Graham Godfrey
| Graham Godfrey | |
|---|---|
 Godfrey with the Oakland Athletics in 2011 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 9, 1984 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 26, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–6 |
| Earned run average | 5.09 |
| Strikeouts | 23 |
| Teams | |
Graham H. Godfrey (born August 9, 1984) is a former professional baseball player. He played for the Oakland Athletics in Major League Baseball.
Career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]Godfrey attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas and the College of Charleston.[1] In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3]
Toronto Blue Jays
[edit]Godfrey was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 34th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts in 2007.
Oakland Athletics
[edit]Following the 2007 season, Godfrey was traded to the Oakland Athletics with Kristian Bell for Marco Scutaro.[4]
Godfrey was promoted to the major leagues to make his major league debut on June 10, 2011 against the Chicago White Sox.[5]
In his debut, Godfrey pitched 4.1 innings giving up nine hits and five runs, walking two and striking out two, earning the no-decision in the eventual 7-5 win. Godfrey's first major league strikeout was of Gordon Beckham. The game was also interim manager Bob Melvin's first win with the Oakland Athletics[6]
Godfrey fared much better in his second major league start on June 17. Facing the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants in front of a sold out crowd in Oakland, Godfrey picked up his first Major League win, going 7 innings, allowing six hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out three and walking none.
Boston Red Sox
[edit]On December 7, 2012, Godfrey was traded to the Red Sox as the player to be named later in a previous deal.[7]
Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit]On May 31, 2013, Godfrey was once again traded, this time to the Pittsburgh Pirates.[8]
Arizona Diamondbacks
[edit]On August 3, 2014, Godfrey signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On November 4, 2014 he was granted free agency.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Graham Godfrey Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Direct Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "2006 Cotuit Kettleers". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ ESPN – Oakland trades Scutaro to Toronto to free up playing time for Murphy – MLB
- ^ "Graham Godfrey will come up to start for..." The San Francisco Chronicle. June 1, 2008.
- ^ Slusser, Susan (June 11, 2011). "Graham Godfrey makes major-league debut for A's". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Sox acquire Graham Godfrey as PTBNL from A's". Comcast Sportsnet - New England. Comcast SportsNet New England L.P. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "Pirates acquire Graham Godfrey". May 31, 2013.
- ^ "Graham Godfrey Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Direct Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Stockton Ports players
- Midland RockHounds players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Charleston Cougars baseball players
- Cotuit Kettleers players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Baseball players from Tampa, Florida
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Arizona League Diamondbacks players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Memorial High School (Hedwig Village, Texas) alumni