Dan Masteller Explained

Dan Masteller
Position:First baseman
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:17 March 1968
Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 23
Debutyear:1995
Debutteam:Minnesota Twins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 1
Finalyear:1995
Finalteam:Minnesota Twins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.237
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:21
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Dan Patrick Masteller (born March 17, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played one season in the majors for the Minnesota Twins in .

Originally drafted by the Twins in the 11th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft, Masteller played in their organization until June, 1995, when he made his major league debut.

On July 28, 1995, Masteller came to bat in the bottom of the ninth in a 3-3 game against Yankees' Cy Young winner Jack McDowell. Carrying a sub-.200 average, with no one out and a man on first, it was a classic bunt situation. But manager Tom Kelly allowed Masteller to swing away, and on McDowell's first pitch, he hit a walk-off home run into the upper deck, just inside the right-field foul pole.[1] [2]

Masteller was released after the season, and played for the Harrisburg Senators in the Montreal Expos organization in before his career ended.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MASTELLER'S GAME-WINNING HR SHOCKS EVERYONE. 1995-07-29. April 13, 2016.
  2. Web site: New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score, July 28, 1995.