- Joe Magrane
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Joe Magrane
position=Pitcher
birthdate=birth date and age|1964|7|2
city-state|Des Moines|Iowa
bats=Right
throws=Left
debutdate=April 25
debutyear=1987
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=June 21
finalyear=1996
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Win-loss Record
stat1value=57-67
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.81
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=564
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1987–1993)
*California Angels (1993–1994)
*Chicago White Sox (1996)
highlights=
*Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
*Led the NL in ERA in 1988 with 2.18Joseph David Magrane (born
July 2 ,1964 in Des Moines,Iowa ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher and is currentlycolor commentary broadcaster for theTampa Bay Rays , teamed withplay-by-play announcerDewayne Staats since 1998.Staats and Magrane are signed to be the Rays' television team through the 2008 season. [http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061201&content_id=1748613&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb] Magrane served as an analyst for
NBC Sports ' coverage ofBaseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics . He teamed with play-by-play manEric Collins ofESPN . [ [http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/mediumwell/blog/2008/07/your_nbc_olympics_lineup.html Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com ] ]Playing career
During his rookie season he helped the Cardinals win the 1987 NL Pennant. He also led the National League in Hit Batsmen (10).
He led the National League in ERA (2.18) in 1988.
He finished 4th in voting for the 1989 NL Cy Young for having an 18-9 Win-Loss record, 34 Games, 33 Games Started, 9 Complete Games, 3 Shutouts, 234 2/3 Innings, 219 Hits Allowed, 81 Runs Allowed, 76 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Home Runs Allowed, 72 Walks, 127 Strikeouts, 14 Wild Pitches, 971 Batters Faced, 7 Intentional Walks, 5 Balks and a 2.91 ERA.
An injured elbow in 1990 cost him almost all of the next two seasons and most of his effectiveness, and Magrane never really regained his early form. He did win 11 games between the St. Louis and California ballclubs in 1993, but could not muster more than 2 wins or 74 innings pitched in any other season until his retirement in 1996 at the relatively early age of 32.
ee also
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List of Major League Baseball ERA champions References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=m/magrajo01
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