John Briscoe (baseball)

Summary

John Eric Briscoe (born September 22, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Briscoe played for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 1996.

John Briscoe
Pitcher
Born: (1967-09-22) September 22, 1967 (age 56)
La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 21, 1996, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record5–5
Earned run average5.67
Strikeouts115
Teams

Career edit

Briscoe attended Lloyd V. Berkner High School and Texas Christian University. In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Briscoe pitched for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball from 1998 through 2002. In 2001, he compiled a 5–1 win-loss record with 22 saves and an earned-run average of 2.70 as the Patriots won the league championship.

References edit

  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Retrosheet
  • The Baseball Gauge
  • Venezuela Winter League