Doug Strange

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Doug Strange

|position=Third baseman / Second baseman

|image=

|caption=

|bats=Switch

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1964|4|13}}

|birth_place=Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 13

|debutyear=1989

|debutteam=Detroit Tigers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1998

|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.233

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=31

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=211

|teams=

Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1989}})
Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1992}})
Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1994}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}})
Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1997}})
Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1998}})

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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

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.{{cite web|title=North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=2 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123093529/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml|archivedate=2005-11-23|url-status=dead}} In 1984, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}

Professional career

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.