Doug Dascenzo
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Dascenzo with the Atlanta Braves (2014)
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| Chicago Cubs | |||
| Outfielder/Coach | |||
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Born: June 30, 1964 Cleveland, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 12, 1988, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1996, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 1996 season) |
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| Batting average | .234 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 90 | ||
| Fielding percentage | .990 | ||
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Douglas Craig Dascenzo (born June 30, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional baseball coach. The former Major League Baseball outfielder played for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and San Diego Padres, where he began his coaching career. He spent 2014 as a third base coach for the Atlanta Braves, and is currently the outfield coach for the Chicago Cubs.
As an active player, Dascenzo was a switch hitter who threw left-handed; he stood 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg). He is an alumnus of Oklahoma State University and a graduate of Brownsville Area High School in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Dascenzo would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago Cubs on September 2, 1988, and appear in his final game on September 29, 1996.
Dascenzo began his Major League career by playing in a then-National League record 241 consecutive games without making an error. The streak spanned from his debut in 1988 to the 1991 season when he committed his first error in a game on August 25.
During the 1990 and 1991 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Dascenzo made a total of four appearances as a relief pitcher. He pitched for a total of five innings, giving up three hits, two bases on balls, and achieving two strike outs.
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