Stan Belinda
| Stan Belinda | |||
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| Relief Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 6, 1966 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1989, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 3, 2000, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 41–37 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.15 | ||
| Strikeouts | 622 | ||
| Saves | 79 | ||
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Stanley Peter Belinda (born August 6, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher who also batted right-handed, Belinda is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighs 187 pounds. He pitched from a three-quarters arm slot (sometimes categorized as a "sidearm" delivery) and threw both a regular low-90s fastball and a split-fingered fastball.
As an amateur, Belinda pitched at State College Area High School and Allegany College of Maryland. In 1986, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 10th round of the June draft, the 238th pick overall. He made his professional debut in the Gulf Coast League and advanced steadily through the minors, making his major league debut with the Pirates on September 8, 1989. From 1990–1992, Belinda was a key reliever for the Pirates, setting up for Bill Landrum in the first two years before being promoted to closer in 1992. He is most well known in Pittsburgh for giving up the hit to Francisco Cabrera that scored Sid Bream and lost the NLCS for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 against the Atlanta Braves.
The Pirates were one of the dominant teams in the National League at that time, winning the East division three consecutive years from 1990-1992, but they ultimately proved unable to advance to the World Series. In Game 7 of the NLCS, Belinda came out of the bullpen in the ninth inning, trying to protect a 2–0 Pittsburgh lead with three men on base and nobody out. Belinda induced Ron Gant to fly out, scoring one run, then walked Damon Berryhill and retired Brian Hunter on a popup. Then, with reserve Francisco Cabrera at the plate, Belinda surrendered a game-winning single, with slow-footed Sid Bream barely beating the throw from left fielder Barry Bonds to score the winning run from second base.
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