Brandon Backe
American baseball player (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brandon Allen Backe (/ˈbæki/; born April 5, 1978) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Houston Astros during his career, and appeared in the 2005 World Series as a member of the Astros.
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Brandon Backe | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1978-04-05) April 5, 1978 (age 46) Galveston, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 19, 2002, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 18, 2009, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 31–29 |
Earned run average | 5.23 |
Strikeouts | 360 |
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Originally a position player, Backe was drafted as a second baseman and played in the outfield in the minor leagues prior to converting to pitching.