Ray Hayward
| Ray Hayward | |||
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Born: April 27, 1961 Enid, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 20, 1986, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 5, 1988, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Earned run average | 6.75 | ||
| Record | 4-8 | ||
| Strikeouts | 45 | ||
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Raymond Alton Hayward (born April 27, 1961 in Enid, Oklahoma) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played from 1986 to 1988 for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers. He is currently the pitching coach for the collegiate Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team.
Prior to playing professional baseball, Hayward attended the University of Oklahoma. In 1980, he went 9-2 with a 3.19 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 93 innings of work. The following year, he went 9–2 with a 1.70 ERA, striking out 75 batters in 69 innings. He appeared in only three games in 1982, going 1–1 with a 2.40 ERA. In his final college season – 1983 – he went 7–6 with a 3.40 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 98 innings of work.
Originally, he was drafted in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Choosing not to sign that time, he was drafted 10th overall in the 1983 amateur draft by the Padres, at which time he did choose to sign.
Hayward began his professional career with the Beaumont Golden Gators, going 5–1 with a 1.76 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 66 1⁄3 innings of work. He completed five and shutout two of the 10 games he started.
In 1984, Hayward pitched for the Las Vegas Stars, going 9–6 with a 4.87 ERA. In 26 games (24 starts), he had one complete game and one shutout. He struck out 91 batters in 129 1⁄3 innings of work.
Hayward did not play in 1985.
Again pitching for Las Vegas in 1986, Hayward went 9–11 with a 4.63 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). He earned a late September call up, and on September 20 he made his big league debut. Making the start against Houston Astros ace Mike Scott, Hayward lasted only 1 1⁄3 innings, allowing seven hits and six earned runs. He'd start in two more games that year, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA overall.
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