| Joe Magrane | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1964-07-02)July 2, 1964 (age 61) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 1987, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 21, 1996, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 57–67 |
| Earned run average | 3.81 |
| Strikeouts | 564 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964) is an American formerMajor League Baseball (MLB)pitcher who played for theSt. Louis Cardinals,California Angels, andChicago White Sox between 1987 and 1996, and is currently acolor commentary broadcaster for theMLB Network.
In 1984, Magrane playedcollegiate summer baseball for theHarwich Mariners of theCape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He led the league in wins and threw six complete games. Magrane was the winning pitcher at the league's 1984 all-star game at Philadelphia'sVeterans Stadium, where he pitched two shutout innings. He was inducted into theCCBL Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]
During his rookie season, he helped the Cardinals win the 1987National League pennant, starting Game 1 and Game 7 (the first pitcher to do so with no starts between those two games), taking the loss in Game 1. He also led the National League in hit batsmen, with 10.
He led the National League in ERA (2.18) in 1988, despite winning only five games (losing nine). He holds the distinction of the fewest wins by an ERA leader, excluding strike seasons.[2] He finished 4th in voting for the 1989 NL Cy Young with an 18–9 win–loss record, a 2.91 ERA and surrendered only 5 home runs in 2342⁄3 innings.
An injured elbow in 1990 cost him almost all of the next two seasons and most of his effectiveness, and he never regained his early form. He won 11 games between the St. Louis and California ball clubs in 1993, but could not muster more than two wins or 74 innings pitched in any other season until his retirement in 1996 at the relatively early age of 32.
Prior to joining theMLB Network, Magrane was teamed withplay-by-play announcerDewayne Staats from 1998 to 2008 as part of theTampa Bay Rays television team, and also served as an analyst forNBC Sports' coverage ofbaseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
Magrane and his wife Renee,[4] have two daughters,Shannon and Sophia.[5] In 2012, Shannon was a finalist on the11th season ofAmerican Idol.[6]
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