Dan Giese | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Anaheim, California |
May 19, 1977 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 8, 2007, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 15, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win-Loss | 1-8 | ||
Earned run average | 4.22 | ||
Strikeouts | 47 | ||
Teams | |||
Daniel Joshua Giese (/ˈɡaɪs/ GYSE; born May 19, 1977 in Anaheim, California) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.
Giese graduated from Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California, and then graduated from the University of San Diego, where he played college baseball for the Toreros from 1996-1998. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 34th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.
In nine minor league seasons, he was 40-25 with 30 saves, a 3.00 ERA in 525 2⁄3 innings, and held opponents to a .241 batting average.
Giese was traded to the San Diego Padres with Brad Baker in exchange for Alan Embree on June 23, 2002.
He spent the 2002 season and the first month of 2003 in the Padres minor league system before being traded for future considerations to the Philadelphia Phillies.