Graham Godfrey

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Graham Godfrey

|image=Grahamgodfrey.jpg

|width=

|caption=Godfrey with the Oakland Athletics in 2011

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|8|9}}

|birth_place=Tampa, Florida, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 10

|debutyear=2011

|debutteam=Oakland Athletics

|finalleague=MLB

|finaldate=May 26

|finalyear=2012

|finalteam=Oakland Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1–6

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.09

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=23

|teams=

Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|2011}}–{{mlby|2012}})

}}

Graham Hunter Godfrey (born August 9, 1984) is an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played for the Oakland Athletics in Major League Baseball in 2011 and 2012.

Career

=Amateur=

Godfrey attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas and the College of Charleston.{{cite web|title=Graham Godfrey Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/godfrgr01.shtml|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Direct Inc|access-date=21 April 2015}} In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers 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= |access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2006&T=Cotuit_Kettleers |title=2006 Cotuit Kettleers |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |access-date=September 23, 2021}}

=Toronto Blue Jays=

Godfrey was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 34th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts in 2007.

=Oakland Athletics=

Following the 2007 season, Godfrey was traded to the Oakland Athletics with Kristian Bell for Marco Scutaro.[https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3117422 ESPN – Oakland trades Scutaro to Toronto to free up playing time for Murphy – MLB]

Godfrey was promoted to the major leagues to make his major league debut on June 10, 2011 against the Chicago White Sox.{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/detail?entry_id=90607|title=Graham Godfrey will come up to start for...| work=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 1, 2008}}

In his debut, Godfrey pitched 4.1 innings giving up nine hits and five runs, walking two and striking out two, earning the no-decision in the eventual 7-5 win. Godfrey's first major league strikeout was of Gordon Beckham. The game was also interim manager Bob Melvin's first win with the Oakland Athletics{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/11/SP8D1JSIBA.DTL|title=Graham Godfrey makes major-league debut for A's|last=Slusser|first=Susan|authorlink=Susan Slusser|date=2011-06-11|work=San Francisco Gate|accessdate=2011-06-11}}

Godfrey fared much better in his second major league start on June 17. Facing the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants in front of a sold out crowd in Oakland, Godfrey picked up his first Major League win, going 7 innings, allowing six hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out three and walking none.

=Boston Red Sox=

On December 7, 2012, Godfrey was traded to the Red Sox as the player to be named later in a previous deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.csnne.com/baseball-boston-redsox/redsox-talk/Sox-acquire-Graham-Godfrey-as-PTBNL-from?blockID=811095&feedID=10430 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120050043/http://www.csnne.com/baseball-boston-redsox/redsox-talk/Sox-acquire-Graham-Godfrey-as-PTBNL-from?blockID=811095&feedID=10430 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 January 2013 |title=Sox acquire Graham Godfrey as PTBNL from A's |publisher=Comcast SportsNet New England L.P. |work=Comcast Sportsnet - New England |date=7 December 2012 |accessdate=7 December 2012 }}

=Pittsburgh Pirates=

On May 31, 2013, Godfrey was once again traded, this time to the Pittsburgh Pirates.{{Cite web | url=http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/5/31/4383970/pirates-acquire-graham-godfrey |title = Pirates acquire Graham Godfrey|date = 2013-05-31}}

=Arizona Diamondbacks=

On August 3, 2014, Godfrey signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On November 4, 2014 he was granted free agency.{{cite web|title=Graham Godfrey Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/godfrgr01.shtml|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Direct Inc|accessdate=21 April 2015}}