Dave Otto Baseball player

David Alan Otto (born November 12, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987-1994. Dave is a 1982 graduate of Elk Grove High School. At 6'7" he is the tallest pitcher to hurl for Elk Grove's Grenadiers. He was also a basketball standout in high school.Otto was a 2000 inductee to the University of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He played DH as well as pitched for the Tigers from 1983 to 1985.Otto was originally selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1982 MLB Draft, but elected to attend the University of Missouri instead. He was picked in the second round again three years later, this time thirteen slots earlier at 39th overall and by the Oakland Athletics with whom he would sign.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 12, 1964
Birth place
Chicago

Search

Baseball player

Career startSeptember 08, 1987
Career endAugust 10, 1994
batting sideLeft
former teams
Chicago Cubs
Oakland Athletics
position
Pitcher
teams
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Oakland Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates
throwing sideLeft

Dave Otto on Wikipedia