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Mark Guthrie
#19 | Relief Pitcher | Oakland Athletics | Roster

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Career Notes

1996
Went 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA in May (1 ER/10 innings) ... Strung together a team-high 22.2-inning scoreless streak over 18 appearances (May 7 to June 28) ... First batters hit .182 (12-for-66) ... Collected first National League victory May 29 at Philadelphia, pitching one shutout inning.

1995
Made 36 relief appearances for Minnesota before joining the Dodgers ... Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Kevin Tapani to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Coomer, Greg Hansell, Jose Parra and a player to be named later (Chris Latham) on July 31, 1995 ... Made his Dodger debut on Aug. 3 at Colorado and allowed one run in 0.1 inning ... Fanned 19 batters for the Dodgers while walking nine, two of which were intentional ... Did not allow a hit in 11 of his 24 Dodger outings.

1994
Made first start since June 26, 1991, taking a no-decision in Minnesota's 9-8 loss, April 11 at Seattle ... Had a career-best, four-game winning streak from April 20 to June 7 ... Pitched 3.1 scoreless innings June 9 vs. Chicago to pick up his first save since Sept. 12, 1992 ... Tied for third in American League with 50 appearances.

1993
Injuries limited him to 22 appearances ... Allowed runs in only six of those outings ... Had surgery to remove a rib which was causing clotting Aug. 23.

1992
Did not allow a run in 14 straight appearances from June 18 to July 31 ... Finished tops among Minnesota relievers in first batters retired percentage (83 percent) ... Limited opposing batters to a .215 average ... Was Twins' Most Improved Player for the second time.

1991
Spent his first full season in the majors ... Began as a starter, but worked out of the bullpen for most of the season ... Notched his first major league save July 20 at Boston ... Made two ALCS and one World Series appearance, including a win in Game 3 vs. Toronto.

1990
Made the Twins' roster out of camp, but was optioned to Class AAA Portland April 25 ... Recorded his first major-league complete game with a 6-1 win over Chicago Aug. 29 ... Notched his first big-league shutout with a four-hitter Sept. 3 at Milwaukee ... Tied Kevin Tapani for the team lead in strikeouts and fell one short of Jerry Koosman's franchise-record 14 pick-offs.

1989
Spent most of the season in the Twins' minor league system with Class AA Orlando and Portland ... Called up by the Twins July 25 and made his major league debut that night vs. Baltimore ... Won his first major league game Aug. 27 vs. Seattle.


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