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Conrad Cardinal

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Conrad Cardinal
Pitcher
Born: (1942-03-30) March 30, 1942 (age 82)
Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average6.08
Strikeouts7
Teams

Conrad Seth Cardinal (born March 30, 1942) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in six games in Major League Baseball for the Houston Colt .45s in 1963. Born in Brooklyn and of Jewish descent,[1] he attended Valley Stream High School in Valley Stream, New York.[2] Cardinal threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg).

Cardinal's four-year professional career began in 1962 in the Detroit Tigers' organization. After winning 14 games in the Class D New York–Penn League that season, he was selected by Houston in the first-year player draft in November, then made the 1963 Colt .45s' 28-man early-season roster out of spring training. In his MLB debut April 11, he worked three innings of middle relief and allowed three hits and one earned run, while striking out three, against the defending National League champion San Francisco Giants. One of his strikeout victims was Willie Mays.[3] Ten days later, he made his only big-league start against eventual 1963 NL and World Series champion Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. But he lasted only two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs (three earned) on three hits and three bases on balls, and was tagged with the 11–3 defeat, his only career MLB decision.[4] He worked in three more games in relief between April 23 and May 4, before he was sent to the Double-A Texas League.

Cardinal never returned to the majors. In his six appearances, he allowed 15 hits and seven bases on balls, and registered seven strikeouts, in 1313 innings pitched. His minor league baseball career lasted into the 1965 season.

References

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  1. ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.
  2. ^ "Conrad Cardinal Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Retrosheet box score (11 April 1963): "San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Colt .45s 1"
  4. ^ Retrosheet box score (21 April 1963): "Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Houston Colt .45s 3"
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