Mike Parrott

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Mike Parrott
Mike Parrott - Seattle Mariners - 1981.jpg
Parrott in 1981
Pitcher
Born: (1954-12-06) December 6, 1954 (age 67)
Oxnard, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1977, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1981, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record19–39
Earned run average4.87
Strikeouts266
Teams

Michael Everett Arch Parrott (born December 6, 1954), nicknamed "Bird," is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Parrott graduated from Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California in 1973. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round, 15th pick, of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft. During a five-year baseball career, he pitched for the Orioles (1977) and the Seattle Mariners (1977–81).

A minor league pitching coach for over 30 years, in 2019 Parrott became the pitching coach of the Kane County Cougars, the Class A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. This followed several years in the same position with the Hillsboro Hops.

Professional career[]

Parrott went 15–7 with a 3.42 earned run average (ERA) and an International League-leading 146 strikeouts with the Rochester Red Wings and was named the circuit's Most Valuable Pitcher in 1977.[1] He was called up later that year by the Orioles and in three games he gave up just one earned run.

He was traded from the Orioles to the Mariners for Carlos Lopez and Tommy Moore at the Winter Meetings on December 7, 1977.[2] In 1979, Parrott won a career high 14 games for the Mariners. He also led all Seattle pitchers in wins that year. After winning Seattle's opener in 1980, Parrott lost 16 straight to finish the season at 1-16, the longest such streak of the 1980s. On March 5, 1982, he was traded by the Mariners to the Milwaukee Brewers for Thad Bosley. He never made a Major League roster after this.

In 1993 he was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mariners to visit here with annual baseball tour". Ellensburg Daily Record. January 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Messersmith A Yank, Orioles Trade Twice," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, December 8, 1977. Retrieved October 23, 2020
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame

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for the Seattle Mariners
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