Mel Stottlemyre
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Stottlemyre at his Monument Park plaque dedication in 2015.
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Born: November 13, 1941 Hazleton, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 12, 1964, for the New York Yankees | |||
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| August 16, 1974, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 164–139 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.97 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,257 | ||
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As coach
Melvin Leon "Mel" Stottlemyre, Sr. (born November 13, 1941) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, and coached for 23 seasons. He is a five-time MLB All-Star and five-time World Series champion, as a coach.
Stottlemyre pitched in American Legion Baseball and attended Mabton High School in Mabton, Washington, and Yakima Valley Community College. A scout for the New York Yankees discovered Stottlemyre pitching for Yakima's baseball team, and signed him to a contract with no signing bonus on June 10, 1961. The Yankees assigned him to the Harlan Smokies of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. After appearing in eight games, the Yankees promoted him to the Auburn Yankees of the Class D New York–Penn League, and he appeared in seven games for Auburn. Stottlemyre pitched to a 17–9 win–loss record and a 2.50 earned run average (ERA) with the Greensboro Yankees of the Class B Carolina League in 1962, and was promoted to the Richmond Virginians of the Class AAA International League in 1963. He alternated between starting and relieving for Richmond, before Ralph Houk, the Yankees' general manager, insisted that Stottlemyre be used exclusively as a starting pitcher. He recorded a 1.42 ERA in thee 1964 season, the best in the International League.
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