, and was traded to the Athletics on November 21, 1967. He was listed at {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall and {{convert|170|lb}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/osteeda01.shtml|title=Darrell Osteen Statistics and History|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=July 31, 2015}}

Career

He was a graduate of Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was named 1961 Player of the Year in the Oklahoma City area.{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/big-all-city-baseball-past-winners/article/1868168|title=Big all-city baseball: Past winners|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=July 31, 2015}}

Osteen's professional career extended from 1962 to 1967 and 1970–1971. He made his major league debut on September 2, 1965 against the Braves in Cincinnati's Crosley Field, relieving Gerry Arrigo and pitching two scoreless innings in a 4–3 Reds loss. The first batter he faced was opposing starting pitcher Hank Fischer, who grounded out.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196509020.shtml|title=Sep 2, 1965, Braves at Reds Play by Play and Box Score|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=sports-reference.com|date=September 2, 1965|access-date=July 31, 2015}} Osteen was traded with Rob Gardner from the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees for Curt Blefary on May 25, 1971.[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/26/archives/tigers-triumph-over-yanks-74-for-7th-in-row-detroit-rallies-for-4.html Rogers, Thomas. "Tigers Triumph over Yanks, 7–4, for 7th in Row," The New York Times, Wednesday, May 26, 1971.] Retrieved October 25, 2020

He served in the military in 1968 and 1969. In parts of four Major League seasons, he pitched in 29 games and had a 1–4 record with an 8.05 earned run average.

References

External links

{{Baseballstats|mlb=120097|br=o/osteeda01}}, or [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=osteen001mil Baseball Reference (Minor and Mexican Leagues)], or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/O/Posted101.htm Retrosheet]

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Category:2017 deaths

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Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players

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