Jack Armstrong (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Armstrong


position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1965|3|7
Englewood, New Jersey
debutdate=June 21
debutyear=by|1988
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=April 17
finalyear=by|1994
finalteam=Texas Rangers
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=40-65
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.58
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=510
teams=
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1988-by|1991)
* Cleveland Indians (by|1992)
* Florida Marlins (by|1993)
* Texas Rangers (by|1994)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1990)
* World Series champion (1990)

Jack William Armstrong (born March 7, 1965, in Englewood, New Jersey) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is a graduate of Neptune High School in Neptune, New Jersey and an alumnus of Rider College and the University of Oklahoma. ["Armstrong Disarms Mets", "The Record (Bergen County)", May 4, 1990. "OK, let's get the obvious out of the way.Born in Englewood and a star at Neptune High School who went on to pitch at Rider College and the University of Oklahoma, 6-foot-5, 220-pound Cincinnati right-hander Jack Armstrong fulfills the qualifications for the obvious nickname, "All-American Boy," like the fictional character of the same name."]

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Armstrong would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on June 21, 1988, and appeared in his final game on April 17, 1994. He tore a rotator cuff which prematurely ended his promising baseball career at the age of 27.

1990

Armstrong had the best year of his career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990. He won eight of his first nine starts and was the starting pitcher of the 1990 All-Star game. His quick start tailed off, however, and despite an early season record of 9-3, Armstrong ended the year with a record of 12-9 and a 3.42 ERA. He relieved Scott Scudder in game two of the 1990 World Series with the Reds trailing, 4-3. Armstrong held the A's scoreless and his effective relief enabled the Reds to win the game in the tenth inning.

Armstrong was a member of the inaugural Florida Marlins team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993.

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/armstja01.shtml Page at "Baseball Reference"]