Gar Finnvold
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| image =
| width =
| name = Gar Finnvold
| position = Pitcher
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|3|11}}
| birth_place = Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = May 10
| debutyear = 1994
| debutteam = Boston Red Sox
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = August 7
| finalyear =1994
| finalteam = Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Win–loss record
| stat1value = 0–4
| stat2label = Earned run average
| stat2value = 5.94
| stat3label = Strikeouts
| stat3value = 17
| teams =
- Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1994}})
}}
Anders Gar Finnvold (born March 11, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 1994 Boston Red Sox.
Career
Finnvold played college baseball first at Palm Beach Community College and then for two years at Florida State University (FSU). In his two years at FSU, Finnvold pitched to a 25–7 win–loss record with a 2.69 earned run average (ERA). He was selected in the sixth round of the 1990 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. (He was originally selected in the 42nd round of the 1987 MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign.)
After three years in the Red Sox minor-league system, Finnvold made his major-league debut on May 10, 1994. He made eight starts for the Red Sox before an injury sent him to the disabled list and the players' union strike ended the season in August. He finished the season with an 0–4 record and a 5.94 ERA.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/F/Pfinng001.htm |title=Gar Finnvold |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=February 4, 2025}} He did not appear again in the major leagues and his final minor-league season was 1996 with the Pawtucket Red Sox.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=finnvo001and |title=Gar Finnvold Minor Leagues Statistics |website=Baseball Reference |accessdate=February 4, 2025}}
Finnvold's pitching career was somewhat unusual in that every appearance was as a starter; in 113 professional appearances, he never appeared in relief.{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/gar-finnvold/ |title=Gar Finnvold |first=Bill |last=Nowlin |website=sabr.org |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research |accessdate=February 6, 2025}}
Following his baseball career, Finnvold became a real estate advisor in Florida.{{cite web |url=https://www.elliman.com/florida/associate/510-a-575-fl-63011088/gar-finnvold |title=Gar Finnvold |website=elliman.com |accessdate=February 4, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{baseballstats |br=f/finnvga01 |brm=finnvo001and |retro=F/Pfinng001}}
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Category:Florida State Seminoles baseball players
Category:Palm Beach State Panthers baseball players
Category:Boston Red Sox players
Category:Pawtucket Red Sox players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida
Category:Baseball players from Boynton Beach, Florida
Category:Elmira Pioneers players
Category:Lynchburg Red Sox players
Category:New Britain Red Sox players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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