Skip Guinn

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Skip Guinn

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1944|10|25}}

|birth_place=St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 7

|debutyear=1968

|debutteam=Atlanta Braves

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 24

|finalyear=1971

|finalteam=Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1–2

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.40

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=40

|teams=

Atlanta Braves ({{By|1968}})
Houston Astros ({{By|1969}}, {{By|1971}})

}}

Drannon Eugene "Skip" Guinn (born October 25, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1964. He played for the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, from 1968 to 1971.

Early life

Guinn was born in St. Charles, Missouri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guinnsk01.shtml|title=Skip Guinn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} He graduated from Venice High School in Los Angeles and attended Santa Monica College. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1964.

Baseball career

In 1965 pitching for in the Florida State League he was 8-7 with a 2.45 ERA, with 140 strikeouts in 120 innings, had 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings (5th), and gave up 5.6 hits per nine innings (9th).{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=3c72f788&type=pitch|title=1965 Florida State League Pitching Leaders|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} In 1966, he pitched for the Kinston Eagles in the Carolina League, and was 10-10 with a 3.94 earned run average (ERA), and had four shutouts (2nd in the league), 171 strikeouts (4th) in 169 innings, and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings (10th in the league).{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=2b07a2e3&type=pitch|title=1966 Carolina League Pitching Leaders|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

He made his major league debut in 1968, at 23 years of age. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, between {{By|1968}} and {{By|1971}}. He played for the Atlanta Braves and was traded to the Houston Astros in April 1969 after first baseman Donn Clendenon refused to report to Houston.{{Cite web|last=rewGleinser|date=2020-02-13|title=Players You Forgot Were Astros: Outfielder Rusty Staub|url=https://climbingtalshill.com/2020/02/13/players-forgot-astros-outfielder-rusty-staub/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Climbing Tal's Hill|language=en-US}}

In his major league career, he was 1-2 with one save and a 5.44 ERA in 35 relief appearances covering 36.2 innings in which he struck out 40 batters and averaged 9.8 strikeouts per 9 innings.

Personal life

Guinn's grandson, Kyle Harrison, is also a left-handed professional major league baseball pitcher.{{Cite web|url=https://richmond.com/sports/baseball/professional/squirrels-kyle-harrison-has-pitched-at-some-of-the-same-pro-fields-as-his-grandfather/article_644d8749-5e68-5556-8be4-ac9c8fb2aa57.html|title=Squirrels' Kyle Harrison has pitched at some of the same pro fields as his grandfather|author=TIM PEARRELL |date=July 11, 2022|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}