Kyle Denney | |
Position: | Starting pitcher |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1977 |
Birth Place: | Prague, Oklahoma |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 14 |
Debutyear: | 2004 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 29 |
Finalyear: | 2004 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 1–2 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 9.56 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 13 |
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Kyle Dean Denney (born July 27, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Denney made four starts for the Cleveland Indians in .
Drafted in the 26th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Indians, Denney worked his way through the Indians' minor league organization, being named a Eastern League All-Star. He made his major league debut on September 14, 2004. He became a free agent after the season and signed with the Washington Nationals on February 10,, starting six games for their Triple-A New Orleans team. In, Denney played five games for the Single-A Lakeland Tigers of the Detroit Tigers organization.
In September 2004, while riding the team bus after a game in Kansas City, Denney was struck in the calf by a stray bullet fired by an unknown assailant. He was saved from suffering a more serious injury thanks to the pair of USC cheerleader boots he was wearing as part of a hazing ritual.[1]
Denney was also an excellent high school quarterback and basketball guard.