Eric O'Flaherty
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O'Flaherty with the Atlanta Braves
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 34 | |||
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Born: February 5, 1985 Walla Walla, Washington |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 16, 2006, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through August 17, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 23–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.51 | ||
| Strikeouts | 303 | ||
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Eric George O'Flaherty (born February 5, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves.
O'Flaherty was the first reliever in MLB history to record an earned run average below 1.00 with at least 70 appearances in a season, and was the first pitcher in Mariners franchise history to begin his MLB career with seven consecutive wins.
O'Flaherty graduated from Walla Walla High School in Walla Walla, Washington. As a senior at Walla Walla High School, he had a 5–2 win–loss record, an earned run average (ERA) of 1.99, and 83 strikeouts. He earned Pitcher of the Year honors in the Big Nine Conference. The Seattle Mariners selected O'Flaherty in the sixth round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He was the 176th pick overall.
O'Flaherty quickly made his way through the Mariners' minor league affiliate teams. He started 2006 with the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers where he had a 3.45 ERA and struck out 33 batters in 16 relief appearances. On May 27, he moved to the Doulble-A San Antonio Missions where he had a record of 2–2 with an ERA of 1.14 and seven saves in 25 games. He moved again that same season to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on August 9; he would stay with them until his August 16 appearance with the Mariners. His combined minor league record in 2006 was 3–3 with a 2.01 ERA, eight saves, and 73 strikeouts in 43 games.
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