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Mitchell Boggs St. Louis Cardinals — No. 41 Pitcher Born: February 15, 1984
Dalton, GeorgiaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut June 6, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals Career statistics
(through 2011)Win-Loss 9-11 Earned Run Average 4.34 Strikeouts 159 Saves 4 Teams - St. Louis Cardinals (2008-present)
Career highlights and awards - World Series champion (2011)
Mitchell Thomas Boggs (born February 15, 1984 in Dalton, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is of no relation to former MLB third baseman, Wade Boggs.
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High school
Boggs played two sports while attending Dalton High School. He played baseball for the Catamounts under the direction of Coach Manny Pontonio. Boggs was a pitcher and also a 3rd baseman who was recruited to be a dual-sport college star. Boggs played baseball at the University of Georgia, and is now a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Boggs also played quarterback for Dalton High's football team. His senior year, Boggs led the Catamounts to a 13-2 record, which included an appearance and a win in the state semi-finals in the Georgia Dome.
Collegiate career
Boggs played his collegiate career at the University of Georgia. In 2004, Boggs pitched for the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He appeared in 8 total games, owning a 6-0 record, including a 0.91 regular season earned run average and two wins in the playoffs.
Professional career
St. Louis Cardinals
On June 6, 2008, Boggs was promoted to the Cardinals' major league club from the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds to replace Mike Parisi on the active roster. In 12 starts with the Redbirds in 2008 before his promotion, Boggs was 5-1 with a 3.28 ERA.
On June 10, 2008, Boggs got his first start going five innings, giving up only four hits and two runs, in picking up his first victory, over the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2 in Cincinnati.[1]
References
- ^ Bittersweet victory for Cardinals : Ludwick, Boggs star, but Pujols likely headed to DL after injury, St. Louis Cardinals.com, 6/10/08
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Boggs player profile at Scout.com
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Manager 10 Tony La Russa
Bench Coach 49 Joe Pettini | 1st Base Coach 39 Dave McKay | 3rd Base Coach 11 José Oquendo | Hitting Coach 25 Mark McGwire | Pitching Coach 18 Dave Duncan | Bullpen Coach 36 Derek Lilliquist | Bullpen Catcher 58 Jeff MurphyRegular season • National League Division Series • National League Championship Series Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
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- Memphis Redbirds players
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