Garland Kiser Explained

Garland Kiser
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:8 July 1968
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 9
Debutyear:1991
Debutteam:Cleveland Indians
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 6
Finalyear:1991
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games pitched
Stat1value:7
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:9.64
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:3
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Garland Routher Kiser (born July 8, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball player.

Kiser played baseball at Sullivan Central High School in Blountville, Tennessee. As a senior, he had a 1.78 earned run average and attracted the attention of professional scouts. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft and assigned to the Bend Phillies to begin his professional career. He was released by the Phillies during spring training in 1988 but was quickly picked up by the Cleveland Indians.[1] He made his Major League debut with the Indians on September 9, 1991 against the Boston Red Sox in front of 1,695 fans a Cleveland Stadium, the smallest crowd there for a game since 1974.[2] He threw only one pitch in his debut, inducing a lineout from Steve Lyons to José González.[3] He struck out the final batter he faced in the Major Leagues, Don Mattingly, on October 6, 1991.

Kiser pitched in the farm systems of the Indians, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates through the 1994 season.[4] He was picked up by the Colorado Rockies before the 1995 season but released in April of that year.[5] After not pitching in the 1995 season, he appeared in 1996 in independent baseball with the Salinas Peppers. It would be his final season in professional baseball.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hayes . Tim . Local Legends in the Pros: Kiser's Big League Career Was In The Cards . 8 July 2021 . . September 22, 2008 . en.
  2. Web site: Garland Kiser Stats . . . 8 July 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians Box Score: September 9, 1991 . . . 17 May 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: Garland Kiser Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History . . . 8 July 2021 . en.
  5. News: Transactions . 8 July 2021 . . . April 4, 1995.