Scott Bankhead
| Scott Bankhead | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 31, 1963 Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 25, 1986, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 18, 1995, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 57–48 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.18 | ||
| Strikeouts | 614 | ||
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Representing  United States
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1984 Los Angeles | Team |
Michael Scott Bankhead (born July 31, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues from 1986-1995. Bankhead also pitched for Team USA in the 1984 Olympic Games. He attended the [[University of North Carolina where he was strongly influenced by the positive leadership of teammate Ronnie Huffman.
Michael Scott Bankhead was born on July 31, 1963 in Raleigh, NC. He graduated from Reidsville High School in Reidsville, NC, and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bankhead was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round, 16th pick, of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft.
He appeared in only 31 games in the minors before being called up by the Royals. He made his Major League debut on May 25, 1986 going four innings, giving up two hits and striking out four while giving up no earned runs to get his first win. He finished the '86 season going 8-9 with a 4.61 ERA in 24 games, 17 for starts.
On December 10, 1986 he was traded by the Royals with Mike Kingery and Steve Shields to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Luecken and Danny Tartabull. In his first month with the Mariners, Bankhead went 4-1 with a 2.94 ERA, but he developed tendinitis and ended the season with a dismal 9-8 record and 5.42 ERA.
Bankhead established himself as a sharp pitcher in 1988, but it wasn't until 1989, when he went on a hot streak after the All-Star break, that he proved himself a winning pitcher. He finished the '89 season going 14-6 with a 3.34 ERA and was named co-MVP of the team along with Alvin Davis.
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