Dallas Braden
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Dallas Braden in 2010 while speaking in Stockton
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Born: August 13, 1983 Phoenix, Arizona |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 24, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
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| April 16, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 26–36 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.16 | ||
| Strikeouts | 305 | ||
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Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics from 2007 through 2011.
The Athletics drafted Braden out of Texas Tech University in the twenty fourth round of the 2004 MLB Draft. On May 9, 2010, Braden pitched a perfect game, the nineteenth in baseball history.
Braden was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He played Little League baseball in in the Hoover Tyler Little League. Braden threw out the first pitch at the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Little League World Series. Braden graduated from in , where he played baseball and ran cross country. His mother, Jodie Atwood, died of cancer during his senior year. After his mother's death, he lived with his maternal grandmother. Before playing for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Braden posted a combined record of 12-4 in two seasons at American River College. He threw a complete game against Fresno City College while allowing one hit and striking out 14 batters.
In 2004, Braden began the season at Single-A Vancouver. He made eight relief appearances, picking up a pair of victories and was promoted to Kane County and pitched exclusively as a starter. He made five starts for Kane County, and posted a 2–1 record.
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