Mark Langston

Mark Langston
Pitcher
Born: (1960-08-20) August 20, 1960
San Diego, California
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 7, 1984, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1999, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 179–158
Earned run average 3.97
Strikeouts 2,464
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Mark Edward Langston (born August 20, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1989), Montreal Expos (1989), California and Anaheim Angels (1990–1997), San Diego Padres (1998), and Cleveland Indians (1999). During a 16-year baseball career, Langston compiled 179 wins, 2,464 strikeouts, and a 3.97 earned run average.

Baseball career

Langston pitched collegiately at San Jose State and was drafted by Seattle Mariners in the second round.

Langston began his career with the Seattle Mariners, debuting in 1984 with fellow rookie Alvin Davis. Davis' performance won him the American League Rookie of the Year award, but Langston's performance was voted worthy of the Rookie Pitcher of the Year award, as he finished the year with a league leading 204 strikeouts.

In 1989, Langston was involved in the trade which sent him to Montreal and Randy Johnson to the Mariners.

In 1990, he pitched the first seven innings for a 2–0 combined no-hitter with Mike Witt. Witt, who had pitched a perfect game back in 1984, tossed the final two frames. This combined no-hitter remained the last one in Angels history until Ervin Santana pitched a no-hitter on July 27, 2011.[1]

In the 1998 World Series, Langston's 2–2 pitch to Tino Martinez appeared to be over the plate, but was called ball 3;[2] Langston's next pitch was hit for a grand slam in the seventh inning of Game 1 to give the New York Yankees a 9–5 lead. The Yankees went on to sweep the San Diego Padres in four games.

Noted for his pickoff move to first base, his 91 career pickoffs were, at the time of his retirement, the most in baseball history. Today, he has the fourth-most pickoffs in baseball history, behind only Kenny Rogers, Terry Mulholland and Andy Pettitte, all of them also left-handed pitchers.

Broadcasting

Langston serves as a radio color commentator for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during all games and is also a co-host of the Angels post-game call-in show Angel Talk on radio station KLAA.[3]

Personal

Right after retirement Langston was the head coach for Lutheran High School of Orange County for 2 years. He lives in the Los Angeles area.

Langston appeared as himself in an episode of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, entitled "To Tell a Mortal", where he plays catch with Harvey.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1137746/21/26/index.htm
  2. ↑ Thanks To Rich, Martinez Gets His Pitch
  3. ↑ AM 830 Angels Radio Broadcast Team
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0693161/

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