Steve Parris
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Steve Parris
| image = Steve Parris.jpg
| position = Pitcher
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|17}}
| birth_place = Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = June 21
| debutyear = 1995
| debutteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = June 17
| finalyear = 2003
| finalteam = Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Win–loss record
| stat1value = 44–49
| stat2label = Earned run average
| stat2value = 4.75
| stat3label = Strikeouts
| stat3value = 479
| teams =
- Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}})
- Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2000}})
- Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}})
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays ({{mlby|2003}})
}}
Steven Michael Parris (born December 17, 1967), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for four teams from 1995-2003. He played for 14 years, including his time in the minors.
Amateur career
Parris attended Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois and the University of St. Francis. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.{{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}}
He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Professional career
His best major league season was 1999, when he posted an 11-4 record with a 3.50 ERA for the Cincinnati Reds. That year, Parris got the start in Cincinnati's one-game playoff against the New York Mets to determine final playoff spot in the National League. He was the losing pitcher in a 5-0 Reds loss, eliminating the team from the playoffs. {{cite web|author= |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/1999/1004/97378.html |title=Little Red Machine finally breaks down |work=espn.com |date=October 4, 1999 |access-date=September 25, 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Baseballstats|mlb=120247|espn=3266|br=p/parrist01|fangraphs=1316|brm=parris001ste|retro=P/Pparrs001}}
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Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players
Category:Cincinnati Reds players
Category:Toronto Blue Jays players
Category:Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
Category:Baseball players from Joliet, Illinois
Category:St. Francis Fighting Saints baseball players
Category:Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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