Darrell Porter Baseball player

Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers. He was known for his excellent defensive skills and power hitting. He was also known for being one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he had a problem with substance abuse.

Personal facts

Darrell Porter
Alias (AKA)Porter Darrell Ray; Porter Darrell R.
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1952
Birth place
Missouri , Joplin Missouri
Date of deathAugust 05, 2002
Place of death
Missouri , Sugar Creek Missouri

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 02, 1971
Career endOctober 04, 1987
batting sideLeft
former teams
Milwaukee Brewers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
position
Catcher
teams
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

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External resources

  1. http://apse.dallasnews.com/contest/2002/writing/over250/over250.columns.first3.html
  2. http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0812/1417225.html