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2015 MLBPAA San Francisco Bios RICH ROBERTSON: RHP, played all of his 6 year career with the Giants, the team who drafted him. He finished with a record of 13-14 and a 4.94 ERA. In 1970, he pitched a career high 183.2 innings. NATE OLIVER: Middle infielder 1963-1969, primarily with the Dodgers. Played in the 1966 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles. FRANK LACORTE: RHP 1975-1984 primarily with the Braves and Astros. Pitched in the 1980 NLCS and the 1981 National League Divisional Series. Career high 11 saves and 2.82 ERA in 1980. JIM CAMPBELL: C 1962 -1963 for the Houston Colt .45’s, spent 6 years in the Pirates organization before heading to the Colts in the expansion draft. One of five catchers to throw out three base runners in the same inning. Retired in 1965 after being traded to the Reds. RICK BOSETTI: OF, 1976-1982 primarily with the Blue Jays. In 1979, he led the AL in putouts, and assists. Responsible for the first book published by the Blue Jays of tips from a big leaguer. Carried a lifetime average of .250 with 17 HR and 133 RBIs. SANDY WIHTOL: RHP who spent 7 years in the Indians organization. Carried a career 3.75 ERA in 3 big league seasons. FRED BREINING: RHP, 1980-1984, primarily with the Giants. Pitched out of the Bullpen in 1981 with a 2.52 ERA. Became a starter in 1982, finishing with an 11-6 record. Carried a 27-20 lifetime record with a 3.33 ERA. ED BRESSOUD: SS, 2B, 3B, 1956-1967, primarily with the Red Sox. A career .252 hitter, he hit 94 HR and knocked in 365 runs. Hit 20 HR in 1963, and was an All- Star in 1964. Member of the 1967 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. DENNIS BURTT: RHP, 1985-1986 with the Minnesota Twins. Collected 2 wins during his big league career. Spent a total of 23 years in baseball as a player and coach. RICH MURRAY: 1B, 1980, 1982 with the Giants. Hit .216 in 1980 while driving in 24 RBI and hitting 4 Homers. STEVE STROUGHTER: OF is a native of Visalia, CA. He was a first-round pick by the SF Giants in the 1971 draft. He played with the Seattle Mariners in 1982. TIM FORTUGNO: Pitcher that was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1986 he went on to play 3 seasons in the big leagues for the Angles, Reds, and White Sox. He made 76 career appearances striking out 84 batters. He played 12 seasons in the minor leagues for 9 different organizations. MARK SOUZA: LHP, 1980 with the Oakland A’s. Was a first round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1974. KEVIN MAAS: 1B from 1990-1995 primarily with the Yankees. Runner-up Rookie of the Year in 1990, he hit 23 HR and 63 RBI in 1991. Ended career with 65 HR. J.T. SNOW: 1B, 1992-2008, primarily with the Giants. The six-time Gold-Glove winner, posted three 20 + HR seasons and two 100+ RBI seasons over his career. He posted over 1500 hits, hit almost 190 HR and drove in almost 900 runs while in the Big leagues. In 2002, he batted .407 for the Giants in the World Series, scoring six runs, hitting 1 HR and driving in four as the Angels beat San Francisco in seven games for the World Championship. GENE ROUNSAVILLE: RHP for the 1970 Chicago White Sox. A hard thrower, his career was shortened due to arm injury. ED HALICKI: P, 74-80. Spent most of his career with the San Francisco Giants. Had 36 career complete games and finished 1977 with 16 wins. Finished the 1978 season with a 2.85 ERA. BOB AYRAULT: RHP, 1992-1993, with the Phillies and Mariners. Won 5 games over his career, while 3.12 ERA. MIKE FRANK: CF, drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1997. Went on to play for the Reds during the 1998 season. HUCK FLENER: LHP drafted by the Blue Jays in 1990. Went on to play for the Blue Jays from the 1993-1997 seasons. TOM URBANI: LHP drafted by the Cardinals in the 1990 draft and went on to play for the Cardinals and Tigers from 1993-1996. During the 1995 season he had a 3.70 ERA with the Cardinals. DAN LARSON: RHP drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1972 draft. Went on the play 7 seasons in the bigs with the Astros, Phillies, and Cubs and had a 3.2 ERA in his first season in 1976 with the Astros. DAVE MCCARTY: 1B and OF who was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round, 3rd overall pick, of the 1991 draft. Went on to play 11 years with the Royals, Twins, Red Sox, Devil Rays, Giants, and others from 1993-2005. Hit 36 careers home runs and played in over 600 games. LARRY WOLFE: IF drafted by the Twins in the 19th round of the 1973 draft and made his major league debut in September of 1977. Went on the play for the Twins and Red Sox from 1977-1980. .
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