| Dave Shipanoff | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1959-11-13)November 13, 1959 (age 66) Edmonton,Alberta, Canada | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 10, 1985, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1985, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–2 |
| Earned run average | 3.22 |
| Strikeouts | 26 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
David Noel Shipanoff (born November 13, 1959) is a formerMajor League Baseballrelief pitcher who played for thePhiladelphia Phillies during the1985 season.
Shipanoff attendedPaul Kane High School inSt. Albert, Alberta and playedcollege baseball atWabash Valley College. In his first season at Wabash Valley, he had a record of 16–0 and threw ano-hitter againstSoutheastern Illinois College.[1]
The right-hander was signed by theToronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent on July 19, 1980. He spent the next five years rising up the ranks of the Blue Jays' farm system. ThePhiladelphia Phillies acquired him via trade almost five years later (April 1, 1985) along with Ken Kinnard andJose Escobar when they gave upLen Matuszek, and he pitched for the Phillies during the last two months of that season.
Shipanoff made hismajor league debut against theSt. Louis Cardinals on August 10, 1985, atVeterans Stadium. He entered game 1 of thedoubleheader in the top of the 6th with Philadelphia trailing 5–1, and he proceeded to hurl three scorelessinnings of relief before being lifted for apinch hitter. He had allowed threehits,struck out three, andwalked no one.
Season and career totals include 26games pitched, a 1–2 record, 12games finished, 3saves, 26strikeouts and 16walks in 36.1innings pitched, and anearned run average of 3.22.
Also in 1985, Shipanoff was the recipient of theTip O'Neill Award, given out by theCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the Canadian baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball."[2]
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