Dan Runzler

Dan Runzler
San Francisco Giants — No. 45
Pitcher
Born: March 30, 1985 (1985-03-30) (age 26) Santa Monica, California
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 4, 2009 for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics (through August 21, 2011)
Win-Loss	4-2
Earned run average	4.41
Strikeouts	68
Teams
San Francisco Giants (2009-present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2010)

Daniel Joseph Runzler (born March 30, 1985 in Santa Monica, California) listed as 6'4", 230 pounds, is a left-handed pitcher currently on the San Francisco Giants 25-man roster. Runzler grew up in Simi Valley, California and graduated from Chaminade College Prep before attending the University of California, Riverside, and was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 17th round (501st overall) of the 2006 amateur entry draft but did not sign. In the 2007 amateur entry draft, he was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round (284th overall).

Minor leagues

In 2009, Runzler played for four different teams within the Giants farm system. He began the season with the Augusta Greenjackets, where he earned a spot on the South Atlantic League mid-season all star team. He was unable to attend the game because he was promoted to Class A San Jose in the California League. Runzler spent two months before moving on to AA and pitching for the Connecticut Defenders in the Eastern League. After two weeks, he was promoted to AAA Fresno in the Pacific Coast League before being called up to the Giants in September 2009. It is believed that Runzler is the only player in Giants' history to play minor league ball at all four full season levels and make the major leagues in the same season.

Major Leagues

On September 4, 2009, Runzler made his Major League debut against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out center fielder Jody Gerut on three pitches. Runzler appeared in 11 games with San Francisco in 2009, striking out 11 batters in eight innings with an ERA of 1.04. During the Giants' 2010 World Series season, he pitched in 41 games, going 3-0 with an ERA of 3.03.

On May 28, 2011, Runzler was optioned to Triple-A Fresno to make room for Santiago Casilla, who was activated from the disabled list.^[1] On August 16, 2011 Runzler was recalled when Sergio Romo was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

Awards

• Selected to South Atlantic League All-Star team representing Augusta Greenjackets in July 2009.
• Named the 2009 This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards "Overall Reliever of the Year".^[2]

Personal Life

Runzler is engaged to Michelle Phalen, a sports reporter and former Occidental College tennis player from Scotts Valley, Calif.

References

1. ^ The Associated Press (2011-05-28). "Giants RHP Casilla returns from inflamed elbow, LHP Runzler sent down". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/giants-rhp-casilla-returns-from-inflamed-elbow-lhp-runzler-sent-down/2011/05/28/AGlqJWDH_story.html. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
2. ^ Winston, Lisa (December 30, 2009). "Runzler easy Reliever of the Year pick: After injury, left-hander limited opponents to .116 average". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091221&content_id=7838298&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Runzler, Dan
Alternative names	Runzler, Daniel Joseph
Short description	Baseball pitcher
Date of birth	March 30, 1985
Place of birth	Santa Monica, California
Date of death
Place of death