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Encyclopedia > Darren Dreifort

Darren James Dreifort (born May 3, 1972 in Wichita, Kansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He officially announced his retirement on February 23, 2006. He played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dreifort's five year, fifty-five million dollar contract is arguably the worst of all time. Image File history File links DarrenDreifort. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Nickname Air Capital Location Location in the state of Kansas Government County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water 138. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... Major league affiliations National League (1890-present) West Division (1969-present) American Association (1884-1889) National Association (1872-1875) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 1988 â€¢ 1981 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1963 1959 â€¢ 1955 NL Pennants (21) 1988 â€¢ 1981 â€¢ 1978 â€¢ 1977 1974 â€¢ 1966 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1963 1959 â€¢ 1956 â€¢ 1955 â€¢ 1953 1952 â€¢ 1949 â€¢ 1947...


Dreifort finished with a career record of 48 wins versus 60 losses, 11 saves, 802 strikeouts and a 4.35 earned run average over a 9 year career. In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...


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