Harry Parker (baseball player)

Harry Parker
Pitcher
Born: September 14, 1947 Highland ,  United States
Died on: May 28, 2012 Richmond ,  United States
Suggested: Right	Threw: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
August 8,  1970  with the  St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB assignment
September 14,  1976  with the  Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Win-loss	15-21
Earned Run Average	3.85
Strikeouts	172
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1970–1971) New York Mets (1973-1975) Cleveland Indians (1976)
Last update: December 26th, 2018

Harry William Parker (born September 14, 1947 in Highland , Illinois , † May 28, 2012 in Richmond , Virginia ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of pitcher .

Career

Parker attended Collinsville High School and the University of Tulsa . He was selected as the 13th  pick in the 4th round of the Amateur Draft in June 1965 by the St. Louis Cardinals . Parker made his MLB debut on August 8, 1970 for the Cardinals, for whom he played until 1971.

The New York Mets recruited him for the 1973 season . This year was also Parker's most successful of his career. He had 8 wins , 4 losses, an Earned Run Average (ERA) of 3.35 and 63 strikeouts in 96 2/3 innings . Parker played his last game for the Mets on July 30, 1975.

In 1976 he played for the Cleveland Indians , but was only used for a total of seven innings in three games.

Its minor league statistics between 1965 and 1973 are 69 wins, 54 losses and an ERA of 3.31.

Web links

• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  baseball reference  or  fangraphs  or  baseball reference (minor league) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Harry Parker in the UltimateMets.com database. UltimateMets.com, accessed December 26, 2018 .