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LE MOYNE BASEBALL IN THE MAJORS
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TOM BROWNING
Browning
profile
Tom Browning pitched 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the
Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds’ organizations. The
first pitcher to pitch a perfect game in a Reds uniform, Browning
compiled a 123-90 record, a 3.94 career earned run average and
1,000 strikeouts during his career. Over three starts that included
his masterpiece against the Los Angeles Dodgers in September of
1988, the southpaw retired 40 consecutive batters, one short of the
Major League record. Browning was a valuable member of the 1990
Cincinnati Reds team that won the World Series. He was the starting
and winning pitcher in the third game of the series in Oakland. The
Reds went on to sweep the A’s in four games. In the
championship season, Browning led the team in wins (15) and tied
for the team lead in starts (35). Before an injury during the 1994
season, Browning was named The Sporting News National League Rookie
of the Year, the Reds’ Pitcher of the Year and was named to
the Topps’ All Rookie Team in 1985. He set a club record for
wins by a rookie and was the first rookie to win 20 games in the
major league since 1954. In 1991, he earned a spot on the National
League All-Star Team. In three seasons with Le Moyne, Browning
compiled an 11-4 record, 2.67 ERA and struck out 101 in 111
innings.
Scott Cassidy
Cassidy
profile
Signed as a free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays, Scott Cassidy
became the sixth player in Le Moyne history to play in Major League
Baseball. Cassidy, a right-handed pitcher, made his Major League
debut with the Blue Jays in an opening-day 2002 relief appearance
against the Boston Red Sox. In 58 appearances, Cassidy went 1-4
with a 5.73 ERA in 66 innings, allowed only 52 hits, and struck out
48 batters. In 2005, Cassidy appeared in one game with the
defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox and ten games with
the National League West Champion San Diego Padres. Cassidy is
currently with the Milwaukee Brewers. With his 69 games
played, only Tom Browning and Jim Deshaies played more games in the
Major Leagues than Cassidy. In his three years at Le Moyne, Cassidy
holds the record for most career complete games with 18. Cassidy
also holds the record for most career shutouts with five.
JIM DESHAIES
Deshaies
profile
Originally signed by the New York Yankees, Deshaies was traded to
the Houston Astros in 1985 where he made his mark as a left-handed
pitcher. During his rookie season, Deshaies set a major league
record that still stands. He struck out the first eight batters he
faced during a game with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1988, Deshaies
pitched more than 200 innings for the Astros and compiled a 3.00
earned run average. His ERA was among the best in the National
League that season. In the final few seasons of his career, the
lefty pitched for the San Diego Padres, the Minnesota Twins, and
the Philadelphia Phillies. A 1982 graduate from Le Moyne, Deshaies
was inducted into the Le Moyne College Athletic Hall of Fame in
February 1993. In 2001, Deshaies was subject of an Internet
campaign for the Hall of Fame, for which he earned a vote among the
panel of sports writers. Currently, the proud Le Moyne graduate
serves as color commentator for the Houston Astros.
PETE HOY
Hoy
profile
Pete Hoy was signed by the Boston Red Sox after his junior year at
Le Moyne. Hoy, a right-handed pitcher, was a member of the Red Sox
organization for five seasons. He had the distinction as the first
Le Moyne player to complete in the Olympic Games. Hoy pitched for
the 1988 Canadian Olympic Team in Seoul, South Korea. A native of
Cardinal, Ontario, Hoy was a member of Le Moyne’s first
Division I Team. He led the Dolphins to their first Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference Championship. In the spring of his junior year,
Hoy registered a 1.63 earned run average. In his three years on the
Heights, Hoy won 19 games in 24 decisions and recorded a remarkable
2.02 ERA. Currently, Hoy serves as the coach of the pitching staff
at Le Moyne.
JON RATLIFF
Ratliff
profile
Former first round draft choice, Jon Ratliff earned a spot on the
big league roster for the first time, in 2000 with the Oakland
A’s. He pitched one scoreless inning with the Athletics. With
the Sacramento River Cats (AAA, Pacific Coast League), he went 8-3
with a 3.02 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 104.1 innings in 2000; and had
41 strikeouts in 63 innings in 2001. He led the team with innings
out of the bullpen in 2000.
JAMES WESSINGER
Wessinger
profile
The first Le Moyne College Baseball player to ever play in the
major leagues, James Wessinger played three seasons under Dick
Rockwell and the Dolphins before being drafted by the Atlanta
Braves in 1976 in the sixth round. After a few years in the minors,
he was called up to the Major Leagues in 1979.
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