Paul Abbott (baseball)
| Paul Abbott | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 15, 1967 Van Nuys, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 21, 1990, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 7, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 43–37 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.92 | ||
| Strikeouts | 496 | ||
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Paul David Abbott (born September 15, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1990-2004. He has four kids, Lance (30), Trent (29), Chloe (19), Reese (16)
Abbott began his professional career in the Minnesota Twins farm system, first with the Rookie-Level Elizabethton Twins in 1985. With Elizabethton, Abbott went 1-5 with a 6.94 ERA in 10 games, all starts.
His next season, Abbot was promoted to the Class-A Kenosha Twins of the Midwest League. In 1986, Abbott went 6-10 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 games, 15 starts. He continued to pitch for Kenosha in 1987 as he went 13-6 with a 3.65 ERA in 26 games, 25 starts/
In 1988, Abbot continued to play in Class-A, this time with the Visalia Oaks of the California League. He went 11-9 with a 4.18 ERA in 28 games, all starts. Abbott also pitched 171 1⁄3 innings pitched, the most in his Minor league career.
In 1989 Abbott was promoted to the Double-A Orlando Twins of the Southern League. He went 9-3 with a 4.37 ERA in 17 games, all starts.
Abbott began the 1990 season with the Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. He went 5-14 with a 4.56 ERA in 23 games, all starts. He was called up to the Minnesota Twins on August 21, 1990. He went 0-5 with 25 strikeouts and a 5.97 ERA in seven games, all starts.
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