Mark Esser

Mark Esser
Pitcher
Born: (1956-04-01) April 1, 1956 (age 67)
Erie, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 22, 1979, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 29, 1979, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average16.20
Strikeouts1
Teams

Mark Gerald Esser (born April 1, 1956) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball, one week apart, in 1979 for the Chicago White Sox.

He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1975 MLB Draft out of Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappinger, New York, and again by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1977 MLB Draft out of Miami Dade College.[1]

He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League to begin his professional career.[2]

Esser made his Major League debut on April 22, 1979, against the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium.[3] He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief of Francisco Barrios.[4] Seven days later, he pitched in the second and final Major League game of his career.[3] Esser faced four Texas Rangers batters at Comiskey Park and retired only one of them, allowing three earned runs on one hit and two walks.[5]

On August 2, 1982, he and Bill Atkinson combined to throw a no-hitter for the Glens Falls White Sox.[6] It would be his final season in professional baseball.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Esser Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Esser Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Mark Esser 1979 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score, April 22, 1979". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox Box Score, April 29, 1979". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ "This Day in History". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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