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| Born: (1962-10-27)October 27, 1962 (age 63) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| June 5, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
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| October 3, 1992, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 25–30 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.08 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 205 | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Dennis Dunne (born October 27, 1962) is an American former professionalbaseball player who pitched in theMajor League Baseball (MLB) from1987–1990 and in1992. He was a member of the1984 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team.
Dunne played baseball atLimestone Community High School andBradley University.[1] He was named 1984Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and graduated from Bradley with a Bachelor in Science in 1985.[2]
As part of the U.S. team inbaseball at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he pitched two innings againstItaly; the U.S. won the game, 16–1.[1]
On June 4,1984, he was drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the first round with the seventh overall pick of the1984 Major League Baseball draft and signed with them. He was traded to thePittsburgh Pirates along with outfielderAndy Van Slyke and catcherMike LaValliere for catcherTony Peña on April 1, 1987, before he pitched in a big league game for the Redbirds.[3] He made his major league debut on June 5, 1987, starting againstDwight Gooden of theNew York Mets .[4]
Dunne had a fine rookie season with the Pirates, going 13–6 with a 3.03 ERA and allowing just 143 hits in 164 innings.[3] He finished second in theNational League Rookie of the Year voting toBenito Santiago.[5] On April 21,1989, he was traded by Pittsburgh with minor leaguer Mark Merchant andMike Walker to theSeattle Mariners forRey Quiñones andBill Wilkinson.[3]
Injuries hampered much of the rest of his career. He pitched for theSan Diego Padres and theChicago White Sox. His last big league game was in 1992 for the White Sox.[6]
Dunne's big league career covered five years and he finished with a 25–30 record and a 4.08 ERA. He pitched in 85 games, 76 of them as a starter, allowed 471 hits in 474 innings, fanned 205 and walked 225.[3]
Dunne became a coach atBradley University in 2000 and has also coached youth baseball and basketball.[2] He has also coached atRichwoods High School in Peoria.[7]
Dunne's son played college baseball for theMissouri State Bears.[8]
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