Chad Harville
| Chad Harville | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 16, 1976 Selmer, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 23, 1999, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 12, 2006, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–9 |
| Earned run average | 5.22 |
| Strikeouts | 147 |
| Former teams | |
Chad Ashley Harville (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional relief pitcher. Harville bats and throws right-handed. He is known for throwing in the high 90's with an outstanding sinker.
Career[edit]
A second-round pick of the Oakland Athletics in 1997, Harville posted a 4-6 record with a 4.94 ERA and one save in 135 career relief appearances with Oakland and Houston. In 133 innings, he had 114 strikeouts and 78 walks.
On August 23, 2005, Harville was claimed by the Boston Red Sox off waivers from the Astros. He was 0-2 with a 4.46 ERA in 37 games for Houston, having allowed just two runs in 15 1-3 innings over his last 13 appearances. With the Red Sox unable to find the right combination of relievers due to injury and ineffectiveness (using a total of 18 pitchers out of the bullpen), they decided to take a chance on Harville, designating Mike Remlinger for assignment. Unfortunately, Harville was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in 8 appearances for Boston.
On November 22, 2005, Harville was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a free agent to a one-year deal, but he had another down season, posting a 0-2 record and a 5.93 ERA in 32 appearances. On August 15, 2006, the Devil Rays designated him for assignment. In 2007, Harville was the closer for the Arizona Diamondbacks Triple-A affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders.
Harville is originally from Savannah, Tennessee. He attended Hardin County High School. In 1994, he was named All-Conference in C-USA while playing for the Memphis Tigers.
Sources[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3
- 1976 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- Boston Red Sox players
- Durham Bulls players
- Houston Astros players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Memphis Tigers baseball players
- Midland RockHounds players
- Modesto A's players
- Oakland Athletics players
- People from McNairy County, Tennessee
- Round Rock Express players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Southern Oregon Timberjacks players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Visalia Oaks players