Gary Eave
| Gary Eave | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 22, 1963 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1988, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 15, 1990, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.56 |
| Strikeouts | 25 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.02 |
| Strikeouts | 42 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Gary Louis Eave (born July 22, 1963) is an American former professional pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (1988–1989) and Seattle Mariners (1990).
College baseball
Gary played two years of Division I NCAA baseball for the Grambling State Tigers where he had a 75% win percentage, winning 18 of his 24 decisions. He gave up 0 home runs and struck out 157 batters in his 172+2⁄3 innings with the Tigers.[1]
Professional career
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves drafted Eave in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB draft.[2] He then joined the Gulf Coast Braves, where he played 3 games before being moved up to the Sumter Braves, a Class A team in 1986. In 1988, Eave played his first MLB season with the Braves. His first game was against the Houston Astros, who had Nolan Ryan on the mound. Eave pitched the final two innings of this game, an 8–3 loss. Eave pitched a total of 5 games and only 5 innings in his first MLB season.[3] In 1989, Eave started three games for Atlanta, going 2–0 with a 1.31 ERA.[1]
Seattle Mariners
Atlanta traded Eave and Ken Pennington to the Seattle Mariners on January 24, 1990 for Jim Presley.[4] After being traded to the Mariners, Eave spent some time playing for the Calgary Cannons, Seattle's AAA team. During his time with the Cannons, he had a 3–3 record and a 7.82 earned run average (ERA). With the Mariners, he had a 0–3 win-loss record and an ERA of 4.20. Eave then bounced around between AA and AAA teams before being cut from the team before the 1992 season.[1]
In 1995, Eave was a replacement player with the Kansas City Royals in spring training during the ongoing players' strike.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Gary Eave". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "1985 Baseball Draft". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Gary Eave 1988 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ "Gary Eave Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ Horst, Craig (February 26, 1995). "KC replacement liking special treatment". The Salina Journal. Associated Press. p. 39.
- ^ Rieper, Max (February 26, 2015). "The Royals replacement players of 1995". Royals Review. SB Nation.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac