Jack Armstrong (baseball)

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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.^[1]

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.

[edit] 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.

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[edit] External links

• Page at Baseball Reference

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